Joseph D. Rotella graduated Cum Laude from Whittier Law School where he was the recipient of three American Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal Procedure, Commercial Transactions and Family Law.

Mr. Rotella is involved in the American Inns of Court, both at the local level as a Master and as President of the Arthur T. Vanderbilt Inn of Court and at the National level as a member of the Education Committee. He also served on the Annual Meeting Steering Committee for the 1997 National Meeting in Princeton, N.J. and has been an invited speaker at the American Inns of Court National Meetings.

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
State of New Jersey
U.S. Supreme Court
US District Court for the District of New Jersey
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
US District Court for the Southern District of New York

CERTIFIED CRIMINAL TRIAL ATTORNEY
by the New Jersey Supreme Court

BOARD CERTIFIED CRIMINAL TRIAL SPECIALIST
by the National Board of Trial Advocacy

SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS
Arthur T. Vanderbilt Inn of Court American Inns of Court - Annual Meeting
Morris County Community College - People's Law School Program Chairman/Instructor
Institute for Continuing Legal Education - Criminal Trial Preparation

LEGAL ANALYSIS
News12 New Jersey;The Star Ledger; The Herald News; The Record

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Arthur T. Vanderbilt Inn of Court - Master and President-Elect
American Inns of Court Foundation - Education Committee
Essex County Bar Association - Civil Litigation Practice Committee
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers-NJ -Legislative Committee

American Bar Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey State Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America-New Jersey, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey, Essex County Bar Association

PUBLISHED OPINIONS
Housing Authority of the City of Newark v. Carol Raindrop, 287 N.J. Super. 222 (App. Div. 1996), in which the constitutionality of N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1P as it pertains to an innocent tenant who has no knowledge of illegal drug activity on the premises was successfully challenged, resulting in reversal in favor of the client.