Jennifer Mara

Attorney Jennifer Mara is the managing partner of Baldassare & Mara, LLC, located in Roseland, New Jersey. Practicing law for more than two decades, she provides diligent counsel and support to a diverse range of clients throughout New Jersey and beyond, who stand accused of serious federal criminal charges or complicated business-related disputes.

Through her civil practice, Ms. Mara has handled numerous trials and negotiated favorable settlements for businesses dealing with breaches of contract, shareholder and partnership disputes, intellectual property matters and other issues. In addition, she has handled criminal matters involving antitrust and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act claims, kickbacks and bribery, and other white collar crimes.

From her efforts, Ms. Mara has achieved a long record of securing successful results for her clients at trial, during negotiations and at appeal. She has also advocated on behalf of a broad range of clients during investigations into serious wrongdoing, fraud, false claims and other issues. No matter whether her clients need defense from a civil or criminal matter, she uses the full extent of her legal experience to provide proficient representation. 

Honored for her success, Ms. Mara has earned consistent top rankings and endorsements from her peers, including a Top 25 Women in the Law designation from the New Jersey Law Journal, and she has received the Criminal Trial Achievement Award from the Essex County Bar Association. Apart from having received a “Superb” rating on Avvo, she is also peer-review rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell.

Ms. Mara earned her bachelor's degree with honors from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, in 1994, and her master's degree from the same university in 1995. She also attended the graduate program in political science at Yale University in 1997. Upon deciding to pursue her legal career, she attended the Seton Hall University School of Law from where she graduated magna cum laude in 2001, having also served as articles editor of the Seton Hall Law Review.

A leader in her field, Ms. Mara has several publications and published decisions to her credit, and has affiliations with a number of legal associations including:

• Essex County Bar Association – Member 
• Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey – Vice President
• Women's White Collar Defense Association – New Jersey Chapter – Secretary

Ms. Mara is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York as well as before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.