Attorney – Justine A. MAROUS

Practice Experience

Ms. Marous has been in private practice in New York since 2001. Although a native to New York, Ms. Marous received most of her legal training in France, obtaining two Masters, one in Business Law and the other in Anglo-American Common Law from the Universite de Cergy Pontoise. She continued her advanced legal studies at the Universite de Paris-La Sorbonne with specialization in International Law and International Organizations. Ms. Marous also obtained an LL.M. in American Legal Studies from the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in New York. As part of her training, Ms. Marous interned under the former New York State Supreme Court Judge Bruce Wright.

Ms. Marous has worked in the Legal Affairs Department at the world headquarter of UNESCO in Paris. There, she led in assessing member countries’ compliance with conventions to which they were signatories and participated in the work of the Legal Committee of the General Conference session.

Likewise, Ms. Marous has volunteered with a number of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) such as the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights. Some issues she has counseled on include bond boycott and compulsory licensing litigation in South Africa as well as pharmaceutical drug pricing in Africa as relating to international law.

Concerned with how international norms impact the lives of the private citizen, Ms. Marous always makes the time to take on the challenges of various types of human rights cases (such as asylum and other U.S. immigration matters) even while managing a large caseload in her practice (including litigation and other types of matters). In addition, she serves as an Editor for The Immigration Post.

Ms. Marous currently serves as a Board Member of SCO Family of Services, the largest human services organization in New York City. She also continues in an advisory role to several other local businesses and not-for-profit organizations.

Presentations

Panelist on NYSBA CLE program, January 2009, Young Lawyer’s Guide to Proper Preparation in New York State and Federal Courts: Lessons in Advocacy