Assistant Real Estate

Crystal L. Cochren

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BAR ADMISSIONS:

New Jersey, New York

LEGAL EXPERIENCE:

NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER

OFFICE OF PARENTAL REPRESENTATION, Newark, NJ

Assistant Deputy Public Defender, November 2004 – Present

Provide legal representation to parents in litigation concerning abuse, neglect and termination of parental rights;

Appear at hearings in the Superior Court of New Jersey numerous times per week; Perform legal research; Draft

evidentiary and procedural objections; Perform oral arguments; Prepare discovery; File interlocutory appeals in the

Appellate Division; Author briefs for interlocutory and emergent appeals; Interview clients; Manage a large caseload.

WILENTZ, GOLDMAN AND SPITZER P.A., Woodbridge, NJ

Associate, Employment Law Team, September 2003 – September 2004

Summer Associate, May – August 2002

Researched and drafted several memoranda of law and briefs in the areas of education law, corporate real estate

transactions, family law and employment law focusing on harassment, retaliation and discrimination based on gender,

age and national origin; Interacted with clients.

HON. ALFRED M. WOLIN, U.S. District Judge, D.N.J., Newark, NJ

Judicial Intern, May – August 2001

Researched and drafted numerous judicial opinions in the areas of Civil Rights litigation, arbitration, ERISA and

removal jurisdiction; Attended pre-trial and settlement conferences, jury and bench trials, and plea, sentencing and

violation-of-parole hearings.

KPMG, New York, NY

Consultant, Forensic and Litigation Services Practice, January 1998 – February 1999

Performed as an independent claims evaluator during an Alternative Dispute Resolution; Analyzed and evaluated

class action complaints filed against Prudential Life Insurance Company; Audited previously examined claims to

ensure accuracy and impartiality; Conducted daily meetings to discuss and reconcile discrepancies in prior

investigations.

HON. DONALD M. PAYNE, U.S. Representative, 10th Dist., N.J., Newark, NJ

Special Assistant, May 1995 – May 1997; Summer 1994; March 1993 – January 1994

Provided service to constituents by performing casework and solving immediate problems; Corresponded with local,

state and federal officials regarding constituents’ cases; Managed a high-volume case responsibility; Communicated

frequently with constituents regarding cases; Coordinated numerous public interest projects such as town meetings

and forums; Researched information for speeches and hearings.

EDUCATION:

DREW UNIVERSITY THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL, Madison, NJ

Master of Divinity, received May 2010

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – NEWARK, Newark, NJ

J.D., received May 2003

Published: “Liability for Prosecutorial Misdeeds: Is Wright Right for New Jersey?”, 55 Rutgers Law

Review 641 (2003).

BROWN UNIVERSITY, Providence, RI

A.B. in Organizational Behavior and Management, received May 1995

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