I have spent my entire life in New Jersey and am committed to protecting its citizens. I believe strongly in the constitutional mandate that everyone charged with a crime is entitled to the effective assistance of counsel and I dedicated to upholding that ideal. After an almost ten year career on Wall Street I decided I want to make an a positive impact on the community and concentrate on helping people.
Experience in a busy New Jersey Prosecutor's Office and working under one of the most well respected Superior Court Criminal Presiding Judges in the state have given Scott the necessary skills to neutralize the inherent advantage enjoyed by the State.
I received an undergraduate bachelor's degree in finance from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and studied law at Seton Hall Law School in Newark, New Jersey. I graduated near the top of his class earning cum laude honors.
After graduating from law School, I worked as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Scott J. Moynihan, the Presiding Judge of the Criminal Division in Union County New Jersey.
Contact Scott C. Buerkle at the Buerkle Law Firm today to guarantee a zealous advocate for your rights.
Practice areas
Union County Criminal Defense Attorney
12 years, 43 cases
11 years, 37 cases
Appellate and Post Conviction Relief Attorney
11 years, 15 cases
11 years
11 years, 2 cases
Languages spoken
German
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NJ | Active | 2012 | 07/12/2022 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Client Rating Distinction: 5 out of 5 | Martindale-Hubbell | 2014 |
Lead Counsel Rated | Lead Counsel | 2014 |
cum laude | Seton Hall University School of Law | 2011 |
Law Chancellor Scholarship | Seton Hall University School of Law | 2010 |
Law Chancellor Scholarship | Seton Hall University School of law | 2009 |
Law Chancellor Scholarship | Seton Hall University School of Law | 2008 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Legal Intern | Internal Revenue Service | 2011 - 2011 |
Law Clerk | The Honorable Scott J Moynihan, P.J.Cr. | 2011 - 2012 |
Legal Intern | Union County Prosecutor's Office | 2010 - 2011 |
Summer Intern | The Honorable Ramona Santiago | 2009 - 2009 |
Legal Intern | The Honorable Kathryn S. Hayden, USDJ | 2009 - 2010 |
Research Fellow | Seton Hall University Law School | 2008 - 2010 |
Foreign Exchange Derivatives Trader | Forex Capital Markets | 2001 - 2007 |
Options Specialist | Goldman Sachs | 1999 - 2001 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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New Jersey State Bar Association | 2012 - Present | |
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Council of Affiliates | 2009 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Seton Hall Center For Policy and Research | Death in Camp Delta | 2009 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Seton Hall University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2011 |
Lehigh University | BS - Bachelor of Science | 1999 |
Case name | Outcome |
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In the Interest of A.F. | Successfully argued for a denial of the appeal |
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