Deanna Brizak

Represent clients in divorce and family law matters, including custody, parenting time, child support, alimony, domestic violence, and post-judgment proceedings Draft and argue pendente lite and post-judgment motions Prepare Case Information Statements and manage all phases of discovery

Associate Attorney at SFL Family Law, LLC (2023-09 – Present)

• Represent clients in divorce and family law matters, including custody, parenting time, child support, alimony, domestic violence, and post-judgment proceedings
• Draft and argue pendente lite and post-judgment motions
• Prepare Case Information Statements and manage all phases of discovery
• Negotiate settlements through direct negotiations and mediation
• Conduct trial preparation, including witness preparation and drafting briefs on complex legal issues
• Review and analyze trial transcripts and hearing recordings for use in motions, summations, and briefs

Judicial Law Clerk at Honorable Robin J. Stacy, Monmouth County Superior Court, Family Division (2022-08 – Present)

• Conducted legal research and drafted Orders for pendente lite and post-judgment matters
• Facilitated Consent Conferences in Family Dissolution (FD) matters and drafted Orders
• Managed motion scheduling, adjournments, and other virtual and in-person proceedings

Student Attorney at Center for Social Justice Immigrants' Right Clinic (2021-08 – 2021-12)

• Compiled a client's Form I-485 Adjustment of Status to Legal Permanent Resident Application and filed with USCIS for a T-Visa recipient, and helped gather documents for her partner's accompanying Form I-914 Supplement A, Derivative T-Nonimmigrant Status Application, Form I-192 Inadmissibility Waiver Application, and Form I-765 for Employment Authorization
• Conducted case law research within the Board of Immigration Appeals and Circuit Courts for a Honduran minor's Asylum brief
• Conducted client interviews to write and review Declarations with clients for their immigration application

Research Assistant to Professor Solangel Maldonado at Seton Hall University School of Law (2021-08 – 2022-04)

• Researched case law and statutes regarding termination of parental rights, parental neglect liability standards, and right to counsel for parents in child welfare proceedings/TPR
• Drafted Reporter's Notes and Comments for the American Law Institute's Restatement of the Children and the Law

Legal Intern at Port Authority of NY & NJ (2021-06 – Present)

• Researched emerging issues and drafted memorandums to supervising attorneys for analysis on legal implications on contracts

Pro Bono Legal Intern at Partners for Women and Justice (2021-01 – 2021-03)

• Researched the intersections of immigration law and domestic violence and created PowerPoint for training purposes
• Researched legislative history and case law surrounding the Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act (SASPA)

Legal Extern at The Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor (2020-08 – 2020-11)

• Observed depositions regarding organized crime associations, arrest histories, and drug abuse to assist in hiring decisions
• Transcribed and analyzed prison calls for gang associations to assist with upcoming hearings
• Developed cross examination questions for upcoming hearings

Pro Bono/Second-Tier Loan Reviewer at The Christie Institute for Public Policy · NJ 30 Day Fund (2020-06 – 2020-08)

• Reviewed applications to make funding recommendations for businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Juris Doctor – Seton Hall University School of Law (2022-05)

Bachelor of Arts in History, Minors in Sociology & Criminal Justice – Seton Hall University (2019-05)