Experience

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  North Carolina Technology Association (NC TECH)

  • Member of the Board of Advisors

    • Feb 2024 - Present

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  Pierson Ferdinand LLP

  • Founding Partner

    • Jan 2024 - Present

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  Chief

  • Member

    • Jun 2022 - Present

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  FisherBroyles, LLP

  • Partner

    • Apr 2022 - Jan 2024

    Extensive experience handling a wide range of litigation matters in varying industries from inception to resolution. Counsel clients on their data privacy obligations under a wide range of regulatory schemes. Help small, midsize and large companies in assorted industries to develop internal data privacy management systems which take their business needs and legal obligations into consideration. Act as data breach counsel to companies in multiple verticals including professional services, retail, hospitality, financial institutions, technology and healthcare. Lead breach response investigations including working with his clients’ internal IT and digital forensics to provide legal advice on the nature of the occurrence, scope of data exfiltration, obligations to notify impacted consumers and/or state and federal government regulators as well as under their contractual obligations. Act as outside general counsel for small and midsize companies where she advises on numerous internal issues including corporate, employment and litigation matters.

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  Scarinci Hollenbeck, Attorneys at Law

  • Counsel

    • Jan 2020 - Apr 2022

    Practice focused in the areas of Cyber Security & Data Protection and Crisis & Risk Management. Co-Chair of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy practice group, as well as the Co-Chair of the Crisis & Risk Management practice group.

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  Coughlin Duffy LLP

  • Morristown, New Jersey

  • Commercial Litigation & Corporate Services Associate Attorney

    • Jun 2018 - Jan 2020
    • Morristown, New Jersey

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  Tanenbaum Keale LLP

  • Newark, NJ

  • Associate Attorney

    • Feb 2017 - Jun 2018
    • Newark, NJ

    Manage and litigate environmental and toxic tort claims. Responsibilities include drafting discovery responses for multi-national clients on a national basis, defending clients in all pre-trial activities, including conducting depositions of various witnesses, issuing subpoena duces tecum for the production of corporate witnesses and pertinent documents, writing dispositive motions including summary judgment motions, motions in limine, and pre-trial designations to the court. Oversees litigation strategies on a client level across various applicable jurisdictions.

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  Sedgwick LLP

  • Associate Attorney

    • Jan 2014 - Feb 2017

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  Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas

  • New Brunswick, New Jersey

  • Associate

    • Feb 2012 - Jan 2014
    • New Brunswick, New Jersey

    Advise national clients on their potential environmental liabilities, including in the area of asbestos. Provide clients with detailed year-end litigation reports. Participate in the litigation of asbestos claims brought against local and national clients. Conduct written discovery and depositions of various witnesses. Write dispositive judgment motions to state and federal courts. Perform extensive pre-trial preparations, including motions in limine and trial designations.

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  Smith, Buss & Jacobs LLC

  • Law Clerk

    • Jul 2009 - May 2011

    Conducted extensive research on various corporate and commercial law issues and draft motions, answers, and discovery requests. Developed a mortgage foreclosure handbook. Drafted amendments to condominium and cooperative offering plans.

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  Hon. Nicholas Colabella

  • Judicial Intern

    • Jun 2009 - Jul 2009

    Conducted legal research, wrote memoranda, drafted decisions, and participated in court proceedings.

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  Porzio, Bromberg & Newman P.C.

  • Paralegal

    • Feb 2008 - Jul 2008

    Provided legal assistance to complex civil litigation practice. Maintained medical records database and master medical notebooks by processing receipt of new medical records, editing corresponding indices, and identifying discrepancies experienced with medical records vendor. Sent correspondence to plaintiff's counsel and medical records vendor in form of medical release authorizations and five day notice letters. Produced materials including expert notebooks, deposition transcript notebooks, and QA materials notebooks for attorney review.

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  H & P Consultants

  • Political Fundraiser and Analyst

    • Aug 2006 - May 2007

    Researched political lobbyists and corporations based on candidate's credentials and voting patterns. Established ties between interested donors and political candidates.

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  The United States Department of Commerce

  • Assistant International Trade Researcher

    • Jan 2006 - May 2006

    Conducted foreign market analysis to increase company's prospective international market opportunities and established lasting relationships between clients and international traders. Maintained United States Department of Commerce website.