Ms. Magao’s decision to open her own Law Office was based in part on her desire to be accessible to her Clients on a more personable level rather than being faced with the pressure of “billable hours” that larger law firms put on associates which inevitably creates a distance and inaccessibility between the lawyer and Client. Furthermore, she found that she excels as an attorney when working within the areas of law she is most passionate and knowledgeable about. If you are interested in working with an attorney who is compassionate and committed to the legal profession and to achieving her Clients’ best results, please contact the Law Office of Delilah Magao for a free initial consultation.

 

Activities at Rutgers School of Law—Newark

 

During law school, Ms. Magao continued her involvement in student organizations and was first a representative, then Vice President of Community Affairs of the Association of Latin American Law Students (ALALS) as well as the Community Affairs Chair of the Minority Student Program (MSP) Student Committee. But more dearly to Ms. Magao’s heart was the Rutgers Street Law Program. From 2011-2013, Ms. Magao worked as an assistant Director for Street Law and was also a student teacher. In her professional capacity, she was in charge of organizing the program placements and putting together the curriculum of lessons for each student teacher and participating schools each semester. Ms. Magao was also in charge of becoming familiar with the current issues and New Jersey law on cyber-bullying which she used to develop awareness and prevention lessons for middle and high school students. Beyond her professional capacity, she also volunteered her time as a student teacher for the program and had various placements throughout the years, sharing her love and passion of law by teaching lessons in law to middle and high school students in the surrounding Newark area. As a result of her participation as a student teacher for the Street Law Program she was a Pro Bono Award recipient at her law school commencement.

 

In addition to being passionate about community organizations, Ms. Magao was also a part of the Intellectual Property division of the Rutgers Law School Community Law Clinic. As a clinical law student, Ms. Magao was a member United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Law School Clinical Certification Pilot Program. There, she excelled in her work with Clients, assisting them with trademark registrations and other related intellectual property matters. In the spring of 2013, Ms. Magao served as a research assistant to Rutgers School of Law Professor John Kettle under his supervision for the Intellectual Property Division of the Community Law Clinic.

 

Ms. Magao served as the Notes Editor for the Rutgers Business Law Review. In the spring of 2013, her article, Good for Whose Business? The Highly Profitable Exploitation of NCAA Athletes’ Intellectual Property Rights, 10 Rutgers Bus. L.J. (Spring 2013), was published therein.

 

Undergraduate Activities at Rutgers University—New Brunswick

 

While attending Rutgers University and working toward her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, Ms. Magao stayed actively involved in student organizations and community affairs, acting as President of the well-established Rutgers Union Estudiantil Puertorriquena. She also minored in Political Science and Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies. In the summer of 2008, just prior to graduating, Ms. Magao was selected to participate in the Hispanic Interns in Community Service Program Latino Leaders Fellowship Institute where she was placed to work in the New Jersey Division on Women, A Division of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. She exceled in this program and received one of two scholarships granted through the Fellowship Institute.