Professional info

 

Judith Weinstock, Of Counsel to the Firm, is committed to representing and advocating on behalf of individuals with special needs and their families in the areas of special education, early intervention, transition and adult services, residential placements, guardianships, and insurance coverage.  An experienced attorney, Ms. Weinstock graduated Rutgers School of Law-Camden with high honors, and clerked for the Honorable John J. Hughes (Ret.), Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, and the Honorable Gary S. Stein (Ret.), New Jersey Supreme Court.  She practiced environmental law for seven years in New Jersey, successfully representing not-for-profit environmental organizations and citizen groups before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and municipalities.  Ms. Weinstock was also a litigation associate for one year at the Philadelphia law firm of Cozen O’Conner.

 

An educator herself, Ms. Weinstock was a Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor of Law at Rutgers School of Law-Newark Environmental Law Clinic, and an Adjunct Instructor at Fairleigh Dickinson University.  She also served as the Interim Director of Environmental Law Programs, Center of Environmental Legal Studies, at Pace University School of Law in White Plains, New York.

 

Prior to law school, Ms. Weinstock worked for the New York Civil Liberties Union where she addressed civil liberties disputes through advocacy, statements to the media, and presentations at public meetings and governmental hearings.  She was also the Coordinator of a volunteer legal services program where she assessed requests for legal assistance and referred clients to volunteer attorneys.

 

After taking time off to raise her son, Ms. Weinstock is enthusiastic to resume her legal career and passionate about helping those in need get the services and accommodations required by law. 

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Ms. Weinstock has twice attended Camp Sunshine, a retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.  She has formed close relationships with families from diverse backgrounds working together to navigate the medical, educational and emotional challenges that come from having a child with a serious illness.

 

She also served as the Chairperson of the Community Partnership Committee for the Riverdale Nursery School and Family Center, a preschool committed to serving a diverse population including children with unique challenges, and creating inclusive classrooms in which typically developing children and children with developmental delays interact and learn together.