Assistant Dean for Pro Bono and Public Interest Programs.
Ms. Klothen earned her undergraduate degree at the University of
Michigan in 1972 and her J.D. from the Vanderbilt University School of
Law in 1975. She is a member of the Georgia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
Bars. After graduation, Ms. Klothen became a staff attorney and
subsequently managing attorney for Georgia Legal Services. She
then went to Washington, D.C., to become a federal agency fraud
litigator. Most recently she served as the founding director of
Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program and director of the
Philadelphia Bar Foundation, both of which have been honored with
national and state awards. Other professional activities include
appointments to the Civil Justice Advisory Committee for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania U.S. District Court and membership,
with a year as chair, on the University of Pennsylvania Law School
Public Service Advisory Committee. Ms. Klothen, who has been a
consultant for the American Bar Association, has been recognized for
her work with the Excellence Award from Pennsylvania Legal
Services, Pro Bono Coordinator of the Year Award from the National
Association of Pro Bono Coordinators, the Equal Justice Award from
Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, and the Outstanding Service
Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Her publications include
"Building the Ethic of Public Service--Penn Law School's Mandatory
Public Service Program Completes Its Fifth Year" (The Philadelphia Lawyer, 1996); "Why Pro Bono? Why Us? Why You?" (Younger Lawyers Section, Pennsylvania Bar Association Newsletter,
1988); "Nowhere Else to Turn," a documentary on the need for legal
services in Pennsylvania, 1988; and "In the Child's Best Interest . . . A
Guide to Custody Proceedings," a documentary for pro se custody
litigants, 1992.
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