Mr. Lee defends employers in discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, wage and hour, and other employment-related matters in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. He appears regularly as a specially admitted attorney in jurisdictions around the country. Mr. Lee also specializes in representing employers in labor arbitrations, and he performs workplace investigations in response to internal complaints of discrimination and other alleged wrongdoing.
Given the constant evolution of employment laws and related judicial decisions both in New Jersey and nationwide, Mr. Lee also counsels employers regarding strategies to avoid liability and to employ sound management practices. He regularly speaks on a variety of employment law topics at firm and private seminars.
Experience
- Successfully first-chaired over 50 labor and employment arbitrations ranging from Title VII discrimination cases, collective bargaining agreement interpretation matters, and labor discharge cases
- Obtained summary judgment dismissals of age, race, disability and gender discrimination claims, under both state and federal law, in jurisdictions throughout the country, including New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Michigan and Pennsylvania
- Successful verdict in New York age discrimination trial defending large security industry client as first-chair counsel
- Secured temporary and preliminary restraining orders on behalf of various clients seeking to enforce non-compete agreements
- Performed internal workplace investigations for clients in various commercial industries and in the public sector
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
Education and Honors
- Former Managing Editor, Seton Hall Law Review
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Professional Activities
- New Jersey Bar Association (Labor & Employment Law Section)
- American Bar Association (Labor & Employment Law Section)
- New Jersey Chamber of Commerce/Ogletree Deakins Seminar - "The Importance of Documentation: How to Reduce Your Risk of Lawsuits" - Morristown - May 21, 2008
- Ogletree Deakins Seminar - "Who Are You Calling Average? Effectively Evaluating Employee Performance Without Triggering legal Liability" - Morristown - June 15, 2006