Professional Bio:

Shoshana Schiff is a Partner at Trenk, DiPasquale, Della Fera & Sodono, P.C. She concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and debtor/creditor rights.

Organizations and Memberships:

     Essex County Bar Association, Member 1996-Present
          Debtor Creditor Section, 1999-Present
             Chair, 2009-Present
          MCLE Committee, Vice-Chair, 2007-2010
          Bar Goes Local, Maplewood/South Orange/Irvington 
             Breakfast Co-Chair, 2000-Present 
          Bar Goes Local West Orange/Livingston/Roseland/Short Hills
             Breakfast Co-Chair, 2012-Present
          Young Lawyers Section, 1999-2008
             Vice-Chair, 2007-2008
             Executive Committee, 2005-2008
          Law Day Chair, 2006-2008
          Long Range Planning Committee, Member, 2008
          Programming Committee, Vice-Chair, 2007-2008

     New Jersey State Bar Association, Member 1999-Present
          Debtor/Creditor Section, 1999-Present
          Women in the Profession Section, 1999-Present
          Young Lawyers Section, 1999-2002

     Morris County Bar Association, Member, 2008-Present

     Lawyer’s Advisory Committee- United State Bankruptcy Court, District Of New Jersey
          Member, 2012-Present

     Lawyer’s Advisory Committee- United State District Court, District Of New Jersey
          Bankruptcy Court Representative, 2013-Present

     Seton Hall University School of Law, Alumni Council, 1999-Present
          Reunion Chair, 2008
          Young Alumni Council, Chair, 2001-2002

     International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, 2005-Present
          Co-Chair, 2012-Present
          Board Member, 2007-2011

     Northern New Jersey Lehigh Alumni Club, 2006-Present
          Freshman Sendoff Chair, 2006-Present

     New Jersey Women Lawyer’s Association, Member, 2009-Present
          Member

     Partners for Women and Justice
          Board of Trustees, 2010-Present
          Spring Benefit Co-Chair, 2010-2013
          Honorary Dinner Chair, 2008

     Bankruptcy Inn of Court, 2001-2003
          Barrister, 2002-2003
          Student, 2001-2002

     Haydn Proctor Inn of Court, Student, 1999-2001

     West Orange Chamber of Commerce, 2001-Present
          Board Member, 2001-2003

Honors and Awards:
     In 2012 and 2013, Ms. Schiff was named a “New Jersey Rising Star” by New Jersey Monthly Magazine.
     In 2011, Ms. Schiff was listed in the “Top 40 Under 40″ by The New Jersey Law Journal.
     In 2007, Ms. Schiff received the Essex County Bar Association Young Lawyers Achievement Award.
 

Education:
     Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, J.D., 1998
     Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, B.A., 1995

Admitted:
     New Jersey, 1998
     United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1998