Frances Bova

Frances Bova was born and raised in the Bronx. She began her career as a registered nurse and earned a Master's Degree in Medical/Surgical Nursing from Hunter College (1983), after which she taught as a Clinical Nursing Instructor. She then obtained her J.D. cum laude from Pace University School of Law (1993), where she served on the International Law Review.

She began her legal career in medical malpractice defense in New York and New Jersey before joining Jacoby & Meyers in 2001 as a New Jersey associate motions attorney. She became a partner after seven years and now manages all of the firm's New Jersey motions, appeals, and research. She holds membership in the New Jersey Bar Association and is a volunteer member of the St. Vincent DePaul Society.