Harlynne A. Lack is a partner with Rainone Coughlin Minchello whose practice focuses on matters concerning all facets of governmental entity representation.

Ms. Lack brings an abundance of experience acquired from notable appointments including the City of Paterson Law Department, where she shared her legal knowledge and expertise involving focuses such as public records disclosure information and any additional legal questions that would arise with all City Departments. Amongst numerous other responsibilities, she prepared Ordinances and Resolutions, drafted and reviewed contracts for HUD Projects throughout the City and reviewed and provided responses to subpoenas on behalf of the City. Ms. Lack was the Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Officer and made appearances in Municipal Court as the Assistant Municipal Prosecutor.

Harlynne Lack was also a Staff Manager with the Government Records Council. Her work included in depth OPRA analyses for the Executive Director, Council Members, and government records custodians. She also collaborated with In-House Counsel, the Executive Director, and Deputy Attorney Generals on various additional matters.

Following law school Ms. Lack began her legal career with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. She went on to work as the Special Advisor to the Commissioner at the Department of Community Affairs as the Ethics Liaison Officer for over 1,000 employees and advised multiple divisions in the DCA concerning ethical issues.

Ms. Lack is a graduate of the College of Saint Elizabeth where she obtained a B.A. in American Studies and Justice Studies. She then received her J.D. from Thomas Cooley Law School where she was involved with the Intra School Mock Trial Competition and served as the Secretary of the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity.