Jenna Passerino practices in the firm’s Trial Practice Group. Ms. Passerino has experience litigating and providing counseling regarding breach of contract actions, business torts claims, and trade secrets and non-compete litigation. In the employment law sector, Ms. Passerino routinely handles matters involving discrimination, whistleblowing, and hostile work environment claims. She is also a member of the firm’s Climate Change litigation team, and has experience handling complex, multi-district litigation.
Prior to joining Duane Morris, Ms. Passerino served as law clerk to the Hon. Brian R. Martinotti of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. She previously served as law clerk to the Hon. Lisa A. Firko of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.
Ms. Passerino is a 2019 graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law and a summa cum laude graduate of Sacred Heart University.
Areas of Practice
- Employment, Labor, Benefits & Immigration
- Appellate Practice,
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction
- Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation
- Products Liability
- Professional Liability
- White-Collar Criminal Law
Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 2019
- Sacred Heart University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2016
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Senior Associate, 2025-present
- Associate, 2023-2024 - U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Brian R. Martinotti, 2022-2023 - Kaufman Dolowich Voluck LLP
- Associate, 2020-2022 - Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Lisa A. Firko, 2019-2020
Professional Activities
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey