Get to know members of the NJAJ Women Trial Lawyers Caucus. 
 

Annabelle Steinhacker concentrates her practice on appellate advocacy, personal injury matters and professional malpractice.  

After graduating from Yale University with a B.A. in 2000, Ms. Steinhacker had the honor to represent the United States as a Fulbright Fellow in the Netherlands, where she conducted a comparative study on the Dutch and American criminal justice systems. Upon graduation from the University of Maine School of Law in 2007, she served a Judicial Clerkship with the Honorable Dennis F. Carey, III, Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey.

Ms. Steinhacker regularly appears as Amicus counsel on behalf of the New Jersey Association of Justice, the ACLU of New Jersey, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, the Northern Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and other organizations. Her focus on privacy issues led her to being published in the legal journal, “Jurist,” and to her representation of Google, Facebook and Instagram. She often lectures for the New Jersey Association of Justice, the Union County Bar Association, the New Jersey Defense Association and NJICLE. She also appeared as a featured guest on the legal talk show, “Pro Se Nation.”

In 2016, Ms. Steinhacker was named by the New Jersey Law Journal as a “Leader in the Bar” (formerly known as “40 under 40”). She was awarded the New Jersey Association of Justice Amicus Award in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023 and was awarded the New Jersey State Bar Amicus Award in 2009. Ms. Steinhacker has been continuously named a Super Lawyer from 2017 through 2024. Before that she was named to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in 2015 and 2016.

She is admitted to practice before the New Jersey and New York Bars, U.S. District Court, Division of New Jersey, Eastern District of New York and Southern District of New York.

Ms. Steinhacker holds positions in numerous legal organizations including being the Treasurer/Secretary for the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey; a Trustee on the Union County Bar Association; and a member of the American Bar Association, New Jersey Association of Justice, Hudson County Bar Association, Essex County Bar Association and New York State Bar Association.

Q: What year did you join NJAJ?
A: 2008

Q: Why did you join NJAJ?
A: My partners at Javerbaum Wurgaft highly encouraged me to join NJAJ because of the unique opportunity to network and engage with the plaintiffs' bar. The educational element, the community and the cohesion of coming together and helping each other, knowing that we are all working on behalf of victims' rights and fighting corporate interests makes NJAJ a particularly special organization. 

Q: Why did you become involved in the WTLC?
A: I have always self-identified as a feminist. I believe at my core in the need for women to come together, commit to one another and help each other to achieve a greater balance of power. The WTLC brings together a stellar group of professional women who lead in our industry. Amplifying female voices is one of the unique benefits the WTLC offers. 

Q: What is your favorite vacation spot?
A: I LOVE being in nature. I am from Maine originally and also lived for a number of years in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. About a decade ago, I quit Javerbaum Wurgaft to travel the world for three and a half months. I spent five weeks traveling through New Zealand in a campervan. We also went to China for a month, Fiji for two and a half weeks and ended up in San Francisco. It was my favorite vacation because we literally left our phones at home. My only contact with friends and family was when we'd stop at an internet cafe. The landscapes of New Zealand  were breathtaking. Every turn in the road revealed another view that blew my mind. Having said that, my favorite vacation spot is Maine. I love my home state. My hometown, Eastport, is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. My family owns the Eastern-most house in the U.S. and we could see Canada from our windows. I could just sit and look at the view from my backyard for days. 

Q: What is your favorite book?
A: My favorite book is The Little Price by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. I don't think any book better explains the responsibility of love in both romantic and platonic relationships. I consider it a guide to better understanding people and their connections. It is such a simple story but profound. 

Q: What is your favorite quote?
A: My favorite quote is from The Little Prince: "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."