Hope R. Blackburn currently serves as General Counsel for the Jersey City Public Schools. Previously, she was the head of the Education/Government Procurement Group at Schwartz, Simon, Edelstein and Celso and specialized in all aspects of public and private contracting.
A graduate of Princeton University and Villanova University School of Law, Ms. Blackburn has also had a distinguished career in state government serving as the Director of Purchase and Property, the Special Assistant for Policy and Planning to the Commissioner of Education, the Director of Controversies and Disputes for the New Jersey State Department of Education and as an Assistant Counsel in the Officer of Governor’s Counsel.
Ms. Blackburn is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Association of Black Women Lawyers and the Asperger’s Parents Education Network.