Wanda M. Akin

Civil, Mediation
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600
Newark, New Jersey 07102


Civil

Admitted

1982, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Law School

Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1982

Law School Graduation Year

1982

College

University of Louisville, B.A., 1979

Memberships

Garden State, New Jersey State (Presidential Appointee to Judicial Administration Committee, 1993-1996) and American (Task Force Member, The Public Perception of the Justice System, Appointed 1998) Bar Associations; National Bar Association; Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey; Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1998-1999); International Law Committee, 2000-2001; Trustee, Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, 1990—; Master, Seton Hall Law School Alumni Inn of Court, 1992-1999; Barrister, Worrell F. Mountain, Morris County Inn of Court, 1991-1992.

Biographical

Recipient: Outstanding Clinical Practitioner Award; Centennial Scholarship. Member, Board of Directors, Essex and Union Advisory Board for Health Planning, 1993-1998. Trustee, Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. Member, Seton Hall University School of Law Alumni Association (Association Council, 1989—; President, 1998-1999; First Vice President, 1997-1998, Second Vice President, 1996-1997; Secretary, 1995-1996; Treasurer, 1994-1995). Co-Moderator, Ethnic/Diversity Forum Counsel Connect, 1995-1999.

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