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Rasheedah R. Terry

Ms. Terry earned a B.A., magna cum laude, from Seton Hall University in 2001. While at Seton Hall, she interned at the Office of United States Senator Robert Torricelli.  She also engaged in community outreach including working with Literacy Volunteers of America. Ms. Terry received her Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law in 2004.  She was a member of the Environmental Law and Tax Litigation Clinics where she handled cases while in Law School.

After Law School, Ms. Terry was admitted to practice law in the State of New Jersey, the State of New York and the United States District Court-New Jersey.  Ms. Terry was later admitted to practice law before the Third-Circuit Court of Appeals. 

She worked as an Associated at two major New Jersey law firms also upon completion of Law School.  While an Associate, Ms. Terry gained experience in the areas of Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, Corporate Law and Family Law.  

In 2007, Ms. Terry started her own law practice. Ms. Terry also decided to further her education and earned a LL.M. / Master of Laws in Banking, Corporate & Finance Law from Fordham University Graduate School of Law in 2008.

Ms. Terry is a prolific writer and has authored hundreds of trial and appellate briefs. On October 15, 2009, Ms. Terry was featured in the New Jersey Law Journal’s Article, “Memo to Prosecutors With Witnesses Overseas: Don’t Go to the Videotape,” after she successfully challenged the State’s use of a videotape deposition and her client’s conviction was reversed on appeal. Ms. Terry briefs have resulted in reversals of convictions in several other matters in the New Jersey Superior Court-Appellate Division.

Ms. Terry has handled hundreds of matters in the Superior Court of New Jersey in the Criminal, Civil and Family Parts. She has received not-guilty verdicts, dismissals, suppressions of evidence, denials of terminations of parental rights and civil awards.  Recently, Ms. Terry obtained a Not Guilty Verdict on all counts in a Double Homicide matter in Essex County (State v. Tyron Harvey).     

Ms.  Terry invented a patented off-the-grid Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station.  She is also the CEO of EnerJet EV Charge, a multinational supplier of EV Charging Units. 

She enjoys song writing and producing music during her free time. 

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