Who the heck am I anyway?

EDUCATION
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Newark, NJ
Juris Doctor, May 2001
• Member, Criminal Law Society.
• Accepted into and participated in Juvenile Justice Clinic, Spring 2001.

KING’S COLLEGE Wilkes-Barre, PA
Bachelor and Arts in Political Science, 1997
• 3.74 GPA, Graduated Cum Laude.
• Recipient, John F. Kennedy, Jr. Award for Political Science.
• Dean’s List Scholar, 1995-1997.
• Elected member of the Political Science and Foreign Language Honor Societies.

WORK EXPERIENCE
NUZZI & MASON, LLC Dover, NJ
July 2005 to Present Associate Attorney
• General practitioner specializing in criminal and civil defense in federal, state and municipal courts, including trials, pleas, sentences, motion practice and constant correspondence with federal, county and municipal prosecutors and civil adversaries.
• Engage in civil discovery process and motion practice.
• Represent Law Enforcement in administrative proceedings.
• Research, write and argue Appellate Briefs before the Appellate Division on both civil and criminal matters.
• Covered Belleville Municipal Court as Municipal Public Defender during Firm’s appointment in 2008-2009.
• Represent underprivileged clients as a pool attorney for the Morris and Sussex County Public Defender’s Offices.
• Named a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in 2009 and 2010 by Law and Politics Magazine (NJ Monthly)

MORRIS COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE Morristown, NJ
September 2002 to July 2005 Assistant Prosecutor
• Member of Trial Team Unit that appeared in Court on daily basis and handled bail hearings, Early Disposition Conferences, Arraignments, Pre-Trial Conferences, Motions, Trials, Pleas and Sentences.
• Researched and wrote briefs in support of legal arguments for various motions and participated in hearings for said motions with testimony
• Researched, wrote and argued Appellate Briefs before the Appellate Division.
• Presented cases to the Grand Jury.
• Prepared both civilian and law enforcement witnesses for testimony in trials, motions and Grand Jury proceedings.
• Co-Authored “Municipal Prosecutor Manuel” for Morris County Municipal Prosecutors in 2003.
• Performed duties as the liaison between the Municipal Prosecutors and the County Prosecutor’s Office from 2002 to 2003.

HON. B. THEODORE BOZONELIS, A.J.S.C. Morristown, NJ
August 2001 to September 2002 Law Clerk
• Performed extensive legal research in criminal law for the Presiding Criminal Judge.
• Drafted memoranda on a wide variety of criminal motions, as well as Municipal Appeals.
• Made sentencing recommendations to Judge.
• Helped formulate jury instructions for certain offenses and/or issues.
• Mediated Small Claims and Landlord Tenant Disputes.