McDaniel, Patrick L.

Michael J. Zettlemoyer graduated from the University of Delaware in 2005 with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree, where he was awarded academic membership to the National Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi, and National Civil Engineering society, Chi Epsilon. He also served as the President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (University of Delaware student chapter) and conducted undergraduate research for Dr. Michael Chajes on "Fiber Reinforced Polymer Design Applications to Bridges" and "Service and Design Performance of Wilmington's Market Street Bridge."

Mr. Zettlemoyer graduated from the University of Delaware in 2007 with a Master of Civil Engineering degree, concentrating in Structural Engineering and Bridge Engineering. As a research assistant at The Center for Innovative Bridge Engineering, he completed a Master's Thesis under Dr. Jennifer Righman McConnell, entitled "Evaluation of the Service II Limit State for AASHTO Elastic and Moment Redistribution Procedures."

Mr. Zettlemoyer passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam in October of 2004 and is an Engineer in Training (EIT). Mr. Zettlemoyer worked as a Structural Engineer, and has been in involved in a variety of project management, structural analysis, and design projects, as well as forensic engineering investigations. Additionally, Mr. Zettlemoyer interned at a series of engineering firms where he performed services as a Construction Inspector, Laboratory Technician, Surveyor, Civil Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, and Transportation Engineer. Furthermore, he worked as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Delaware where he taught a class in STAAD, a computer-based structural analysis software program, and served as a teaching assistant for Dr. Michael Chajes' structural analysis class.

In 2012, Mr. Zettlemoyer earned his law degree from The Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University. During law school, he clerked for Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet, United States District Court (District of Delaware) full time during summer 2010, and conducted research in contract law under Professor Chapin Cimino. He was selected for a full tuition grant to participate in the University of Maryland School of Law's International Comparative Law Clinic. Additionally, Mr. Zettlemoyer worked for the Pennsylvania Innocence Project and the Senior Law Help Center in Philadelphia as a law student volunteer doing pro bono work for the nonprofit organization devoted to overturning wrongful convictions and providing legal guidance to Pennsylvanians over the age of 60.

Mr. Zettlemoyer's practice draws on his engineering and legal education and experience, and focuses on the representation of design professionals and others involved in the construction industry. In addition, he is frequently involved in seminars and lectures on professional liability issues for design professionals in conjunction with various professional societies.

Mr. Zettlemoyer is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.