Patrick Tierney Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Represent a caseload of 20–30 clients in claims of employment discrimination before the EEOC.•Draft discovery requests and responses, oppositions to motions for summary judgment, appeal briefs, and other documents submitted to the EEOC.•Secure settlements of up to $70,000 in 10–15 EEOC cases.•Manage an intake log of up to 30 cases by reviewing Reports of Investigation and related documents to assess merits of cases requesting representation.•Conduct EEO trainings for classes of up to 30 AFGE members and officials lasting 3 5 days.

Washington, District Of Columbia

•Wrote memoranda analyzing facts and law and recommending outcomes in 20 unfair labor practice and representation cases.•Drafted Board decisions in unfair labor practice and representation cases.•Met with Board members and senior staff to discuss bench memoranda and decisions, explain relevant law or fact, and advise on how to decide in particular cases.•Represented Board members in discussions with representatives for other members in order to build majority opinions.•Drafted memoranda and decisions for the Office of the Solicitor in 6 default judgment and summary judgment cases.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Wrote petition for accretion of airline employees excluded from a bargaining unit filed with the NMB.•Conducted extensive research and drafted memos concerning many areas of labor law, including labor peace agreements, handbilling and picketing restrictions, pension plans, public sector unions, plant closings, and deauthorization petitions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Drafted demand letters in an unpaid wages case requesting payment of wages due to a former employee.•Drafted complaints to be filed in District of Columbia Small Claims Court and U.S. District Court.•Prepared for and represented a client in an unemployment appeal at the Office of Administrative Hearings.•Negotiated a settlement agreement to resolve an unpaid wages case to the satisfaction of all parties involved.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Peggy Browning Fellowship•Wrote petition for accretion of airline employees excluded from a bargaining unit filed with the NMB.•Conducted extensive research and drafted memos concerning many areas of labor law, including labor peace agreements, handbilling and picketing restrictions, pension plans, public sector unions, plant closings, and deauthorization petitions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Extensively researched and wrote on selective prosecution in North Carolina to support a motion to dismiss criminal charges brought against an undocumented immigrant who filed an FLSA wage and overtime claim.•Drafted two memos evaluating the merits of cases concerning criminal background checks in hiring.•Researched Supreme Court and Second Circuit precedent on calculating attorneys’ fees in prolonged cases.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Wrote two briefs appealing Administrative Judges’ decisions to the EEOC Office of Federal Operations.•Wrote an Opposition to a Motion for Summary Judgment filed with an EEOC Administrative Judge.•Wrote six intake memos analyzing claims of discrimination to decide whether to take cases for representation.•Conducted research to aid in analysis of employment discrimination complaints.•Wrote an article summarizing a recent groundbreaking EEOC decision finding that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a form of Title VII sex discrimination.

Hartford, Connecticut Area

•Drafted a portion of a brief amicus curiae on behalf of the Commission supporting award of punitive damages under Connecticut anti-discrimination statute under supervision of Principal Attorney.•Wrote a motion for leave to file a brief amicus curiae with the Connecticut Appellate Court.•Wrote a section of a brief for the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit under supervision of Principal Attorney.

Mineola, Ny

Hempstead, New York

Take phone calls, work in Microsoft Office, organize spreadsheets, interact with customers, and organize conferences

Hempstead, New York

Tutored other students by appointment for the philosophy department's course "Critical Reasoning."

Greater New York City Area

Legal research; write simplified articles about state and federal laws to be published on organization's website. Read and understand statutes.

Wallingford, North Haven, And Milford, Connecticut

Make sandwiches, interact with customers, up-sell, minor order placement and assist with scheduling.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Activities and Societies: J.D. with Honors; American Bar Association/Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in Labor.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science, Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Hofstra University Honors College Graduate with Distinction; Undergraduate Library Research Award Recipient.