Jennifer began her legal career as an attorney for the Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. In that role, she also served as counsel to New York’s recycling and bottle bill programs. Jennifer went on to litigate environmental disputes for a global 100 law firm, including as part of the litigation team on one of the largest environmental lawsuits ever filed in the State of New Jersey.

Jennifer has also served as counsel to the third largest venture capital fund in the world on their US corporate transactions, and has experience in M&A transactions for companies of all sizes.

Jennifer loves the personable aspect of representing small businesses, and helping people build their dreams.

ADMISSIONS: New York and New Jersey State and Federal Courts, The Federal District Court of New Jersey, the Southern and Northern Federal District Courts of New York, the Federal District Court of Delaware, and the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

EDUCATION: Jennifer earned her Juris Doctor from Albany Law School with a concentration in Environmental Law. She was awarded the Gary M. Peck Prize in Environmental Law, the highest graduating honor. Jennifer also holds a certificate in Green Economy from the U.N. and a Certificate in Entrepreneurship for Women from Cornell University.

Jennifer earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Russian language from the University at Albany. While in college, Jennifer was selected to participate in highly selective study abroad programs in St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia.

PUBLICATIONS: Silent Spring + 55: The Human Right to a Clean Environment, Environs, Environmental Law and Policy Journal, University of California, Davis School of Law, Vol. 42, p. 36, Dec. 2018.

MEMBERSHIPS:

National Association of Women Lawyers: Annual Meeting, Sub-Committee Co-Chair

Princeton Bar Association: Trustee and President Emeritus

New Jersey State Bar Association

New Jersey Women Lawyers Association

PRO BONO WORK:

Pro Bono Counsel to the Hunterdon Land Trust, Flemington, New Jersey

Prior Pro Bono Counsel to Human Rights First, New York, New York

PRESENTATIONS: Jennifer is a regular continuing legal education speaker for state bar associations and law firms in the U.S. and abroad. Stand out events include speaking at the New Jersey State Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting in Paris, France on green economy and human trafficking, and supporting the attorney well-being movement with the National Association of Women Lawyers, the NJ Women Lawyer’s Association, Princeton Bar Association, NJ State Bar Association, Wisconsin State Bar Association, as well as the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Bar Association, St. Lucia.