Ms. Cheely joined the law firm in January, 2007. Her area of specialty is legal research and writing. She received her B.A. in 2003 from Princeton University. At Princeton she studied in the Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs and she was also an Editor and Senior Writer for the Daily Princetonian. In 2006, she graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame Law School. At Notre Dame Law School she received a full tuition merit scholarship. She was also a Thomas J. White Scholar. Additionally, she served as the Executive Articles Editor of the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics, and Public Policy. Ms. Cheely was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in December, 2006.