Mohamed S. Jalloh has been a champion of accessible and affordable education for the youth of Union County and beyond, for over 10 years. Whether in the capacity of a college professor, a lawyer, or a politician, Jalloh is dedicated to cultivating a generation of adults that are not only academically astute, but responsible, capable and community oriented.
A native of Union County, he grew up in the Borough of Roselle and attended Roselle Catholic High School. He went on to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Rhetoric and Communications with a minor in African-American Studies from Syracuse University, and further earned a Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University Law School in Newark.
A staunch advocate for education, he served as an undergraduate teaching assistant at Syracuse, where he along with 3 other students created a new curriculum for rhetoric classes based on his independent study of the world origins of Rhetoric. Also at Syracuse University, he served as the only student representative on the Quality Council- a board of Deans and key faculty that focused on the quality of services provided to students on campus. Along the same lines, he served as the only Student Government Representative elected to the Council of Student Affairs at Rutgers Law.
He is currently an adjunct professor at Kean University where he teaches, Debate, Public Speaking, Communications and the law, negotiations, and public speaking. Jalloh continues his advocacy as a member of the advisory board for his alma mater, Roselle Catholic High School and has served on the advisory board for Saint Josephs the Carpenter also in Roselle.
As an attorney, Jalloh began his career in the Legal Services program, where he represented low-income individuals in matters involving family law, consumer and housing laws, and domestic violence. He also worked as an Assistant County Counsel for the County of Union dealing primarily with contracts, tort litigation and government regulations.
He is a founding partner at the law firm of Jalloh & Jalloh, LLC which focuses on, among other practice areas, education law. Jalloh’s firm has represented Boards of Education and charter schools along with non-profits dealing with education initiatives.
In 2009, Jalloh sought to combine his professional knowledge and his dedication to the community, and vie for a seat on the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders. What resulted was an overwhelming win that ensured him the ability to make a positive impact on the community that is sure to outlast him.
His first term was characterized not only by various efforts and accomplishments that helped outline the future direction of the County’s government, but more importantly, by his efforts to support and further education-based initiatives that would benefit the at-risk populations found throughout Union County’s 21 towns.
Not only does he work with the Workforce Investment Board to provide educational opportunities to adult-learners, but he has been involved in the funding and development Union County College, and the oversite, administration and budgetary requirements of the award-winning Union County Vo-Tech Schools.
As a Freeholder, Jalloh’s latest project towards providing innovative education opportunities for young people in Union County, was to create and present a program experienced by over 2000 middle school students entitled “Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton: Conflict and the constitution” at the Union County Performing Arts Mainstage which combines his passions of Theater, the law and government, and education.
In 2017, Jalloh became the founder/president of Live Life Virtually (LLV), a company dedicated to creating serious gaming products to teach practical life skills as an educational tool. LLV is derived from his longstanding commitment and life’s passion of educating the youth of Union County in all facets.
Despite the demands of his professional life, Jalloh still finds time to continue to personally impact the community. In 2013 he founded the Civic Knights, a not-for-profit organization geared towards empowering professionals through mentorship, education and leadership, to be a positive force in the Community.
He is the 2013 recipient of the Garden State Bar Association’s Young Lawyer Award, and the Distinguished Community Service Award by the National Organization of Sierra Leoneans in North America (NOSLINA). He is also a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Garden State Bar Association, Union County Bar Association, NAACP- Roselle and Metuchen Branches and the Urban League of Union County Young Professionals.
