Alexa B. D'Amato Linwood, New Jersey
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| phone | (609) 601-5241 (866) 666-5971 |
| fax | (609) 926-3883 |
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Community Outreach
- As Chair of the AAJ NLD Special Projects Committee, I worked with the People Over Profits Organization to protect American civil rights and trial by jury.
- My sister, Ava D'Amato Cocchi, and I raised nearly $ 6,000 holding a December 6, 2003 walk-a-thon for the Atlantic County Women's Center.
- On February 25, 2006, I performed in the Vagina Monologues, with five other women, at Resorts in Atlantic City, with all proceeds raised from the event benefiting the Atlantic County Women's Center.
- On February 9, 2007, I and other members of AAJ's New Lawyers Division worked on a downtown Miami Public Service/Beautification project;
- On May 2, 2007 I helped build a house in Musician's Village in New Orleans for Habitat for Humanity with other members of the AAJ's New Lawyers Division.
- Year Joined Organization:
- 2002
- Education:
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey,
May, 2001
Juris Doctor
Honors: Student Member, American Bar Association
Honors: Student Member, American Association for Justice
Honors: Women's Law Caucus
Honors: LRE: Legal Related Education from (August 2000-May 2000)
Honors: Student Member, Camden Bar Association - Stockton State College, Pomona, New Jersey,
May, 1998
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Psychology
- Published Works:
- "How to Keep Your Client's Happy", In Brief, AAJ NLD, Winter, 2005
- "Community Service for the New Lawyer", In Brief, AAJ NLD, Summer, 2006
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Speaker, David Ball - Demonstration Focus Groups: Watch Jurors Deliberate, AAJ-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2005, April 22, 2005
- Speaker, Hot Tips in Torts - "Cutting Through the Bureaucracy: How to Obtain Discovery from Governmental Agencies, AAJ-NJ Four Concurrent Seminars, October 28, 2006
- Speaker, Women's Litigator Luncheon - "The Law is a Jealous Mistress", AAJ-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2007, April 26, 2007
- Honors and Awards:
- New Jersey State Bar Association's Young Lawyer of the Year Award, 2007
- 2006 "Top 40 under 40" for Atlantic County, New Jersey, 2006
- Who's Who Among American Law Students
- American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division - Award for dedication to the New Lawyers Division, 2005 - 2007
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Association of University Women
- American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- American Association for Justice - New Jersey (AAJ-NJ)
- American Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Atlantic County Bar Association
- Public Justice Center
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA)
- UNICO
- Shore Memorial Hospital's Leaders Alliance
- United Way Women's Leadership Initiative
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Atlantic County Bar Association, 2005 - Present
- Trustee
- Atlantic County Bar Association, 2004 - 2007
- Chair, New Lawyers Division
- American Association for Justice, 2006 - Present
- Vice Chair, Political Action Committee (PAC) Task Force
- American Association for Justice, 2005 - Present
- Committee Member
- American Association for Justice, 2006 - Present
- Committee Member, Paralegal Advisory Task Force
- New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2006 - 2007
- Secretary
- New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2007 - 2008
- Treasurer
- New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2004 - Present
- Regional Captain, Northeast Division, Board of Governors
- New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2003 - Present
- Board Member
- New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2005 - 2006
- Chair, Special Projects Committee
- New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2006 - 2007
- Co-Chair, Fundraising Committee
- New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2004 - 2007
- Membership/Outreach Committee Member
- New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2005 - 2007
- Publications Committee Member
- New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2007 - 2008
- Chair, Sponsorship Committee
- New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2004 - Present
- Member, Board of Governors
- New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2004 - Present
- Listserve Committee Member
- Atlantic County Womens' Center, 2006 - Present
- Board Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association, 2005 - 2006
- Auto Reparations Committee Member
- Shore Memorial Hospital Health Foundation Leaders Alliance, 2007 - Present
- Steering Committee Member
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation, 2005 - 2006
- Member, Communications & State Network Committee Membership Committee
- Past Employment Positions:
- Atlantic County Law Department, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Assistant County Counsel, 2001 - 2002
- Levy, Angstreich, Finney, Baldante, Rubenstein & Coren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Law Clerk, 2000
- Paul R. D'Amato, PC, Linwood, New Jersey, Law Clerk, 1998 - 2000
- Paul R. D'Amato, PC, Linwood, New Jersey, Legal Secretary, 1993
- Paul R. D'Amato, PC, Linwood, New Jersey, Legal Secretary, 1994 - 1998
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