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    Office of General Counsel

    Hiring Committee

     Susan M. Despot
    Supervisory Assistant Counsel

    Education
    • Widener University School of Law, JD
    • Allegheny College, BA
    Current Practice
    • Supervisory Assistant Counsel, Department of Environmental Protection - Bureau of Regulatory Counsel
    Prior Experience
    • Assistant Counsel, Department of Agriculture
    • Associate, Tucker Arensberg PC
    Admissions
    • Pennsylvania
    • Maryland
    • U.S. District Court - Middle District PA
    Clerkships
    • Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas
    Awards and
    Affiliations
    • PA Bar Assocation - Animal Law Committee, Environmental and Energy Law Section