Ms. Guadagno is now in private practice after serving as deputy director of the New Jersey Attorney General`s Division of Criminal Justice. She was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in both the Newark and Brooklyn offices for almost 12 years after spending several years as an associate in a New York City firm specializing in litigation. Ms. Guadagno began her legal career as a law clerk in the Southern District of New York after graduating with honors from the Washington College of Law, American University.