Profile
Rachel is a Partner with PIB Law and focuses her practice on commercial litigation, appellate litigation, class actions, consumer finance litigation and bankruptcy and restructuring.
Prior to joining PIB Law, Rachel was an Associate with Day Pitney LLP, where she represented business clients in general litigation matters, and lenders, investors, and servicers in creditors' rights and other civil litigation matters. Rachel handled complex commercial litigation and creditors' rights matters at the trial and appellate level. Previously, she was an Associate with Blank Rome LLP where she handled diverse civil litigation matters in both federal and state court.
Professional Activities
Community & Professional
New York State Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association
American Bar Association
Brennan-Vanderbilt Inn of Court – Barrister
Bankruptcy Inn of Court – Barrister
National Council of Jewish Women – Life Member
New Jersey Law Journal selection, "New Leaders of the Bar," 2019
News
News
Publications
Publications
Court Clarifies Standing Requirements If Note And Mortgage Separated, New Jersey Law Journal, 7/27/2018
Things I Wish I Knew Before Applying To Law School, The Woman Advocate, 6/21/2018
NJ Appellate Division Upholds Priority Of Mortgage Over Life Estate, New Jersey Law Journal, 9/4/2017
Appellate Division Finds Mortgage Outlives Life Estate, Mortgage Daily, 7/28/2017
NJ Court Finds That SOL Bars Residential Foreclosure Action, New Jersey Law Journal, 8/29/2016
No Such Thing As A Free House? NJ Court Says Otherwise, Law360, 7/25/2016
Increased Muni Power Means Larger Fines For NJ Mortgagees, Law360, 9/3/2014
The Mobile Generation: Ethical Considerations For Practicing In The Cloud, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, August 2013
A Young Lawyer’s Guide To Ethically Confronting Substance Abuse, ABA Section of Litigation, Young Advocates Newsletter, 6/7/2012
Practice Areas
Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- District of Columbia
- District of New Jersey
- Eastern District of New York
- Northern District of New York
- Southern District of New York
- Western District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals
- Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Education
Rutgers School of Law, Newark, J.D.
- Rutgers Law Record, Senior Staff Editor
- Dean's Merit Scholarship
- Eric R. Neisser Pro Bono Service Award
The College of New Jersey, B.A.
- Dean's List
Clerkships
- Hon. David B. Katz, P.J. Family – NJ Superior Court, Essex County (Law Clerk 2008-2009 Court Term)
- Hon. Rosemary Gambardella, U.S.B.J. – U.S. Bankruptcy Court, D.N.J. (Judicial Intern 2009-2010 Court Term)