Professional Activities And Memberships
President, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (ACDL-NJ) 2018
Appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to the:
1. Supreme Court, Model Criminal Jury Charge Committee, (2013-2017)
2. Supreme Court, Office of Attorney Ethics, District X Fee Arbitration Committee (2015-2019)
Ms. Kean has represented the ACDL as amicus curiae on several cases before the New Jersey Supreme Court.
Officer, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (ACDL)
Member, Morris County Bar Association
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
Willard C. Heckel Inn of Court, Rutgers Law School 1996 – 1998
Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice Law in:
State of New Jersey
State of New York
United States District Court of New Jersey
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
United States Court of Federal Claims
Biography
Law Office of Sharon Bittner Kean, Madison, New Jersey, established 2004-
Divorce lawyer & Family law attorney, Criminal defense lawyer & Criminal justice attorney.
Zegas & Kean, L.L.C., Chatham, New Jersey, 2003-2004
Law Offices of Alan L. Zegas, Chatham, New Jersey, 1996-2003
Law Clerk to the Honorable Sybil R. Moses, A.J.S.C., Superior Court, 1995-1996
United States Attorney’s Office, Civil Division, Intern 1994
Rutgers Constitutional Litigation Clinic 1993 to 1994
Bergen County Office of the Public Defender, Intern 1993 to 1994
Executive Editor, Women’s Rights Law Reporter, 1995 to 1996
Rutgers Law School Award for Commitment to Pro Bono Service, 1996
Davis Polk & Wardwell, Paralegal 1988-1992.
Education
Rutgers University School of Law
Northeastern University, Boston, M.A.