aarin michele williams , esq .
Principal Consultant at A.M.W. Impact Strategy Solutions
advocate . writer . speaker . emmy award winning lawyer .
aarin michele williams , esq . versatile attorney history successfully navigating client complex legal landscape identifying implementing creative solution . self-motivated talented ms. williams ha extensive trial experience variety high-profile case achieving favorable outcome . adept counseling client facilitating negotiation prosecutor judge , focusing upon mitigation . ms. williams ha substantial familiarity working professional expert myriad field . familiar courtroom , much practice requires skilled legal researcher & writer , negotiator proficient case investigation . ms. williams also adjunct professor new jersey institute technology teaching humanity evening course . also often solicited speaking engagement high school college . wa featured 2016 u.s. news & world report best grad school publishing . see photo .
A.M.W. Impact Strategy Solutions
Principal Consultant
Seton Hall University School of Law
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Created and lectured the course “Incarceration & Social Inequality in the Law”. The course aimed to fill what Aarin views as a gap in legal education. The course highlights the vast inequities in the legal system that future lawyers should be prepared to confront and hopefully committed to remedy
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Adjunct Professor
NJ Division On Civil Rights
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Chief Of Staff
National Advocates for Pregnant Women
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•	Assists in the development of NAPW’s legal resources – creating legal resources including templates for standard motions and briefs and a secure national database for defense attorneys and other advocates;
•	Developing significant new cases in a strategic fashion;
•	Collaborating in team problem-solving, litigation strategy, litigation management and trial work;
•	Strategic planning for various fields, movements and organizations;
•	Identification of and outreach to experts and potential amici;
•	Communication and working with news media, government officials, and coalition partners;
•	Contributing to reports, publications, proposals and practice manuals;
•	Organizing and participating in conferences, meetings, and education events;
•	Developing relationships with state-based advocates and organizations who can engage in advocacy and provide expertise to help win or prevent new cases;
•	Developing knowledge and legal analysis of cases in and outside of the US, where women have been prosecuted in relationship to their pregnancies including for having or attempting to have an abortion, experiencing a pregnancy loss, or continuing to term in a manner believed to create a risk of harm;
•	Supervising the litigation and advocacy of other attorneys, legal staff, and legal interns;
Public Speaking, Media & Publications
•	Appeared on CNN’s United Shades of America hosted by W. Kamau Bell, Body Politics episode (May 2019)
•	Sister Reach, Tennessee’s Fetal Assault Law: Understanding it’s impact on marginalized women, available at https://bit.ly/2J31JB6. 
•	The New School Center for New York Affairs: Urban Matters, Child Welfare and the Intended Consequences of the War on Drugs, available at https://bit.ly/2GvoeLK (May 16 2018).
•	Frequent public speaking at colleges/universities, law and medical schools, national conferences, community organizations, and more.
New York, NY
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Senior Staff Attorney
New Jersey Institute of Technology
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English Composition: Writing, Speaking & Thinking 101 & 102 sections
Newark, NJ
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Adjunct Professor, 2017 Nominee for the University Excellence in Teaching Award
New Jersey Office of the Public Defender
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•	Provides legal representation to indigent persons accused with criminal charges 
•	Maintains an individual, vertical caseload of over 100 felony cases.
•	Serves as a faculty member in attorney trial skills training. 
•	Knowledgeable of advanced Criminal Procedure, Rules of Evidence, and trial strategy. 
•	Conducts investigations, interviews and trial preparation involving clients, witnesses, victims, medical professionals, expert witnesses and law enforcement.  

LITIGATION
•	Tries criminal cases before juries to verdict, ranging from complex homicides, to drug offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, and child sexual assault. 
•	Drafts extensive briefs addressing: violations of clients’ constitutional rights, motions to dismiss indictments, misidentification procedures, discriminatory police practices, and prosecutorial misconduct. 
•	Weekly participation in motion practice and testimonial hearings requiring lengthy cross and direct examination. Prepares lay and expert witnesses for testimonial hearings and trial testimony. 
•	Conducts competency hearings for clients suffering from psychological illnesses.
•	Conducts bench trials before Superior Court judges. 
•	Selected to attend the 2015 National Criminal Defense College Trial Institute.

NEGOTIATIONS & DISPUTE RESOLUTION
•	Recurrent negotiations with State attorneys, highlighting the weaknesses of the State’s cases and mitigating the strengths of their proofs against my clients. 
•	Gathers pertinent documentation for mitigation utilizing subpoena power. 
•	Recurrent interaction and meetings with judges to negotiate plea offers, motion decisions, and trial issues. 

COUNSELING
•	Advises clients on the likely outcomes of motions and trials. Discusses the best strategy to achieve the most advantageous outcome. 
•	Counsels clients, family members and community leaders on life-impacting and emotional decisions regarding their liberty and collateral consequences.
Newark, NJ
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Senior Trial Attorney
State of New Jersey Judiciary
Prepared legal memorandum and statements of issue for review to assist in Court findings, including appropriate suggestions and recommendations regarding cases. Calculated New Jersey Child Support Guidelines and Court Orders concerning parental custody, parenting-time schedules, grants of Special Juvenile Immigration Status and child support enforcement hearings. Registered Court Certified Mediator.
Newark, NJ
Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Carolyn E. Wright, J.S.C.
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
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Drafted memorandum on a termination of lifetime parole request for a Civil Rights Era advocate.. Collected data for a case against the New Orleans Sheriff’s Department for illegal over-detention of offenders. Attended the renowned Airlie Capital Punishment Training Conference.
New York, NYC
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Criminal Justice Legal Intern
American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
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Awarded the prestigious Marsha Wenk Public Interest Fellowship. Wrote memoranda on the appropriate level of scrutiny and potential pretext for discriminatory use of peremptory challenges and unconstitutional transit policies in New Jersey.
Newark, NJ
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Marsha Wenk Fellow
Honorable Katharine S. Hayden, U.S. District Court, U.S.D.J.,
Drafted habeas corpus, contractual, and pro-se litigation memoranda. Researched child pornography law and United States Sentencing Guidelines used in preparation for the judge’s case opinions.
Newark, NJ
Judicial Intern
The Honorable Katharine S. Hayden, U.S. District Court, U.S.D.J.,
Drafted habeas corpus, contractual, and pro-se litigation memoranda. Researched child pornography law and United States Sentencing Guidelines used in preparation for the judge’s case opinions.
Newark, NJ
Judicial Extern
Juris Doctor
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Rutgers University School of Law - Newark
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B.A.
English Literature, Legal Communications
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Howard University
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Association of Black Women Lawyers
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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. North Jersey Alumnae Chapter
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Essex County Bar Association
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Essex Vicinage Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns
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New Jersey Women Lawyers
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National Criminal Defense College
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2017 University Excellence in Teaching Award Nominee
NJ LEEP, Inc. at Seton Hall Law School
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Mentor
Street Law, Inc.
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Attorney Participant
Animal Welfare
Community FoodBank of New Jersey
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Community Volunteer
Courts
Bar Admissions -- New Jersey, New York & Southern District of New York
National Criminal Defense College
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National Criminal Defense College
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Burlington, NJ
Kerri Chewning
President at The Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Erin Jett
Regional Manager, FINRA Dispute Resolution Services - Northeast
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United States
Danielle Thorne
Legal Specialist, New Jersey Division on Civil Rights at New Jersey Attorney General's Office
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Chantal M. Borroum, MBA, Esq.
Attorney
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New Jersey, United States
Jennifer Meyer-Mahoney
Labor and Employment Attorney, admitted in NJ & PA
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Elizabeth, NJ
Mel Walker, Esq.
Legal Specialist, The New Jersey Divison on Civil Rights
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Kaley Lentini
Legal Specialist at New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Marco Franco
Special Trial Attorney at IRS, Office of Chief Counsel
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Elizabeth, NJ
Fahd Majiduddin
Patent Counsel at Teva Pharmaceuticals
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New York, NY
Janice Sued Agresti
Employment Litigator and Advisor | NY, NJ, PA Lawyer | NY Metro and PA Super Lawyers, Rising Star | #latinalawyer
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New York, NY
D. Malik Beckford
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United States
Shanel L.
Education and Training Specialist
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United States
Grey Gardner
Senior Staff Attorney at Drug Policy Alliance
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Charleston, SC
Andrew de Holl
Assistant United States Attorney at United States Attorneys'​ Offices
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New York, NY
Russell Novack
Criminal Defense Attorney, Media Contributor, and the guy you want standing next to you in court.
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New York, NY
Darryl Barney
Senior Staff Attorney at Legal Services NYC
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Port St Lucie, FL
Amber Kourofsky, Esq.
Attorney at GROELLE & SALMON, P.A.
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