Accomplished Attorney with significant trial and appellate experience in Labor & Employment Law. High success rate in litigation and administrative law hearings. Considerable experience as a litigator for municipalities related to on-duty and off-duty employee misconduct and the responsibilities of municipalities to provide safe and suitable emergency housing. Career highlights include:• Responded successfully to a contempt motion filed by plaintiffs in a longstanding, 25-year-old class action suit challenging failures by the City and State of New York in providing safe, suitable and adequate emergency housing, assistance and services to homeless families with children, as mandated by the State. • Prosecuted more than 100 cases of employee on and off-duty misconduct before administrative law judges during tenure with the New York City Housing Authority. Cases involved interviewing police officers, witnesses, and victims, as well as obtaining pertinent documents to prosecute misconduct. Achieved a 90% success rate at trials and won in 14 of 15 cases appealed before the NYC Civil Service Commission. • Successfully represented the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) in the first-ever action against an adult family for violation of their Independent Living Plan – a document, prepared by DHS in collaboration with client, detailing client responsibilities in the expeditious pursuit of the goal of living independently. • Responded to discrimination complaints filed with NY State Division of Human Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, resulting in a no probable cause finding.• Organized and led efforts to address on-duty misconduct by employees of the Long Island Rail Road A resourceful, innovative communicator, mediator, and leader, able to develop collaborative professional relationships and build consensus among decision-makers in charting courses of action, litigation, and negotiations. Contact kmwallach@yahoo.com.
Listed skills include Employment Law, Litigation, Arbitration, Legal Writing, and 29 others.