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21 Oak Street, Floor 6
Hartford, Connecticut 06106 (Hartford Co.)
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(Main Office) Focuses on Private and Public Sector Labor and Employment Law and Related Litigation. Representing Employers on All Matters Pertaining to the Workplace, Including Equal Employment Opportunity, Civil Rights, Race Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Age Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Disability Discrimination, Affirmative Action, Family and Medical Leave, Wrongful Discharge, Employment Torts, Breach of Contract, Review of Employment Handbooks Applications and Personnel Policies, Non-Competition and Trade Secret Agreements, Wage and Hour, Privacy and Surveillance, Safety Compliance, Drug Testing, Workers Compensation, Collective Bargaining and Contract Administration, Union Election Campaigns and NLRB Proceedings. Statement of PracticePublic and Private Sector, Labor Relations, Employment Law, Education Law, Litigation. Firm Size: 9
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Address21 Oak Street, Floor 6
Hartford, CT 06106, (Hartford Co.)
PhonePhone: 860-493-0870
Facsimile: 860-493-0871
Website
http://www.kemlaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Miguel A. Escalera, Jr. (Member) born Bronx, New York, April 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Tenth and Second Circuits; 1991, Connecticut. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1977); American University (J.D., 1980); Army Judge Advocate General's School, Charlottesville, Virginia (LL.M., 1988). Co-Author: "Nonreferral Unions and Equal Employment Opportunity," Report U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, March, 1982; "Americans with Disabilities Act Enforcement," ABA Committee on Corporate Counsel Newsletter, May 1995; "The Proper Response: Accommodating Employees with Mental Disabilities," Connecticut Law Tribune Labor & Employment Magazine, August 18, 1997; "How To Accommodate a Mental Disability," CBIA News, September 1997; "Pre and Post-Employment Testing," Council on Education in Management, June, 1998; "It's Not Just Why You Fire; It's How," EPPA Exchange and H.R. Today (on-line magazine), July, 1998; "The Role of Healthcare Providers in ADA Compliance," Healthcare Review Magazine (May 2002); "Rx to Employers on Requests for Accommodation," The Connecticut Law Tribune, January 22, 2007. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Labor and Employment Law; Litigation). [Major, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1981-1990]. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation; Labor Law.Email: Miguel A. Escalera, Jr.
Patrick J. McHale (Member) born Lansing, MI., October 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Connecticut; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Fairfield University (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Western New England College School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Practice Areas: Public and Private Sector; Labor Relations; Employment Law; Education Law.Email: Patrick J. McHale
Diana Garfield (Member) born New York, N.Y., March 16, 1944; admitted to bar, 1975, Massachusetts; 1977, U.S. District Court of Connecticut and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1979, Connecticut; 1980, U.S. District Court of Massachusetts. Education: University of Rochester (A.B., 1965); University of California at Berkeley (M.S.W., 1968); University of Connecticut (J.D., summa cum laude, 1975). Author: "The Right to Rebut; Conclusive Presumptions in Civil Cases," 6 Connecticut Law Review 725, 1974. Law Clerk, Circuit Judge Thomas J. Meskill, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1975-1976. Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, 1976-1978. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation; Labor Law.Email: Diana Garfield
Sheldon D. Myers (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, January 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Connecticut; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1998, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); Yale University (M.A., 1990); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "Turning Off the Power on Employees: Using Surreptitious Tape Recordings and E-Mail Intrusions by Employees in Pursuit of Employer Rights," Vol. XXVII, Stetson Law Review, No. 1 at 91, Summer, 1997; "No Contest Plea is No Excuse," Connecticut Law Tribune Labor and Employment Law Magazine, November 13, 2000; "Techniques for Managing the Interplay Between Employment Law and Technology," Connecticut Banking Magazine, Fourth Quarter 2002; "Stemming the Growth Tide of Wage and Hour Suits," Connecticut Law Tribune, December 23, 2002; "Testing for Drugs and Alcohol Use in the Workplace," Connecticut Banking Magazine, First Quarter 2003. Member: Hartford County, Connecticut and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation; Labor Law.Email: Sheldon D. Myers
Jennifer Lian Dixon (Member) born Traverse City, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut; 1996, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1986); New England School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Editor, New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement. Author: "The Right of The Mentally Ill To Refuse Antipsychotic Drugs During Trial," 19:2 New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement 373, 1993. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations; Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation; Labor Law.Email: Jennifer Lian Dixon
Joseph W. McQuade (Member) born New Haven, CT., February 12, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Connecticut, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1989); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1992). Notes and Comments Editor, Connecticut Law Review. Co-Author: "A Recent Ruling Enhances Private Health Care Payers' Recovery Efforts," Mealey's Litigation Report Insurance Fraud," Vol. 4 Issue 18, Nov. 1997. Law Clerk to the Honorable Joan Glazer Margolis, U.S. Magistrate Judge, 1992-1994. Member: Connecticut, Hartford and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Harvey v. Mark, 352 F. Supp 2d 285 (D. Conn. 2005); Golnik v. Amato, 299 F. Supp. 2d 8 (D. Conn. 2003); Yankee Millwork Sash & Door Co. v. Bienkowski, 43 Conn. App. 471 (1996); Skiff v. Colchester, 514 F. Supp. 2d 284 (D. Conn. 2007); Belinsky v. Petruny, 562 F. Supp. 2d 235 (D. Conn. 2008); Milardo v. Middletown, 528 F. Supp. 2d 41 (D. Conn. 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law; Civil Rights Litigation; Labor Law.Email: Joseph W. McQuade
Kenneth S. Weinstock (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, August 23, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Massachusetts, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1996, Connecticut; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Boston University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990; J.D., 1993). Harry S. Truman National Scholar, 1988; Edward F. Hennessy Scholar, 1993; Contributing Editor, Developing Labor Law, 1993 and 1994; Update Editor, Connecticut Conference of Municipalities' Municipal Employee Relations Act, 1997-present; Hartford Business Journal's "Forty Under 40" Award, 2003. Member: Connecticut, Hartford County, Massachusetts and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations; Connecticut Public Employer Labor Relations Association (Executive Committee, 2002-2007); National Public Employer Labor Relations Association; Labor and Employment Relations Association; Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys; Connecticut Association of Boards of Education. Practice Areas: Public and Private Sector Labor Relations and Employment Law; Education Law.Email: Kenneth S. Weinstock
Lisa S. Lazarek (Member) born Aberdeen, Maryland, January 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1994, Connecticut; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Education: Simmons College (B.A., 1986); University of Connecticut School of Law (J.D., 1994). Co-Author: with Kenneth R. Plumb, "Labor Relations and Employment Law: Developments in Connecticut in 1994," 69 Conn. B.J. No. 4, 313, August 1995; with Kenneth R. Plumb, "Labor Relations and Employment Law: Developments in Connecticut in 1995," 70 Conn. B.J. No. 2, 85, April 1996. Member: Connecticut Bar Association (Labor & Employment Section). Reported Cases: City of Hartford v. Hartford Municipal Employees' Association, 259 Conn. 251 (2002); City of Hartford v. Hartford Municipal Employees' Association, 71 Conn. App. 467 (2002); AFSCME, Council 4, Locals 387, 391, 1565 v. Dept. of Correction, 48 Conn. App. 783 (1998). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Lisa S. Lazarek
OF COUNSELBurton Kainen (Of Counsel) born Huntington, New York, December 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1971, Connecticut and U.S. District Court of Connecticut; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1980, District of Columbia; 1998, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Court. Education: St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1964); Columbia University (M.B.A., 1966); University of Connecticut (J.D., with honors, 1971). Author: "Political Forces in Public Sector Collective Bargaining," Catholic University Law Review, 1972; "Standards of Proof in Employment Law," Connecticut Bar Journal, 1983. Contributing Author: "Handbook for Connecticut Elected Officials," University of Connecticut, 1985; "Labor Arbitration," BNA, 1990; Employment Litigation Deskbook, ABA, 1998; "Using Surreptitious Tape-Recordings and E-Mail Intrusions......," Labor Law Journal, 1997. Special Master, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Member: Connecticut (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section; Co-Chairman, Committee on Labor Arbitration and Law of Collective Bargaining Agreements, 1982-1985; Co-Chair, Committee on Membership and Finance, 1986-1992; Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Reported Cases: Reich v. Southern New Eng. Telcoms. Corp., United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 121 F.3d 58 (1997); Holo-Krome Co. v. NLRB, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 947 F.2d 588 (1991); F.E. Hazard, Ltd. v. NLRB, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 917 F.2d 736 (1990); Holo-Krome Co. v. NLRB, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 907 F.2d 1343 (1990); Emhart Industries, Hartford Div. v. NLRB, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 907 F.2d 372 (1990); Connecticut Distributors, Inc. v. NLRB, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 681 F.2d 127 (1982); Tammone v. Dorr-Oliver Inc., United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 84 F. Supp. 2d 291 (1999); Schaffer v. Ames Dep't Stores, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 889 F. Supp. 41 (1995); Young v. Bank of Boston, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22075 (1995); Sava v. General Elec. Co., United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 789 F. Supp. 78 (1992); Local 205, United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers v. General Electric Co., United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1981 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10337 (1981); Hartford Div., Emhart Industries, Inc. v. Amalgamated Local Union 376, etc., Supreme Court of Connecticut, 190 Conn. 371; 461 A.2d 422 (1983); Robinson v. Southern New England Tel. Co., Appellate Court of Connecticut, 637 A.2d 397 (1994); Navarro v. Federal Paper Bd. Co., Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Third Department, 185 A.D.2d 590; 586 N.Y.S.2d 381 (1992). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation; Labor Law.Email: Burton Kainen
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