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Melissa Rosenblum
- Owner/Sole Proprietor, 2019
Practice Areas
- Criminal Defense, Superior Court & Municipal Court
- DWI/DUI
- Traffic Tickets
- Domestic Violence: Temporary & Final Restraining Orders
- Juvenile Delinquency
- Appeals
Education
- Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware
- J.D. - 1997
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Wapner, Newman & Wigrizer Award
- Honors: Deans Honor List: Spring 1995, Fall 1995 and Spring 1996
- Honors: Moe Levine Trial Advocacy Society
- Honors: Phi Delta Phi. Harrington Inn, Honor Chapter
- Honors: First place, Hugh B. Pearce Trial Competition, Spring 1997
- Honors: Finalist, Hugh B. Pearce Trial Competition, Spring 1995
- Honors: Juvenile Advocacy Clinic, Certified Legal Intern
- Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York
- B.A. - 1993
- Major: Politics
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1997
- Pennsylvania, 1997
- Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2021
Professional Associations
- Atlantic County Bar Association, Executive Committee, President-Elect, 2022 - Present
- Atlantic County Bar Association, Executive Committee, Vice-President, 2021 - Present
- Atlantic County Bar Association, Executive Committee, Treasurer, 2020 - 2021
- Atlantic County Bar Association, Executive Committee, Secretary, 2019 - 2020
- Atlantic County Bar Association, Board of Trustees, 2013 - Present
- Atlantic County Bar Association, Member, 2010 - Present
- Atlantic County Bar Association, One Judge One School Coordinator, 2015 - 2019
- Atlantic County Bar Association, Continued Legal Education Coordinator, 2015 - 2019
- Atlantic County Bar Association, Planning Committee Coordinator, 2018 - Present
- Atlantic County Municipal Defense Attorney Association, 2011 - Present
- Atlantic County Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative, 2015 - 2018
- Camp to Belong River Valley, Executive Committee, Secretary, 2022 - Present
- Congregation Beth Israel, Board Member, 2016 - 2019
- Jewish Family Services, Executive Committee, Vice-President, 2021 - Present
- Jewish Family Services, Executive Committee, Treasurer, 2019 - 2021
- Jewish Family Services, Executive Committee, Secretary, 2017 - 2019
- Jewish Family Services, Board Member, 2016 - Present
- Linwood Democratic Club, Member, 2015 - Present
- Linwood First Committee, Elected Representative, 2016 - 2018
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Member, 2016 - Present
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2019 - Present
- New Jersey Association for Justice, 2019 - Present
- Vincent S. Haneman Inn of Court, Atlantic County, Executive Committee, 2016 - Present
- Vincent S. Haneman Inn of Court, Atlantic County, Planning Committee, 2013 - Present
- Vincent S. Haneman Inn of Court, Atlantic County, Member, 2011 - Present
- Volunteer Linwood Travel Basketball, Assistant Basketball Coach, 2017
- Volunteer Cherry Hill Atlantic Little League, Softball Coach, 2010 - 2013
Representative Cases
- State V. Dontae Hathaway, 222 N.J. 453 , 2015, NJ S. CT
Honors
- Awarded AC Best of the Press Award, 2019 - 2022
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Professional Lawyer of the Year Award: Atlantic County, 2020
- Jewish Family Services, President’s Award, 2020
- New Jersey Judiciary Pro Bono Recognition Award, 2019
- Named to the Super Lawyers list, 2018-2022
- Recognized by Atlantic County Council on Juvenile Justice Improvement, 2016
- Recognized by The National Trial Lawyers as a Top 100 Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer, 2015
Classes & Seminars
- Speaker, “Miranda Update: Just Stop Talking” (2022)
- Moderator, “Atlantic County, Central Municipal Court Bench/Bar Meeting” (2022)
- Panelist, “Are you Smarter than a 2L: Ethics Edition” (2022)
- Speaker, “Domestic Violence: Handling Final Restraining Order Hearings” (2021)
- Moderator/Panelist, “Professionalism During a Pandemic” (2020)
- Panelist, Law Day Event, “Woman’s Panel: A Woman’s Place is at the Bar” (2020)
- Rowan University, Department of Law and Justice Studies, Glassboro, NJ (2006-2013)
- Speaker, Atlantic County Advisory Commission on Women, Topic: Human Trafficking (2019)
- Speaker, “Criminal Law 101: How to Handle All Criminal Law Cases” (2018)
- Moderator, “Criminal Bench/Bar Meeting- Criminal Law Updates” (2017)
- Panelist, “Quizzo: Law Edition” (2017, 2018, 2019)
- Panelist, “Bail Reform: Where Are We Now” (2017)
- Panelist, “The Nuts and Bolts of Handling First Appearances and Detention Hearings in 2017” (2017)
- Panelist, “One Judge One School,” Richmond Avenue School (2016 – present)
- Panelist, “One Judge One School,” Mainland Regional High School (2016 – present)
- Panelist, “One Judge One School,” Atlantic County Institute of Technology (2013 – present)
- Panelist, “Criminal Bar/Bench Meeting: Jail Re-entry Program, ADP & Updated Expungement Laws” (2016)
- Panelist, “One Judge One School,” New York Avenue School (2015, 2016)
- Panelist, “One Judge – One School – One Mission,” 2014 John Neufeld Award Winner, Mid-Atlantic Association for Court Management (2015)
- Moderator, “And Never the Twain Shall Meet: Criminal Law and Domestic Violence” (2015)
- Panelist, “Wade/Henderson: Understanding Identification Issues” (2014)
- Moderator, “South Jersey Educational Re-entry Program” (2013)
- Panelist, “Professionalism Seminar” (2013)
- Panelist, “Criminal Trial Workshop” (2012)
Pro-Bono Activities
- Volunteer Linwood Travel Basketball, Assistant Basketball Coach, 2017
- Congregation Beth Israel, Board Member, 2016 to Present
- Jewish Family Services, Board Member, 2016 to Present
- Jewish Family Services, Executive Committee, Secretary, 2017 to Present
- Linwood Democratic Club, Member, 2015 to Present
- Linwood First Committee, Elected Representative, 2016 to 2018
- Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County Disorderly Persons Domestic Violence Pro Bono Calendar, Coordinator, Atlantic County Disorderly Persons Domestic Violence Pro Bono Calendar, 2017
- Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County Pro Bono Domestic Violence Calendar, Volunteer, Atlantic County Pro Bono Domestic Violence Calendar, 2013 to 2021
- Superior Court of New Jersey, Atlantic County Jail Reentry Program and Drug Court, Volunteer, Atlantic County Jail Reentry Program and Drug Court, 2015 to Present
- New Jersey Commission of Professionalism and the Law, Mentor Committee, Volunteer, Mentor Committee, 2014
- District Ethics Committe, 2013 to 2019
Past Positions
- Widener University Delaware Law, Adjunct Professor, Fall 2020
- Levin Pisetzner Levin, Atlantic City, NJ, Partner, 2016 to 2019
- Law Offices of Joseph A. Levin, LLC, Atlantic City, NJ, Associate, 2010 to 2016
- Rowan University, Department of Law and Justice, Adjunct Professor, 2006 - 2013
- Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, Pre-Trial Supervisor, Juvenile Unit (2001-2004), 1998 to 2004
- Cherry Hill Women’s Center, Cherry Hill, NJ, Counselor, 1994 to 1997
- Brach, Eichler, Rosenberg, Silver, Bernstein, Hammer & Gladstone, P.C., Roseland, NJ , Summer Associate, 1996
- Widener University School of Law, Prof. Alice Eakin, Wilmington, DE, Research Assistant, 1996
- Superior Court of New Jersey, Passaic County, NJ, Family Crisis Intervention Unit Intern, 1995
Certified Legal Specialties
- Criminal Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 2015