Experience

Essex County Prosecutor's Office

• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Prosecutor/Special Deputy Attorney General

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  Newark, NJ - Substantial experience in all aspects of state criminal prosecution including court motions and briefs, grand jury presentations, and bench and jury trials. - Prosecute cases including armed robbery, aggravated assault, homicide, theft, weapons, and narcotics offenses. - Investigate/develop cases in preparation for plea negotiations, motions, and trial; tried 5 jury trials and 2 bench trials. - Interview and prepare victims, police officers, and witnesses with regard to criminal… Show more - Substantial experience in all aspects of state criminal prosecution including court motions and briefs, grand jury presentations, and bench and jury trials. - Prosecute cases including armed robbery, aggravated assault, homicide, theft, weapons, and narcotics offenses. - Investigate/develop cases in preparation for plea negotiations, motions, and trial; tried 5 jury trials and 2 bench trials. - Interview and prepare victims, police officers, and witnesses with regard to criminal complaints. - Weigh the available evidence and proofs of each case individually and construct fair plea offers. Show less



New Jersey Courts

• United States
• Administration of Justice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Judicial Law Clerk to Judge Alfonse Cifelli

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  Newark, NJ - Drafted decisions and orders in response to pre-trial evidentiary motions, post-conviction relief petitions, legal issues, and municipal appeals. - Assisted Judge Cifelli in presiding over numerous criminal trials by organizing jury selection, researching in-trial legal issues, and drafting the court’s jury charges; served once monthly as mediator for small-claims court.



New York City Law Department

• United States
• Law Practice
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Torts Division Legal Intern

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

  Greater New York City Area - Drafted responses to Discovery Requests, Combined Demands, and Bill of Particulars for Affirmative Defenses. - Prepared Independent Medical Exam documentation for attorneys so Plaintiff will be independently reviewed. - Responded to inactive Plaintiffs’ correspondence and notified them of 90-day rule.



State of New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

• Law Enforcement
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Professional Boards Prosecution Division Legal Clerk

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Newark, NJ - Investigated culpability of negligent N.J. licensees that pose harm to public at Prelim. Evaluation Committee meetings. - Assisted Deputy Attorneys General in preparation for trial before administrative law judge. - Researched legal issues surrounding one-room versus two-room surgical centers and the jurisdiction of the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and Board of Medical Examiners (BME).



St. Michael's Medical Center

• Hospital General Counsel Legal Intern

  • Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Newark, NJ - Conducted legal research on topics including HIPAA, HITECH, licensing, immigration, and real estate. - Reviewed and edited clinical research informed consent forms and took part in Institutional Review Board meetings. - Filed guardianship documents on behalf of hospital; wrote memos on legal issues for general counsel in preparation for medical malpractice litigation.



Fox News Media

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Intern for Senior Legal Analyst, Judge Andrew Napolitano

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Greater New York City Area - Researched legal topics including the 1st Amendment, criminal law’s moral limits, war, terrorism, and immigration. - Proposed and determined substantive content of Judge Napolitano’s book, It is Dangerous to be Right when the Government is Wrong: The Case for Personal Freedom (published October 2011). - Wrote and revised five chapters of book on constitutional law and submitted weekly, twenty-page drafts to Judge.