• Provide legal representation and advocacy to parents in cases of alleged child abuse and/or neglect filed by the New Jersey Department of Child Protection & Permanency• Provide legal representation and advocacy to parents in cases where DCPP files a complaint seeking to terminate a parent's right to custody of or contact with a child• Member of the OPD Forensic Science Workshop Group• Member of the OPD Technology Committee • Member of the OPD Immigration Workshop Group

• Advised government entities and private clients in litigation matters involving contract disputes, land use and personal injury; prepared pleadings and motions, led depositions, conducted settlement negotiations and appeared in court• Managed heavy caseload of collections and property damage matters on behalf of regional gas and electric company; caseload expanded significantly in each year of representation• Served as Public Defender for municipality; represented clients in traffic, DWI, misdemeanor and drug matters• Led firm’s estate planning and litigation practice; drafted wills, trusts and other estate planning documents• Reviewed and drafted contracts for municipalities, utilities authorities and sewerage authorities including developer’s agreements, purchasing contracts, deeds and hold harmless agreements; prepared resolutions and ordinances• Developed rules & regulations, labor personnel manuals and purchasing manuals for government entities• Represented clients in real property tax appeals before the Tax Court of New Jersey and County Tax Boards• Organized site plan, subdivision and variance applications and appeared before planning and zoning boards• Represented clients in residential and commercial real estate purchases, sales and refinances• Represented global financial institution as underwriter’s counsel in $36MM+ county bond issuance• Prepared organizational documents for non-profit and for-profit entities including bylaws and certificates of incorporation• Supervised and trained junior associate in various practice areas

• Researched legal issues involving corporate, intellectual property, enforcement of judgment, patent prosecution and real estate matters• Prepared pleadings and motions and appeared in New York Supreme and Civil Courts

• Taught 10-week courses on major aspects of business law and ethics to 20-35 international business students per class• Provided guidance to students concerning school and personal issues upon request

• Researched legal issues involving trademarks and copyrights including fair use and parodies, advertising and nominative use, photographs and public buildings and using fans in company photographs• Monitored websites for infringement of company intellectual property and presented findings to Senior Counsel along with recommendations for initiating cease and desist proceedings• Drafted sections of non-disclosure and non-compete agreements relating to geographic and time limitations

• Provided research consultative services to major New York law firms at nonprofit law library• Trained attorneys, paralegals and law students on WestLaw, LexisNexis, InfoTrac and HeinOnline research tools