Melissa A. Ruth

Admissions Pennsylvania New Jersey U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Education Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2016 - Managing Editor of Research and Writing, Villanova Law Review The Pennsylvania State University, B.S., 2012 Experience Duane Morris LLP - Associate, 2021-present McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP - Associate, 2017-2021 Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division - Law Clerk to the Hon. Mary Gibbons Whipple, J.S.C, 2016-2017 Honors and Awards Named a "Lawyer on the Fast Track" by The Legal Intelligencer’s Professional Excellence Awards, 2024 Named to Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch," 2024 and 2025 Listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars No aspect of these rankings has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Further information on methodologies is available via these links. Professional Activities Philadelphia Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division -- Chair, 2023 -- Executive Committee, 2018-2021 - Board of Governors, 2021-present Lawyers’ Club of Philadelphia, Board of Directors, 2024 Civic and Charitable Activities