MORRISTOWN, NJ, July 6, 2012 – Becker & Poliakoff, a diversified commercial law firm with more than 145 attorneys and lobbyists in Florida, New York City, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and internationally, today announced that attorney Angela Morisco will relocate to the firm’s Morristown, NJ office.
Ms. Morisco, who joined Becker & Poliakoff in 2011 in the Red Bank, NJ office, is a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group and focuses on Community Association collections. The firm’s Community Association practice for the New York and New Jersey area is headquartered in Morristown.
Ms. Morisco has extensive experience handling high volume commercial and consumer debt recovery litigation and has managed all aspects of litigation, including pleadings, discovery and motion practice. She has also handled appellate cases and has represented brokerage firms and ERISA funds in collection proceedings. Ms. Morisco also served as an arbitrator for FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States.
Ms. Morisco previously served as an Adjunct Professor for Legal Research and Writing at Berkeley College in Woodland Park, NJ.
Ms. Morisco received her J.D. degree from Pace University School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Fordham University. She served as a National Pre-Law Mock Trial Competition Judge, FINRA Triathlon Judge and an ABA Client Counseling Competition Judge. She also volunteers for Nancy’s Place Covenant House, a halfway house for mentally ill and homeless adolescents.
About Becker & Poliakoff
Becker & Poliakoff is a diverse commercial law firm with more than 145 attorneys and lobbyists in a total of 15 domestic and international offices. Celebrating its fortieth (40th) year of serving clients, the firm has seven primary areas of practice: Real Estate, Construction Law & Litigation, Community Association, Customs & International Trade, Business Litigation, Corporate & Securities, and Government Law & Lobbying.