AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Spotlighted for litigation work - Legal Services of New Jersey Report
Awarded the Legal Services of New Jersey Special Award for Group Achievement
Briefed and successfully argued for the appellant in N.J.D.Y.F.S. v. L.A. & R.S., 357 N.J. Super.
155, (App. Div. 2003), Appellate Division ruled in favor of appellant; Reversed & Remanded
Authored two-part, published article titled, Moving Without Consent, Cumberland County Reminder Newspaper, Millville, NJ - May 23, 30, 2001, on the legal procedure for relocating custodial parents
EDUCATION
University of Maryland, College Park – Bachelor of Arts,
Major: Government & Politics; Minor: English
City University School of Law, Queens, New York – Juris Doctor, Public Interest Law
Drexel, Le Bow College of Business – Master of Business Administration, Business Concentration
Cornell University Industrial Labor Relations (ILR) School -
Human Resources Management Certificate
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION:
Basic Estate Administration; Basic Estate Planning; Trusts: The Ultimate Guide I and II; National Business Institute: Estate Planning Tools and New Laws; Wealth Counsel, LLC - Advanced Estate Planning Summit
Business Contracts; Uniform Commercial Code Update; LLC Operating Agreements; Effective Strategies for Developing and Maintaining Business; Solo and Small-Firm Conference; Title Law; Real Estate Law Series, I-III
National Employment Lawyers Association –
NJ Employment Law Conference
NJ Association for Justice, Employment Law Boardwalk Seminar
The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Retired) American Inn of Court, Employment Discrimination
Family Law; Family Law Symposium; Calculating and Adjudicating Child Support; Electronic and Social Media in Family Litigation
IEPs and 504 Plans: A Legal Compliance Guide; Special Education Law From A to Z; Special Education: Proving and Remediating Reading and Other Learning Disabilities; Special Education: Litigating with Public Entities in Special Education Disputes; School Law Conference
BAR ADMISSIONS
New Jersey State; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
New York State; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
The Honorable Marie White Bell, JSC (Retired) American Inn of Court
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Theta Pi Omega Chapter