Wendy Johnson Lario: Editor-in-Chief
Ms. Lario represents employers in litigation involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, whistleblowers, and breach of contract, among others. She also provides advice and counsel to management and in-house counsel on employee issues, including hiring, firing, discipline, leave and attendance, FMLA, employee accommodations, executive agreements, employment agreements, severance agreements, misconduct, internal investigations, background checks (including FCRA requirements and the use of criminal history reports), employee handbooks, reductions in force, and employer requirements under identity theft statutes. Ms. Lario has represented companies in the telecommunications, retail, automobile, pharmaceutical, consumer electronics, and chemical industries, among others.
Ms. Lario has appeared on national television, including CBS’s
The Early Show and CNN’s
Lou Dobbs Tonight.
Ms. Lario was featured in
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel in an article dealing with the New Jersey Identity Theft Protection Act, and has commented on employment law issues in
The Wall Street Journal,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
New Jersey Law Journal,
Star-Ledger,
The Record, the
Courier News,
New Jersey Business,
NJ Biz, and the
Asbury Park Press.
Ms. Lario lectures extensively and conducts seminars and training sessions concerning numerous employment law issues, including antidiscrimination laws; wrongful discharge; sexual and other harassment; diversity training; and state and federal laws including Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, New York’s Human Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, New Jersey’s Family Leave Act, and New Jersey’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act.
Ms. Lario has been recognized as a New Jersey
Super Lawyer in the area of labor and employment, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Memberships
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association, secretary, 2009-2010
New Jersey Women Lawyers Association, board member, 2007-2009
Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey, trustee
American Bar Association
New Jersey State Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1992
Duke University, B.A., 1986
Admitted
State of New York, 2003
State of New Jersey, 1992
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1992
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1992
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2003
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2007
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 2008
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2009
Heather Weine Brochin - Managing Editor
Ms. Brochin practices in the areas of employment law litigation and counseling. She represents clients in state and federal courts as well as before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state human rights commissions. Ms. Brochin advises employers with respect to a broad range of personnel issues, including hiring, termination of employment, employment discrimination, unlawful harassment, restrictive covenants, wage and hour issues, internal investigations, executive compensation, personnel policies, disability, and leave. Ms. Brochin also has substantial experience negotiating and drafting employment and separation agreements on behalf of both companies and individuals. In addition, she conducts trainings for employers on various employment law issues, including harassment, interviewing, and performance management.
Education New York University School of Law, J.D.,
cum laude, 2001, Robert McKay Scholar
University of Pennsylvania, B.A.,
summa cum laude, 1998, Phi Beta Kappa
Admitted
State of New Jersey, 2001
State of New York, 2002
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2001
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2005
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2002
Jeffrey A. Gruen - Associate Editor
Jeffrey Gruen is a 2008 graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law,
magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, and he recently completed a clerkship with the Honorable Jaynee LaVecchia, Supreme Court of New Jersey. He was a summer associate with the firm in 2007. In law school, Mr. Gruen was a comments editor of the Seton Hall Law Review and interned for the Honorable Joseph A. Greenaway Jr. in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey. He received his B.A. in psychology from the Pennsylvania State University and his M.S. in social psychology from the University of Pittsburgh.
Memberships
American Bar Association
Education
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2008, Order of the Coif
University of Pittsburgh, M.S., 2005
Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 2002
Admitted State of New Jersey, 2008
State of New York, 2010
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2008
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