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  Farber, Zulima V.
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NameZulima V. Farber
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North Bergen, New Jersey , United States
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Born September 21, 1944
Died Still Living (80 years)
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InfoFarber is with the Lowenstein Sandler firm, [Link] which she joined in 1981, becoming a partner in 1986. She has more than 30 years of litigation experience in both state and federal courts. She served as New Jersey Public Advocate and Public Defender from 1992 to 1994 in Governor James Florio’s Cabinet.

Before going to Lowenstein and Sandler, Farber served as assistant counsel to Governor Brendan Byrne and as assistant prosecutor in Bergen County. Farber is a member, and former chairperson, of the New Jersey State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. She serves on the New Jersey Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing. During the transition period, Farber served as a co-chair of Governor-elect Corzine’s Ethics Advisory Group, a bipartisan group principally charged with implementing his ethics agenda.

Education

* Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1974)
* Montclair State College (M.A., 1970)
* Montclair State College (B.A., 1968)
* University of Madrid, Spain (Junior Year Abroad, 1966-1967)

Bar Admissions

* 1974, New Jersey
* 1983, U.S. Supreme Court

Affiliations

* Fellow, American Bar Foundation
* New Jersey State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (1987-present; Chairperson, 1990-1994)
* Trustee, Fairleigh Dickinson University (1994 - present)
* Visiting Associate, Eagleton Institute, Rutgers University (1994 - present)
* New Jersey State Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Ethics (1994 - present)
* Supreme Court Task Force on Court Interpreters and Translators (1982-1985)
* Assistant Counsel to the former Governor of New Jersey, Brendan Byrne (1978-1981)
* Assistant Prosecutor, Bergen County (1975-1978)
* President, National Abortion Rights Action League's New Jersey Chapter
* Chair, Board of Trustees, Jersey City Medical Center (1982-1992, 1994-1996)
* New Jersey State Supreme Court Committee on Criminal Rules, Committee on Evidence Rules, Committee on Character (1986-1992)


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