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Ms. Collart is an experienced and trusted counselor who has represented individual and corporate clients in a variety of criminal and civil matters. Her white collar criminal defense practice includes trial and appellate matters, and she has argued cases in both federal and state appellate courts. Outside the courtroom, she has conducted multiple internal investigations throughout the United States and in Germany into violations of company policies, including those that implicate criminal wrongdoing. She has also represented clients in government investigations, including those conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, the New Jersey Attorney General, and the New Jersey Legislative Select Oversight Committee. Ms. Collart’s civil work includes defending qui tam actions under the New Jersey and federal False Claims Acts and litigating complex issues under the federal Alien Tort Statute. She has also defended clients in sensitive and high-stakes cases alleging sexual misconduct and related negligent hiring and supervision. Her clients come from a range of industries, including higher education, healthcare, manufacturing, law, and entertainment.
Ms. Collart also maintains an active pro bono practice. She successfully argued an appeal of the trial court’s denial of a client’s petition for expungement, resulting in a published opinion from the New Jersey Appellate Division and ultimately an expungement of her client’s criminal records. She has also appeared in family court and before the Appellate Division to pursue child support and custody issues on behalf of victims of domestic violence. Outside of her legal service, she is a member of the New Jersey Restorative Justice Network and supports responses to crime that seek to heal and repair harm that was done, rather than simply focusing on punishment and incarceration. She also serves as President of the Board of Trustees for CASA of Union County, an organization that advocates on behalf of children in foster care and the child welfare system.
Credentials
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude)
- Associate Editor, Seton Hall Law Review, 2012-2014
- Editor, Health Law Outlook, 2011-2012
Marquette University (B.A., cum laude)
Albert Ludwigs Universitaet (Credits towards B.A.)
Professional Admissions
State of New Jersey
State of New York
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Supreme Court of the United States
Professional Activities
National Association of Women Lawyers
Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys for NJ
Member, Board of Trustees, 2022 – present
Judicial Clerkship(s)
Judicial clerk to the Honorable Katharine S. Hayden, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 2015-2016
The Honorable Anne M. Patterson, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Morristown, NJ
Judicial clerk, 2014-2015
Judicial intern, 2013
Civic/Charitable Activities
North Jersey Community Research Initiative
Member, Board of Trustees, 2023 – present
New Jersey Restorative Justice Network
Member, 2021 – present
CASA of Union County
President of the Board of Trustees, 2021 – 2023
Court Appointed Special Advocate, 2008-2010
Wynona’s House
Intern, 2011-2012
Legal Employment
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C.
Law clerk, 2014
Inglesino, Pearlman, Wyciskala & Taylor, LLC
Law clerk, 2011-2014