Margaret A. Harper

Paralegal
​ExxonMobil Corporation

Margaret (Peggy) Harper is a Paralegal for Exxon Mobil Corporation.  In this role, Peggy is a team leader and mentor.  She works closely with the attorneys and handling patent prosecution.  She is also responsible for records management; financials and audits.
In 1980, Peggy was recognized by The Berkeley School for her outstanding perseverance in high school business education.  While working full-time, she pursued her Associates of Science in Business Administration at County College of Morris.
She began her career at Exxon Research and Engineering Company in August, 1979 in the mailroom as a work study student before beginning her full time career in June 1980 after graduation.  Peggy has been with ExxonMobil for 40 years and has had many accomplishments, shown leadership and diversity in her career.
Peggy has an integral role of managing the EMRE Law Dept. along with her Managing Counsel and Supervising Counsel.  She has had several promotions throughout her career which included responsibilities of supervising support staff; overseeing patent prosecution and processes; e-filing with USPTO; electronic files; statistics.  She was a part of the ExxonMobil merger and led teams for various projects. During this time she was recognized for “Consolidating Files and Preparing for a Department Move” and working on a team that “Streamlined US and Foreign Patent Filing and Maintenance Procedures”.
In addition to her professional accomplishments, Peggy has spent many years volunteering in her community and recently became a licensed resource parent for the State of New Jersey Department of Children and Families