Cortney M. Colangelo

Cortney M. Colangelo is an associate in the Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Her practice focuses on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice and counseling.

Before joining the firm, Cortney served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Lisa A. Firko, J.A.D., in the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division. She graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law, where she was an Associate Editor of the Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, Volume 49. 

During law school, Cortney was Vice President of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund and participated in Seton Hall's Housing Justice and Legal Design Clinic. She interned for the Honorable Lisa M. Adubato, in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, General Equity Part. She also completed an in-house compliance internship with a pharmaceutical company, where she worked with compliance counsel to ensure adherence to U.S. laws and regulations, the PhRMA Code, and other mandated guidance.