Background
Akin, Wanda M. was born on August 8, 1957 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
Akin, Wanda M. was born on August 8, 1957 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
University of Louisville (Bachelor of Arts, 1979). Seton Hall University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Worked at Podvey, Sachs, Meanor, Catenacci, Hildner & Cocoziello, P.C. (Newark, New Jersey) specializing in Complex Litigation, Insurance, Medical Malpractice, Employment Law, Product Liability, Criminal Practice, Publishing Practice, Entertainment Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1982, New Jersey and United States. District Court, District of New Jersey.
Recipient: Outstanding Clinical Practitioner Award. Centennial Scholarship. Law Clerk to Honorable Robert A. Matthews, Presiding Judge, Appellate Division, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1982-1983.
Member, Board of Directors, Essex and Union Advisory Board for Health Planning, 1993. Trustee, Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. Member, Seton Hall University School of Law Alumni Council.
Co-Moderator, Ethnic/Diversity Forum Counsel Connect. Member: Garden State, New Jersey State (Presidential Appointee to Judicial Administration Committee, 1993) and American Bar Associations. Association of Black Women Lawyers.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Member, Board of Directors, Essex and Union Advisory Board for Health Planning, 1993. Trustee, Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. Member, Seton Hall University School of Law Alumni Council.
Co-Moderator, Ethnic/Diversity Forum Counsel Connect. Member: Garden State, New Jersey State (Presidential Appointee to Judicial Administration Committee, 1993) and American Bar Associations. Association of Black Women Lawyers.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.