ere ▁Academy , ▁his ▁father ' s ▁high ▁school ▁al ma ▁mater , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁P si ▁U psilon ▁frat ern ity . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Sy rac use ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Law , ▁as ▁was ▁his ▁father . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁law ▁school ▁he ▁cl erk ed ▁for ▁Judge ▁Steven ▁Mc A ul iffe ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁first ▁as ▁Coun sel ▁to ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Policy ▁Development ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁federal ▁pro sec utor ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ' s ▁Office . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁B iffer ato , ▁Gent il otti , ▁B iden ▁& ▁Bal ick , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁being ▁elected ▁Del aware ▁att orney ▁general . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention , ▁after ▁Joe ▁B iden ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Beau ▁introduced ▁his ▁father . ▁He ▁rec ount ed ▁the ▁auto ▁accident ▁that ▁killed ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁sister ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁parent ing ▁commit ment ▁his ▁father ▁made ▁to ▁his ▁sons , ▁a ▁speech ▁at ▁which ▁many ▁deleg ates ▁we pt . ▁ ▁Military ▁service