Catalog Navigator : Legal Research and Writing Faculty

Amy Bitterman. Ms. Bitterman earned her B.A. magna cum laude in history of art from Bryn Mawr and was the winner of the Dorothy Headley award. She received her J.D., with honors, from Harvard Law School. Prior to joining Rutgers-Newark, she taught at Rutgers School of Law-Camden and practiced law in New Jersey and New York for 13 years. She has published both fiction and nonfiction in a variety of venues.

Marcia Crnoevich. Ms. Crnoevich has taught legal research and writing at Rutgers School of Law-Newark since 1997 and has a background in education, business, and law. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Indiana University, where she earned a B.A. as well as an M.B.A. Her J.D. is from Rutgers-Newark. She spent five years teaching French and Spanish to high school students before becoming a financial manager at the Prudential Insurance Company. After earning her law degree, she practiced corporate law at Wolff & Samson.

Barbara Hoffman. Ms. Hoffman earned an A.B. from Princeton University and a J.D. from Villanova University. Prior to joining Rutgers-Newark, she was codirector of the Appellate Advocacy Program at Seton Hall University School of Law, where she also taught disability law and legal research and writing. She is the editor of three editions of a consumer health book and is the author of book chapters, articles, and web content on the legal rights of people with disabilities and on cancer survivorship.

Emily Kline. Ms. Kline received her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law-Newark in 1997. She practiced labor and employment law at O'Melveny & Myers and labor and employment law and general litigation at Friedman Siegelbaum. In 2000, due to a merger, she began working for Goodwin Procter, also practicing labor and employment law and general litigation. Ms. Kline joined Rutgers as an instructor in the Legal Research and Writing Program in 2001.

Ernest Nardone. Mr. Nardone earned his B.A. in political science from Rutgers in 1973, a J.D. from Rutgers-Newark in 1976, and an M.L.S. from the Rutgers School of Communication, Information and Library Studies in 1989. He worked as an information specialist in the law school library from 1977-1997. He has taught legal research and/or legal writing at the law school since 1980, becoming director of the program in 1992. He also served in the U.S. Air Force from 1966-1970.

Ellen Lewis Rice. Ms. Rice received her bachelor's degree from Douglass College of Rutgers University and her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law-Newark, where she was an editor of the Rutgers Law Review. She served as law clerk to the Honorable Arnold M. Stein of the Superior Court of New Jersey and served for two years as an assistant prosecutor with the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. In private practice, Ms. Rice has worked in the areas of tort law, health law, and commercial litigation.

Ms. Rice taught legal research and writing and appellate advocacy at Seton Hall School of Law where she was also Director of the Writing Specialists Program. While at Seton Hall, she coached award-winning interscholastic moot court teams. Ms. Rice has also taught for many years in the Legal Research and Writing Program at Rutgers. She is the author of numerous articles on legal writing.

Amy Soled. Ms. Soled graduated from Wellesley College, cum laude, majoring in economics and French. She received her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law-Newark. Prior to entering academia, she practiced law at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer. Before joining the Rutgers faculty, Ms. Soled taught legal research and writing at Seton Hall Law School.