Maggi S. Khalil, Esq.

779 Broadway

Bayonne, NJ 07002

WORK EXPERIENCE 

LAW OFFICE OF MAGGI KHALIL, LLC, Bayonne, NJ, 

        Sole Practitioner, September 2006-Present

  75%:  Representing clients in Matrimonial and Family Law cases

  25%:  Assisting with Residential Real Estate Closings, including negotiations, drafting/reviewing contracts for both buyers and sellers;

                          Immigration (Family based petitions); and Bankruptcy (Chapter 7)

LAW DEPARTMENT, City of Bayonne, NJ  

Assistant City Attorney, March 2009 – July 2010 

Represent City of Bayonne in Court for cases filed against the municipality   

Respond to Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) requests made by the public

Take bids for various City contracts

File municipal liens for outstanding municipal taxes 

MUNICIPAL COURT, City of Jersey City, NJ  

Assistant City Attorney & Assistant Municipal Prosecutor, March 2008 – March 2009 

Prosecuted various cases on behalf of the City of Jersey City   

Plea bargained traffic and quasi-criminal cases

Reviewed Request for Proposals and Requests for Qualifications submissions

Completed research for The Law Department and Municipal Court 

NEW JERSEY SUPERIOR COURT, Hon. Lourdes I. Santiago, Jersey City, NJ  

Law Clerk to Judge in Family Division, September 2005 – August 2006 

Completed legal research regarding simple and complex issues

Calculated child support obligation due from non-custodial parent

Prepared emergent orders to show cause and appeals

Interviewed litigants and completed mediations to reach fair resolutions

Reviewed post-judgment motion papers to ensure they met filing requirements

Summarized all files and discussed cases with judge daily 

Drafted  Orders for the Judge’s signature

Proposed recommended decisions to the Judge regarding various cases  

UNITED NATIONS WORLD AFFAIRS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, New York, NY

Intern, 1999-2000               

Selected by College Dean Eddie Manning to participate in program  

Interfaced with many delegates at diversified conferences

Completed office duties at NGO/DPI Center & BBC 

THE HALPIN GROUP, Iselin, NJ                        

Investigator, 1999                                                                                                      

Conducted undercover field work used for prosecutorial evidence in cases involving theft and fraud

Wrote report summaries after interviewing investigators 

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Major Fraud Unit, Trenton, NJ             

Clerk, 1998-2000                                                                               

Completed redaction review to protect confidentiality

Transcribed tapes and assisted attorneys and investigators with various discovery projects for pending cases 

Completed document review (manual review of files and boxes)

NEW JERSEY SUPERIOR COURT, Hon. Shirley Tolentino, Jersey City, NJ      

Intern, 1998                                         

Drafted court correspondence, summarized cases, organized court calendar, reviewed juror information and observed hearings and trials 

AFFILIATIONS

President, 2007, Young Lawyers Division (“YLD”) of the Hudson County Bar Association (“HCBA”)

Member, 2006 – Present, YLD of the HCBA

Member, 2006 – Present, New Jersey State Bar Association

Member, 2006 – Present, American Bar Association 

SKILLS & PERSONAL INTERESTS  

Second Language Skill:  Fluent in Arabic 

Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills           

Personal Interests:  tennis, hiking, cooking Italian food, Church volunteering

EDUCATION & LICENSE        

Admitted to New Jersey State Bar, May 2006

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Newark, NJ (2002 – 2005), J.D. 

        The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (2005), London, England                                        

                 Completed Study Abroad Semester 

  NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, New York, NY (2001 – 2002) 

  RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, NJ (2000), B.A.        

                 Double Major:  Criminal Justice and Journalism, Mass Media