Jennifer M. AddonizioCommonwealth of Massachusetts November 2007 New York State March 2008 Southern District of New York April 2008 NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, New York, N.Y. Juris Doctor, May 2007 GPA: 3.5 Class Rank: Top 15% HONORS: New York Law School Law Review Dean’s List, High Honors Daniel Finkelstein Writing Award Joseph Solomon Public Interest Fellowship Justice Action Center Honors Program Max and Dora Saltz Scholarship, Ruth Moskowitz Scholarship, Crane Fund Scholarship, Columbian Lawyers Association Scholarship ACTIVITIES: Stonewall Society, Vice President New York City Bar Association, Student Representative for the Tort Litigation Committee ITHACA COLLEGE, Ithaca, N.Y. Bachelor’s of Arts, Sociology, May 2003 Concentrations: Criminal and Juvenile Justice and Gender Studies GPA: 3.5 Graduated Cum Laude HONORS: Dean’s List Ithaca College Campus Life Award Who’s Who at American Colleges and Universities FISHMAN & MALLON, LLP, New York, N.Y. Associate, March 2007 – Present Draft motions, orders to show cause, memoranda of law, and affidavits; conduct extensive legal research on a variety of legal issues; prepare cases for trial; engage in negotiations, settlement discussions and oral advocacy; defend clients at depositions; argue motions and applications in court; develop strategies with clients and independently manage more than twenty cases at a time; review and analyze documents; prepare discovery documents for production; meet with clients for initial consultations; maintain the firm’s website. FISHMAN & NEIL, LLP, New York, N.Y. Legal Intern, October 2005 – March 2007 Drafted memoranda of law and affidavits; conducted legal research on consumer and tenant law issues; prepared clients for depositions drafted responses to discovery demands; analyzed documents. NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, New York, N.Y. Research & Teaching Assistant to Professor Anita Bernstein and Professor Deborah Archer, April 2005– August 2006 Researched legal issues relating to tort, education, and marriage law; assisted in the writing, editing, and cite checking of various law journal articles; tutored students individually or in-group sessions and assisted in the preparation of lessons for first-year torts students; developed theories and topics for law journal articles and other scholarly works. SAFE HORIZON LEGAL SERVICES, New York, N.Y. Advocate for the Courtroom Advocacy Program, April 2005 – May 2006 Drafted applications for orders of protection; explained the court process to, and advocated in court on behalf of, victims of domestic violence. SPECIAL EDUCATION CLINIC, New York, N.Y. Legal Representative, September 2005 – May 2006 Negotiated settlements with the Department of Education; advocated for clients at impartial hearings; drafted motions, affidavits and hearing requests. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Program Faculty: “Consumer Law” Monday Night Law Training Continuing Legal Education Program, New York City Bar Association, September 2010 Program Faculty: “Landlord and Tenant Practice: The Use of Tenant Screening Reports and the Legacy of White v. First Advantage SafeRent, Inc.” New York State Bar Association; New York City 2010. Presenter: “Protecting Tenants Using the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” National Association of Consumer Advocates, Fair Credit Reporting Act Conference; Chicago 2009. Authored and was awarded the Daniel Finkelstein Commencement Award for: “Blacklisting Tenant Blacklists: A Call for New York Legislatures.” New York Law Real Estate Law Blog April 18, 2007. This article can be accessed at: http://www.nyrealestatelawblog.com/blog~Addonizio~4-07.pdf Jennifer M. Addonizio & Gerald Lebovits, The Use of Tenant Screening Reports and Tenant Blacklisting (LEGALEase Pamphlet, N.Y. St. Bar Ass'n, Dec. 2010) Capital One Bank v. McGurk, 6/9/2010 NYLJ 25, (col. 1) (Civil Court, New York County) |
