Hi, I’m Cheyne, a litigation Partner and a Certified Life Coach and I help women attorneys make Partner without burning out.
Here’s a fun fact about me: I burned out four years into my practice. After that, I went searching for resources for stressed out lawyers. Everywhere I looked, the predominant message was that leaving the practice of law altogether was the only stress-free solution.
I refused to accept that.
I decided that I was going to continue being a lawyer, no matter what. And I knew that I wanted to be a Partner at the law firm that I was working with at the time.
Then, I discovered mindfulness, thought work and self-coaching and finally found my solution. After I learned how to manage my mind, everything changed. And over 4 years after burning out, I made Partner at my law firm.
When you work with me, I will teach you how you can create this for yourself, without burning out like I did.
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing Michigan, J.D. Cum Laude, 2011
- Michigan State University, B.A. Political Science, 2006
- Labor and Employment Section Member, 2016-Present
- Leadership Academy Fellow, 2016-2017
- Hudson County Bar Association and Memberships: Member, 2011 to Present; Trustee, 2016 to Present
- Young Lawyers Division President, 2015-2016
- Young Lawyers Division Vice President, 2014-2015
- Young Lawyers Division Treasurer, 2013-2014
- Hudson County Minority Concerns Committee Member, 2018 to Present
- Hudson Inn of Court Member, 2011-2017
- New Jersey State Bar Association Member, 2012-Present
- Diversity Committee Member, 2013-Present
- Commission on Racial Equity in the Law Member, 2020-Present
- Minorities in the Profession Section Member, 2021-Present
- New Jersey State Bar Foundation Respect Newsletter Editorial Advisory Board, 2016-Present
- Sidney Reitman Inn of Court Member, 2016-Present
- District Ethics Committee for Hudson County (DEC VI) Member, 2018-Present
- Garden State Bar Association Member, 2020-Present
- Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Section 2020-Present
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a Service Organization Member, 2005-Present
- “Combating Impostor Syndrome for Minority Attorneys”
Lawline Diversity Equity and Inclusion Summit
(October 2021) - “Lawyering” in the Moment: Stress Management for Lawyers
Labor and Employment Summer Institute
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(September 2021) - Know Your Worth: Recognizing and Communicating Your Value in the Legal Profession and Beyond
Moderator
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2021) - Ethical Considerations When Representing Government Employees
Lorman Education Services
(May 2021) - Building Diversity and Inclusion Through Mindfulness
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(April 2021) - 2021 Hudson County Bar Association Inaugural Diversity Conference
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(February 2021) - Fundamentals of Diversity & Inclusion & Elimination of Bias in the Legal Community
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(February 2021) - COVID-19 Employment Law Update
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(January 2021) - The Fundamentals of Diversity, Inclusion and the Elimination of Bias in Law Firms
Lorman Education Services
(September 2020) - COVID-19 Employment Law
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(August 2020) - “Lawyering” in the Moment: Stress Management for Lawyers
Labor and Employment Summer Institute
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(July 2020) - Nobody Told me There’d Be Days Like This
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(July 2020) - Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Policies and Training
Hot Topics in Local Government Law
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(June 2020) - Leading and Healing While Black
Garden State Bar Association
(June 2020) - “Lawyering” in the Moment: Stress Management for Lawyers
Mental Health Program
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(June 2020) - Summary Judgment in a NJLAD Case
Hot Tips in Labor and Employment Law
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(June 2020) - Internal Equity Policies
Lorman Education Services
(May 2020) - “Lawyering” in the Moment: Mindfulness and Meditation
Sidney Reitman Employment Law Inn of Court
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(November 2019) - Mindfulness and Well-being for the Busy Lawyer
New Jersey Association for Justice Meadowlands Seminar
(November 2019) - Ethical Train Wrecks
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(July 2019)
- Summary Judgment in a NJLAD Case
Hot Tips in Labor and Employment Law
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(June 2019) - Mindfulness and Well-being for the Busy Lawyer
New Jersey State Bar Annual Meeting
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2019) - Coach, I’m Ready! Put Me in the Game
New Jersey State Bar Annual Meeting
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2019) - Restrictive Covenants – Non-Solicitation, Non-Disclosure Agreements
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2019) - Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
2018 Employment Law Roundtable
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(December 2018) - Non-Disclosure Agreements in Employment Litigation
CLE Fest
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(November 2018) - Mindfulness and Wellbeing for the Busy Lawyer
Sidney Reitman Employment Law Inn of Court
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(September 2018) - Discovery Tips in a NJLAD Case
Hot Tips in Labor and Employment Law
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(June 2018) - Coach, I’m Ready! Put Me in the Game
New Jersey State Bar Annual Meeting
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2018) - The Mindful and Meditative Lawyer: Techniques for Staying
Calm and Positive in an Adversarial Profession
New Jersey State Bar Annual Meeting
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2018) - #MeToo
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(April 2018) - Restrictive Covenants in Employment
Labor and Employment Law Forum
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(February 2018) - Lessons I’ve Learned from Cases I’ve Lost
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(February 2018) - Discovery Tips in a NJLAD Case
Hot Tips in Labor and Employment Law
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(June 2017) - Becoming Mindful to Improve Lawyering and Life
New Jersey State Bar Annual Meeting
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2017) - Restrictive Covenants and Non-Compete Agreements: Update 2017
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(May 2017) - Discovery Tips in a NJLAD Case
Hot Tips in Labor and Employment Law
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(June 2016) - Tips for a Successful Appeal
North Hudson Lawyers’ Club
(March 2016) - 2015 Ghosts Phantoms First Dates and Fast Getaways
Ethics CLE
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
(July 2015)
- Cheyne Says Relax: Take Time For Yourself
New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine
April 2021 - Working Well: The ABCs of Emotional Health
New Jersey Lawyer Magazine
July 2019 - The Evolution of Diversity Training and Impact of Unconscious Bias on the Legal Profession
New Jersey Lawyer Magazine
No. 313 – August 2018 - Law and Mindfulness: How Attorneys Can Apply Mindfulness
to Legal Practice and to Life
NJ State Bar Association Diversity Committee Newsletter
Vol. 4, No. 2 – April 2018 - Mindfulness: A Simpler Way to Alleviate Attorney Stress
American Bar Association GPSOLO Magazine
Vol. 34 No. 4 – July/August 2017 - The Impact of the Lack of Diversity in the Journalism and in the Legal Profession
NJ State Bar Association Diversity Committee Newsletter
Vol. 3, No. 2 – January 2007 - Seven Ways to Successfully Transition from a Clerkship to a Law firm
NJ State Bar Association Diversity Committee Newsletter
Vol. 2, No. 1 – April 2016
- Cullum v. County. of Hudson, No. A-3749-13T3 (App. Div. May 29, 2015)State v. Claros, No. A-5454-14T3
(App. Div. December 2, 2016) - City of Newark v. SEIU Local 617, No. A-1470-16T1 (App. Div. September 4, 2018)
- Gonzalez v. City of Newark and Matthew Spencer, No. A-4524-17T3 (App. Div. August 19, 2020)
- Mack-Cali, et al. v. State of New Jersey, City of Jersey City, City of Newark, et. al, 466 N.J. Super. 402 (App. Div. 2021)
- Bloomfield v. City of Newark, No. A-1405-19 (App. Div. May 28, 2021)