Represents both public and private sector unions throughout New Jersey covering a wide variety of professions, including education, healthcare, transportation and police. Representation includes handling of many aspects of union representation, such as unfair practice charges, employee disciplines, grievances, negotiations, and workplace investigations.Represents individual employees who have been subject to unlawful employment discrimination and retaliation, including violations of the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (“CEPA”), Title VII, and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”). Expertise in the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, including the Equal Pay Act, disability accommodations in the workplace, and differential treatment based upon an employee’s protected class status. Extensive practice in education law, including tenure proceedings, state and school investigations, harassment, bullying and intimidation (“HIB”) complaints and teacher certification issues. Represents nearly every type of school employee, including teachers, paraprofessionals, bus drivers, custodians and security guards.Makes appearances in all forums of litigation, including state and federal court, appellate matters, administrative proceedings, arbitrations and departmental hearings. Other areas of practice include unemployment appeals, state pension retirements, employment contracts, the Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”), and the Open Public Meetings Act (“Sunshine Law”).

Practices primarily in healthcare law and civil litigation. Represents hospitals, medical practices and individual physicians in many aspects of healthcare industry, including compliance with state and federal laws and regulations and transactions.

Represents municipal government entities in labor and employment law, civil rights and litigation. Matters include but are not limited to disciplinary actions, contract negotiations and appellate cases, both in federal and state court. Also handles plaintiff-side employment discrimination and labor employment matters Practices in labor/employment law, municipal and school law, civil rights, and civil and appellate litigation. Also conducts internal investigations on behalf of public employers.

Participated in various aspects of personal injury cases, such as drafting notice of claims and summons and complaints, researching case law and awards, and filing cases. Represented clients in many different cases, including deaf individuals through the New York Center for Law and Justice.

Represent unions in fair representation charges. Draft memoranda and position papers on labor, ERISA, Title VII, corporations, bankruptcy, contracts, and election law. Assist in an arbitration hearings by reviewing opponent documents and providing cross examination questions. Working with senior partner in writing a paper on recent labor law developments in preparation of National Bar Association speech.

Advise the regional director in determining whether to press charges on unfair labor practice complaints by conducting affidavits, gathering evidence from parties and researching federal law. Helped conduct union certification elections. Investigated the statuses of deferred cases.

Investigated acts of purported officer misconduct and drafted reports suggesting the appropriate punishment the city should seek; Assisted attorneys in adjudicative trials.

Drafted memorandums and position papers on various topics including labor, ERISA, Title VII, corporations, bankruptcy, contracts, and election law. Participated in an arbitration hearing. Attended depositions and represented union in a fair representation case.Cardozo Labor and

Represented clients in unemployment insurance hearings. Filed appeals of decisions to New York State Unemployment Appeal Board. Represented clients in arbitration hearing involving contract interpretation. Conducted intakes to interview prospective clients.

Drafted judicial opinions involving employment discrimination and habeas corpus. Researched and drafted memoranda for other judicial decisions. Researched enforcement of prior court orders. Attended court proceedings. Attended legal conferences and seminars.

Taught LSAT classes and privately tutored LSAT and ACT students. Prepared materials for classes and tutoring sessions.

Reviewed and analyzed legal files for use by engineer accident scene investigations. Provided strategic case analysis upon completion of review. Organized boxes of depositions, interrogatories, and police reports.