Karen DeSoto

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Karen DeSoto Professor of Law (New Jersey City
University)Attorney Center for Legal
Justice On-Air Legal AnalystNBC News, The TODAY
Show, MSNBC
www.karendesoto.com
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About Karen DeSoto

• A resident of New Jersey, Karen DeSoto received
  her Juris Doctorate in Law from Temple
  University.
• She has served as a public defender, prosecutor,
  attorney in private practice, and was the first
  woman, first Hispanic, and youngest person to
  ever serve as Corporate Counsel for the city of
  Jersey City, NJ.
• She has been an on-air legal analyst /
  commentator for MSNBC, the Today Show, and NBC
  News.
• She was a previous professor at Fairleigh
  Dickinson University, and currently teaches law
  at New Jersey City University.

www.karendesoto.com
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Activist, Humanitarian, Philanthropist,

• Karen remains active in her community, working
  with students, doing speaking engagements, and
  serving on the Boards of many organizations,--
  such as the Ray of Hope Foundation, Head Start,
  Hudson County Hispanic Coalition, and the Beth
  Miriam homeless shelter project.
• She also serves on the Board of Trustees for New
  Jersey City University as a nominee of Governor
  Christie, and the Cunningham Foundation.

www.karendesoto.com
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Awards Honors

• Karen DeSoto has been honored for her
  humanitarian and civic contributions by
• She was named Attorney of the Year at the 50th
  Annual Puerto Rican Heritage Festival and Parade
  committee (Jersey City, New Jersey).
• Selected Humanitarian of the Year by the
  Bayonne Youth Center.
• Named to the coveted list of People on The Move
  in the October 2011 magazine issue of Hispanic
  Outlook in Higher Education.

www.karendesoto.com
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