Clarissa Barfield is an associate in the firm’s Transactional Group, where she focuses her practice on chancery litigation, trusts and estates litigation, municipal litigation, and commercial litigation.
Prior to joining Hoagland Longo, Clarissa gained litigation experience at a criminal defense law firm, where she handled all aspects of post-conviction matters and spearheaded the firm's summer internship program.
Clarissa clerked for the Hon. Benjamin Bucca, Jr. in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex Vicinage, Criminal Division. She earned her J.D. degree at Washington & Lee University School of Law in 2020 and her B.A. degree at Salve Regina University in 2017. She is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York.