Credentials

Areas of Law

• Insurance Defense
• Commercial Litigation
• Business Law

Education

• Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1984, National Appellate Moot Court Team)
• Seton Hall University (B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society, 1981)

Bar and Court Admissions

• State of New Jersey
• Washington, D. C.
• State of New York
• United States District Court, District of New Jersey
• United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court, Northern District of New York

Memberships

• Member, New Jersey Supreme Court, Attorney Working Group, Advisory Committee on Information Technology, E-Filing and Access Subcommittee
• Co-Chair, New Jersey Supreme Court Alternative Work Arrangements Committee
• New Jersey State Bar Association
  • Co-Chair, Insurance Defense Special Committee
  • Vice Chair, IDSC, 2017 – 2018
  • Member, Insurance Law Section
  • Member, Civil Trial Bar Section
  • Member, Women in the Profession Section
  • Member, Business Law Section

Accolades & Involvement

Community Involvement

• Clifton Against Substance Abuse Foundation, former Trustee, former Chairperson of the Human Resources Committee
• Clifton Community Advisory Committee, former Co-Chair
• Clifton Strategic Planning Council, Member
• Clifton Early Childhood Development Committee, Member
• Clifton Parents Council, Member

Presentations

• Ethics of Insurance Negotiation, NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, 2019
• Reasonable Expectations and Contra Proferentem, NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, 2018
• RPC 1.7 Refresher: No Man (or Woman) Can Serve Two Masters, NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, 2017
• Premises Liability and the Mode of Operation Doctrine, NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, 2016
• Ethical Considerations Involved in the Use of Social Media in Litigation, NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, 2015
• Hedonic Damages, NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, 2014
• Social Medial and Technology Issues: Concerns and Ethical Considerations for Carriers, Counsel, and Clients, NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, 2012
• Impact of Social Media in the Business of Insurance, NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, 2011
• Mass Tort Litigation in New Jersey: Past, Present, and Future, NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, 2010
• The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA), NJSBA Annual Meeting and Convention, 2010

Publications

• “Keeping it All in the Family: The Family Business Cannot Survive Without Proper Management and Succession Planning,” Business Law Section Newsletter, January 2014, Vol. 37, No. 3