Former New Jersey Deputy Attorney General and Essex County (NJ) Assistant Prosecutor,
Cannabis Regulatory expertise.
Practicing before the MA Cannabis Control Commission representing clients at Suitability Hearings and with Licensing and Regulatory Compliance Issues and as Senior Counsel and Ethics Liaison to the NJ Office of the Child Advocate, drafting legislation and regulations.
Since 2010
Since 2002
2009 - Current
Katherine J Bierwas, Esq.
NJ Office of the Law Guardian Appellate Practice
2008 - 2011
Berkshire County Kids' Place & Violence Prevention Center, Inc.
2008 - 2008
New Jersey Office of the Child Advocate
2004 - 2008
New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
2003 - 2004
New Jersey Essex County Prosecutor's Office
2002 - 2003
New Jersey Superior Court, Criminal Division
1999 - 2002
J.D. | Law
Activities: Moot Court Board, Mediation Competition Finalist
Honors: Graduated with Honors
B.A. | Sociology Criminal Justice
Activities: Sociology Club President
Marijuana Business Formation, Medical Marijuana
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
Commonwealth of MA, Committee for Public Counsel
Berkshire County Bar Association
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
