Rita Ayoub
East Hanover, NJ 07936
acb3ml@r.postjobfree.com
LICENSES
New Jersey State Bar, Member Since 2010
EXPERIENCE
The Law Firm of Pressler and Pressler, Parsippany, NJ
Associate Attorney
January 2011 - Present
. Responsible for litigating in the area of Debt Collection Law.
. Managed and organized high volume cases regarding the collection of
unpaid debt.
. Early promotion to In-House Counsel in September 2011 wherein
responsibilities among others include:
o Reviewing over 800 legal documents per day.
. Reviewing/filing Wage Garnishments with the New Jersey
Law Division and Special Civil Part Courts.
. Reviewing/filing abeyance memos for Chapter 7 and
Chapter 13 Bankruptcies.
. Compose daily correspondences to Court Officers
and Sheriffs in order to release monetary funds
that have been levied upon, as well as vehicles
that have been levied upon.
. Approving/filing settlement agreements with the New
Jersey Courts:
. Stipulations of Settlement
. Consent Judgments
. Consent Orders
. Approving/filing Statements for Docketing in order to
obtain a lien on a debtor's real estate.
Assistant to various county attorneys
September 2010 - December 2010
. Responsible for completing Discovery obligations for each county
attorney.
Dade County Put Something Back Pro Bono Project, Miami, FL
Assistant to various attorneys at the Legal Aid Office
January 2010 - February 2010
. Assisted various attorneys in their daily tasks.
o Conducted various research projects.
. Utilized Westlaw in order to obtain case law and
statutes to aid the attorneys with their trial work.
. Interacted with many law firms to inquire about their participation
in pro bono work.
o Spoke to attorneys to determine whether their firm was able
to dedicate a certain amount of time to the Legal Aid Office
and help those who are financially unstable.
Law Offices of Rose Tubito, Esq., Old Tappan, NJ
Assistant to Attorney, Rose Tubito, Esq.
May 2009 - August 2009
. Briefed cases dealing with various types of law.
. Drafted Summons and Complaints dealing with Matrimonial Law, as
well as, Land Use and Zoning.
EDUCATION
St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami, FL
Juris Doctor
May 2010
. GPA - 3.2
. Graduated Cum Laude; Dean's List
. Additional Honors:
o Book Award for Constitutional Law II
o Book Award for Wills and Trusts
Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Criminal Justice
May 2005
. GPA - 3.5
. Graduated Cum Laude
. Honor Programs:
o National Criminal Justice Honor Society
o National Political Science Honor Society
o The Boxley Fellowship Program.
LANGUAGE EXPERTISE: Arabic
SKILLS: Proficient in Westlaw, LexisNexis, Microsoft Word, Excel, and
PowerPoint.