Alesia S. Sulock

Alesia is a member of the Professional Liability Department.  Alesia focuses her practice on the defense of claims made and suits brought against attorneys, accountants, corporate directors and officers, and other professionals, as well as various commercial litigation matters.  In connection with her practice, Alesia advises corporate clients on real estate and property matters.  Alesia has significant experience in legal malpractice matters, including those arising from underlying commercial litigation, criminal matters, professional liability matters, medical malpractice matters, personal injury matters, transactional matters, and others.  Alesia also represents attorneys in connection with Dragonetti suits, abuse of process claims, and disciplinary matters. 

Prior to attending law school, Alesia worked as a corporate underwriter for a mortgage company in Philadelphia, PA.  There, Alesia performed second level loan reviews and credit and risk analysis of loan applications.  Additionally, Alesia served as the underwriter on a remediation program under which borrowers were refinanced out of pre-foreclosure loans.  Alesia gained knowledge of real estate law such as the Truth in Lending Act and obtained experience in the areas of mortgage lending and in particular, mortgage foreclosure.  From this experience, Alesia also represents banks and mortgage services in foreclosure-related litigation.

In 2012, Alesia earned her juris doctor from the Villanova University School of Law where she graduated cum laude. While in law school, Alesia was on the executive board of the Villanova Law Moot Court Board, and ran the annual Theodore L. Reimel Moot Court Competition in 2012.  She was also a quarter finalist in the Theodore L. Reimel Moot Court Competition in 2011 and a quarter finalist in the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition in both 2011 and 2012.  Also while in law school, Alesia earned the Dorothy Day Award for pro bono service, primarily for her work with the Face to Face Legal Clinic, where she continues to volunteer.

Prior to entering law school, Alesia attended St. Joseph’s University, where she graduated magna cum laude in 2006. She received several academic honors including the Presidential Scholarship, and she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.