Alexa D'Amato Barrera - Egg Harbor Township, NJ

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey, May, 2001
    Juris Doctor

• Non Legal Education

  • Stockton State College, Pomona, New Jersey, May, 1998
    Bachelor of Arts
    Major: Psychology

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Past Positions

• Atlantic County Law Department, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Assistant County Counsel, 2001 - 2002
• Levy, Angstreich, Finney, Baldante, Rubenstein & Coren, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Law Clerk, 2000
• Paul R. D'Amato, PC, Linwood, New Jersey, Law Clerk, 1998 - 2000
• Paul R. D'Amato, PC, Linwood, New Jersey, Legal Secretary, 1993 - 1998

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Resort Tort Litigation Group - "Hot Topics in Tort", AAJ 2010 Annual Convention, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2010
  
• Moderator, Advocacy Track CLE Program: Pretrial Strategy Presented with the New Lawyers Division, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2010
  
• Speaker, David Ball - Demonstration Focus Groups: Watch Jurors Deliberate, NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2005, April 22, 2005
  
• Speaker, Hot Tips in Torts - "Cutting Through the Bureaucracy: How to Obtain Discovery from Governmental Agencies, NJAJ Four Concurrent Seminars, October 28, 2006
  
• Speaker, Women's Litigator Luncheon - "The Law is a Jealous Mistress", NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2007, April 26, 2007
  
• December 13, 2022 - Speaker, Camden County Bar Association's Continued Legal Education Committee - "Civil Cases Against Public Entities"
  
• June 27, 2018 – Speaker, National Business Institute – Personal Injury Boot Camp – “Reviewing Insurance, Negotiating with Insurance Adjuster and Demand Packages” & “Initial Filing and Discovery Tips on Personal Injury”
  
• November 2, 2017 – Speaker, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Atlantic County – “The Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media/Professionalism Day”
  
• October 19, 2017 – Speaker, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Cape May County – “The Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media/Professionalism Day”
  
• August 11, 2017 – Speaker, New Jersey State Bar Association – “Engaging the Judge and Jury Through Storytelling”
  
• April 28, 2017 – Speaker, New Jersey Association for Justice – “Lay Witness Testimony: How it can Win or Lose Your Case”
  
• December 9, 2016 – Speaker, National Business Institute – Plaintiff’s Auto Injury: Advanced Litigation Strategies - “Countering the Low-Impact Defense Strategy” & “Adhering to Ethical Requirements”
  
• November 21, 2016 – Speaker, EHT Special Education Resource Group – “10 Tips for a Successful IEP Meeting”
  
• September 24, 2016 – Speaker, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education – “2016 Hot Topics for Civil Litigators”
  
• August 12, 2016 – Speaker, New Jersey Bar Association / New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education – “Keys to Jury Selection”
  
• June 24, 2016 – Panelist, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey – Women’s Leadership Initiative – “The Power of the Purse”
  
• November 30, 2012 – National Business Institute – Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal with the “Rambo” Litigator, Cherry Hill, NJ
  
• July 12, 2009 – AAJ 2009 Annual Convention – New Lawyers Division – “David vs. Goliath: Taking on a Giant”
  
• July 14, 2008 – AAJ 2008 Annual Convention – Resort Torts Litigation Group – “Hotels, Casinos, Theme Parks and Public Accommodations”

Published Works

Articles

• "How to Keep Your Client's Happy", In Brief, AAJ NLD, Winter, 2005
  
• "Community Service for the New Lawyer", In Brief, AAJ NLD, Summer, 2006
  
• Paul Mark Sandler, Anatomy of a Trial: A Primer for Young Lawyers, The Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. (2008), Book review published in Trial Magazine, June 2009, page 59
  

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• Supreme Court of the United States of America

Other Affiliations

• Somers Point Rotary Club, 2010 - Present (Member)
• American Association of University Women
• American Association for Justice (AAJ), 2006 - 2009
• New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ)
• American Bar Association
• New Jersey State Bar Association
• Atlantic County Bar Association
• Public Justice Center
• National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA)
• UNICO
• Shore Memorial Hospital's Leaders Alliance
• United Way Women's Leadership Initiative
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Atlantic County Bar Association, 2005 - 2009 (Trustee)
• Atlantic County Bar Association, 2004 - 2007 (Chair, New Lawyers Division)
• American Association for Justice, 2006 - 2011 (Co-Chair, Political Action Committee (PAC) Task Force)
• American Association for Justice, 2008 - 2011 (Member, Key Person Committee)
• American Association for Justice, 2007 - 2011 (Law School Committee Member)
• American Association for Justice, 2006 - 2009 (Membership Oversight Committee)
• American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2006 - 2007 (Secretary)
• American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2007 - 2008 (Treasurer)
• American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2008 - 2009 (Vice Chair)
• American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2009 - 2010 (Chair)
• American Association for Justice, 2010 - Present (Board of Governor)
• American Association for Justice, 2010 - 2011 (Executive Committee)
• American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2004 - 2006 (Regional Captain, Northeast Division, Board of Governors)
• American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2003 - Present (Board Member)
• American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2005 - 2006 and 2008 - 2009 (Chair, Special Projects Committee)
• American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2006 - 2007 (Co-Chair, Fundraising Committee)
• American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2004 - 2007 (Membership/Outreach Committee Member)
• American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2005 - 2007 (Publications Committee Member)
• American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division (NLD), 2007 - 2008 (Chair, Sponsorship Committee)
• New Jersey Association for Justice, 2004 - Present (Member, Board of Governors)
• New Jersey Association for Justice, 2004 - Present (Listserve Committee Member)
• New Jersey Association for Justice, 2007 - Present (Co-Chair, Women's Caucus Boardwalk Seminar)
• Atlantic County Womens' Center, 2006 - Present (Board Member)
• New Jersey State Bar Association, 2005 - 2006 (Member, Auto Reparations Committee)
• Shore Memorial Hospital Health Foundation Leaders Alliance, 2007 - Present (Member, Steering Committee)
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation, 2005 - 2006 (Member, Communications & State Network Membership Committee)