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Alexa B. D'Amato 
Linwood, New Jersey
Attorney
phone 609-601-5241
866-666-5971
fax 609-926-3883
email

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
Areas of Practice:
Consumer Protection
Civil Rights
Employment Discrimination -- Employee
Sexual Harassment -- Employee
Employment Discrimination -- Employer
Sexual Harassment -- Employer
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Animal Bites -- Plaintiff
Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff
Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff
Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff
Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
Property Damage -- Plaintiff
Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff
Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
Products Liability Law
Alcoholic Beverages
Apparel
Asbestos
Chemicals & Cosmetics
Firearms
Food & Agricultural Products
Machinery & Tools
Medical Products & Devices
Motor Vehicle Defects
Pharmaceutical Products
Recreational Products
Tobacco
Dental Malpractice
Legal Malpractice
Medical Malpractice
Toxic Torts
Workers' Compensation Law
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Supreme Court of the United States of America
Education:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey, May, 2001
Juris Doctor


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


Paul Mark Sandler, Anatomy of a Trial: A Primer for Young Lawyers, The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. (2008), Book review published in Trial Magazine, June 2009, page 59


Classes/Seminars Taught:
peaker, Resort Tort Litigation Group - "Hot Topics in Tort", AAJ 2010 Annual Convention, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2010 - 2010


Moderator, Advocacy Track CLE Program: Pretrial Strategy Presented with the New Lawyers Division, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 11, 2010 - 2010


Speaker, David Ball - Demonstration Focus Groups: Watch Jurors Deliberate, NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2005, April 22, 2005


Speaker, Hot Tips in Torts - "Cutting Through the Bureaucracy: How to Obtain Discovery from Governmental Agencies, NJAJ Four Concurrent Seminars, October 28, 2006


Speaker, Women's Litigator Luncheon - "The Law is a Jealous Mistress", NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2007, April 26, 2007


Honors and Awards:
AAJ's Wiedemann & Wysocki Award recipient, July 11, 2010 - 2010


AAJ's New Lawyers Division Eagle Award recipient, July 12, 2010 - 2010


New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star as Selected by Law & Politics and the Publishers of New Jersey Monthly, 2008


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), 2006 - 2009


New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ)


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 - 2009
Trustee


Atlantic County Bar Association, 2004 - 2007
Chair, New Lawyers Division


American Association for Justice, 2006 - 2011
Co-Chair, Political Action Committee (PAC) Task Force


American Association for Justice, 2008 - 2011
Member, Key Person Committee


American Association for Justice, 2007 - 2011
Law School Committee Member


American Association for Justice, 2006 - 2009
Membership Oversight Committee


American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2006 - 2007
Secretary


American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2007 - 2008
Treasurer


American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2008 - 2009
Vice Chair


American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2009 - 2010
Chair


American Association for Justice, 2010 - 2012
Board of Governor


American Association for Justice, 2010 - 2011
Executive Committee


American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2004 - 2006
Regional Captain, Northeast Division, Board of Governors


American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2003 - Present
Board Member


American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2005 - 2006 and 2008 - 2009
Chair, Special Projects Committee


American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2006 - 2007
Co-Chair, Fundraising Committee


American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2004 - 2007
Membership/Outreach Committee Member


American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2005 - 2007
Publications Committee Member


American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2007 - 2008
Chair, Sponsorship Committee


New Jersey Association for Justice, 2004 - Present
Member, Board of Governors


New Jersey Association for Justice, 2004 - Present
Listserve Committee Member


New Jersey Association for Justice, 2007 - Present
Co-Chair, Women's Caucus Boardwalk Seminar


Atlantic County Womens' Center, 2006 - Present
Board Member


New Jersey State Bar Association, 2005 - 2006
Member, Auto Reparations Committee


Shore Memorial Hospital Health Foundation Leaders Alliance, 2007 - Present
Member, Steering Committee


Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation, 2005 - 2006
Member, Communications & State Network 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 - 1998