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Becky Gutiérrez concentrates her practice in general commercial and tax litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. Ms. Gutiérrez advises both individual and corporate clients in pre-litigation and litigation proceedings, and has experience in representing companies in connection with investigations by the Department of Justice.

As part of her pro bono practice, Ms. Gutiérrez helps ex-offenders recently released from custody successfully reintegrate into their communities by resolving legal impediments such as municipal summonses and associated fines. She has also advocated on behalf of victims of domestic violence, civil liberties organizations, and alleged incapacitated adults in guardianship proceedings.

Other Info About Sylvia-Rebecca

Education

University of Miami School of Law|Boston College


J.D., cum laude, LL. M., Taxation|A.B.


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  • Editorial Board, University of Miami Law Review

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Clerkships

Sylvia-Rebecca served as a clerk for the court(s) and judge(s) below:

Judicial clerk to the Honorable Carmen Messano, P.J.A.D., New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, Jersey City, NJ, 2011-2012

Courts

Sylvia-Rebecca is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

State of New Jersey|State of New York|United States District Court for the District of New Jersey|United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York|United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit


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Recognition

Local & National Recognition

Selected to the New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Star list, General Litigation

Named to the National Association of Women Lawyers “Rising Stars” list, 2021

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Fellow, 2020

Hispanic National Bar Association
Latina Leadership Academy, 2020

New Jersey State Bar Association
Leadership Academy Fellow, 2017-2018

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

New Jersey State Bar Association
Member, LGBT Rights Section

Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey

Women’s White Collar Defense Association

Hispanic Bar of New Jersey
Trustee, 2020-2021

National Association of Women Lawyers
Member, Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Co-Chair, Advocacy Committee

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow, 2020