Mr. Plata is an associate in the Firm’s Litigation Group. He focuses his practice on matters for clients in environmental, hazardous waste, complex commercial and employment litigation. Legal Experience LeClairRyan, Newark, New Jersey, December 2007-Present Seiden Wayne, Newark, New Jersey, March 2006-December 2007 (merged with LeClairRyan) Lum, Danzis, Drasco & Positan, LLC, October 2004-March 2006 Judicial Law Clerk for The Honorable John E. Wallace, Jr., Associate Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, September 2003-August 2004 Judicial Law Clerk for The Honorable Ariel A. Rodriguez, Judge, Appellate Division, Superior Court of New Jersey, September 2002-August 2003 Education Rutgers University School of Law-Newark, J.D., 2002 Florida State University, B.S., Political Science, with honors, and Criminology, 1998, magna cum laude Extended Information Published Works Former Editor-in-Chief, Rutgers Race and the Law Review Professional Memberships American Bar Association New Jersey State Bar Association Essex County Bar Association New Jersey Hispanic Bar Association: Region 6 Trustee (Union County) Admissions New Jersey U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Place of Birth Santurce, Puerto Rico |