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Court Plaza North
25 Main Street, Suite 104
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (Bergen Co.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Deutsch Atkins, P.C. was formed to advance and protect the rights of employees including those who have been terminated as a result of unlawful discrimination or otherwise had their rights violated. Its Partners and Associates are admitted to the State and Federal Courts in New Jersey and New York as well as the Federal Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court, and have been involved in a number of precedent-setting cases. Statement of PracticeEmphasizing the Representation of Employees in Employment and Discrimination Matters, Severance Agreement Negotiations, Trials and Appeals, Age Discrimination in Employment, Americans with Disabilities Act, Civil Service, Confidentiality Agreements, Covenants Not To Compete, Disability Discrimination, Employee Discipline, Employee Drug Testing, Employee Privacy, Employee Rights, Employer Intentional Torts, Employer Liability, Employment Arbitration, Employment at Will, Employment Breach of Contract, Employment Civil Rights, Employment Claims, Employment Class Actions, Employment Contracts, Employment Defense, Employment Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Employment Litigation, Employment Mediation, Employment Practices Liability Insurance, Employment Rights, Employment Termination, Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Executive Employment Law, Executive Severance Contracts, Family and Medical Leave Act, Harassment, Human Resources Law, Non-compete Litigation, Non-competition and Non-Solicitation, Negligent Hiring, National Origin Discrimination, Agreements, Personnel Policies, Personnel Training, Prevailing Wage Litigation, Public Sector Employment Law, Restrictive Covenants, Reductions in Force, Retaliatory Discharge, Sexual Harassment, Title VII Discrimination, Wage and Hour Class Actions, Wage and Hour Law, Whistleblower Litigation, Workplace Violence. Year Established: 2006
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AddressCourt Plaza North
25 Main Street, Suite 104
Hackensack, NJ 07601, (Bergen Co.)
PhonePhone: 201-498-0900
Fax: 201-498-0909
Website
http://www.njemployeerights.com
Office HoursMonday: By Appointment Only: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: By Appointment Only: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: By Appointment Only: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: By Appointment Only: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: By Appointment Only: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
Firm/Affiliate OfficesPearl River, N.Y. Office: One Blue Hill Plaza, P.O. Box 1647, 10965. New York, New York Office: 650 Fifth Avenue, 17th Floor. Telephone: 212-957-8500.
Neil H. Deutsch (Member) born Queens, New York, July 15, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, New York; 1986, New Jersey. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1967); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 1970). General Counsel: Dairylea; Panasonic; Patent Scaffolding Co., Division of Harsco Corporation, 1974-1986. Co-Author, "Surrogate Management of the Property of the Aged," Syracuse University Law Review, Fall, 1969. Panelist, "Law Journal TV"; Host and Producer, "Employee Rights Forum" (a call-in-radio talk show, 1995-1996). Member: Bergen County Bar Association; New Jersey Employment Lawyers Association; National Employment Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Rubin and Adlersberg v. Forest S. Chilton, III, Memorial Hospital; Stewart Zive v. Stanley Roberts, Inc.; Lois Myers v. AT&T. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Discrimination; Partnerships; Shareholder Disputes.Email: Neil H. Deutsch
Bruce L. Atkins (Member) born New York, New York, August 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1988, New York; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1990, Florida. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1974); Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Mr. Atkins has achieved the highest rating given by Martindale Hubbell since 1997. He has also been selected as a New Jersey Super Lawyer in employment litigation since 2005. He is a fellow in the Litigation Council of America. Crain's Publications, Complete Anti-discrimination Policies Key, Business Insurance, October 13, 1997. Author, "Oral Employment Contracts Under New Jersey Law: Are Employees Still Second Class Citizens?" 15 N.J. Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, 17 (1994). Member: Bergen County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Employment Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Bernard v. IMI Systems, Inc., 131 N.J. 91 (1993); Romaine v. Kallinger, 109 N.J. 282 (1988); State v. Stever, 107 N.J. 543 (1987), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 954 (1988); Kass v. Brown Boveri Corp., 199 N.J. Super. 42, App. Div. (1985) certif. denied, 102 N.J. 296 (1985); Mogull v. CB Commercial Real Estate, et al., 162 N.J. 449 (2000). Transactions: Mr. Atkins has tried numerous cases including discrimination, contract, shareholder disputes, and many other employment and commercial matters. He successfully tried a gender discrimination case to verdict and received a jury award of $6.5 million dollars. One of the larger single plaintiff verdicts in NJ. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action; Age Discrimination in Employment; Civil Service; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Employee Rights; Employee Privacy; Employer Liability; Employer Intentional Torts; Employment Arbitration; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Class Actions; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Mediation; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Executive Employment Law; Executive Severance Contracts; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; National Origin Discrimination; Negligent Hiring; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Personnel Policies; Public Sector Employment Law; Restrictive Covenants; Reductions in Force; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Wage and Hour Law; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination; Workplace Violence; Wrongful Termination Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: Bruce L. Atkins
Andrew M. Moskowitz (Partner) born Queens, New York, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey; 1998, New York; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1992); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Published Articles: " Compensating Trainees," New Jersey Law Journal, 12/5/05; "Restaurant Managers Not Entitled to Overtime," New Jersey Law Journal, 10/31/05; "Drafting the Enforceable Restrictive Convenant," New Jersey Law Journal, 5/23/05; "Making a Federal Case Out of It: Challenging Arbitration Agreements and Keeping Your Case in Court," New Jersey Law Journal, 12/27/04; "Discovery Practices in Federal Court: What are the Usual Stipulations?," The Bill of Particulars, New York State Trial Lawyers Institute (Fall 2002); BMW v Gore and Its Potential Impact on Toxic Tort Actions Brought Under State Common Law, 8 Fordham Envtl. Law J. 221 (Fall 1996). Member: New Jersey State Bar Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, New Jersey and New York Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: USA v. $734, 578.82, 286 F.3d 641 (3d Cir. 2002); Windsor Mt. Joy Mut. Ins. Co. v. Johnson, 264 F. Supp. 2d 158 (D.N.J. 2003); Shmueli v. N.Y. City Police Dept., 295 A.D. 2d 271,743 N.Y.S. 2d 871 (1st Dept. 2002); Dedes v. Cambria, 258 A.D. 2d 495, 684 N.Y.S. 2d 622 (2d Dept. 1999). Practice Areas: Employment at Will; Employment Arbitration; Employer Rights; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Harassment; Federal Employment Law; National Origin Discrimination; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination; Commercial Litigation.Email: Andrew M. Moskowitz
ASSOCIATESSheila O'Shea-Criscione (Associate) born Teaneck, New Jersey, January 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, New Jersey and New York. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1988); Pace University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Law Clerk to the Hon. Bruce A. Gaeta, J.S.C. Adjunct Professor, Conflict Resolution, Mediation and Civil Litigation, Montclair State University 1994. Public Defender, Rochelle Park Municipal Court, 1995-1998. Member: Bergen County and New Jersey State (Member, Dispute Resolution Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment; Criminal; Municipal; Malpractice Defense; Civil Litigation.Email: Sheila O'Shea-Criscione
Lisa M. Curry (Associate) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1999, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Mount Holyoke College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983); University of Connecticut (J.D., 1999). Honors: Magna Cum Laude; Published Works: "Contracts for Breeders: Considerations and Pitfalls," AKC Gazette, May 2007; "Overtime Violations: It's Not Like It Used To Be," co-authored with Michael K. Furey, Esq., Metropolitan Counsel, January, 2003. Harassment Advisor, University of Connecticut School of Law. Member: American Association for Justice; New Jersey Bar Association; Bergen County Bar Association, American Bar Association, National Employment Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Employment at Will; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Class Actions; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Termination; Employment Rights; Family and Medical Leave Act; Harassment; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Wrongful Termination.Email: Lisa M. Curry
Christopher J. Carcich (Associate) born Poughkeepsie, New York, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, New Jersey; 2003, New York. Education: State University New York, Maritime College (B.S., 1997); Seton Hall University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Employee Rights; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law(25%); Employment Rights; Commercial Litigation(50%); Breach of Contract(25%).Email: Christopher J. Carcich
Kathryn McClure (Associate) born South Charleston, West Virginia, February 11, 1970; admitted to bar, 2004, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Montclair State College (B.A., 1993); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Essex County Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation(100%).Email: Kathryn McClure
Marissa Becker Ruggiero (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2007, New York. Education: Rutgers University (B.A.); Seton Hall University (J.D., 2005). Recipient: Law Centennial Scholarship, 2003-2005; Dean Scholarship, 2002-2003. Member: Bergen County, New Jersey State, New York State and American Bar Associations; National Employment Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employer Rights; Employment at Will; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Family and Medical Leave Act; Harassment; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Whistleblower Litigation; Labor and Employment; Employee Rights; Employment Law; Employment Contracts; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Federal Employment Law; National Origin Discrimination; Wage and Hour Law; Wrongful Termination.Email: Marissa Becker Ruggiero
Neil Deutsch and Bruce Atkins and other members of the firm are long time members of the New Jersey State Bar, New York State Bar, Florida. Bar, National Employment Lawyers Association, NJNELA, American Bar Association, Association for Justice.
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