Effective Practice Before and Litigation with Federal and New Jersey Civil Rights Enforcement Agencies
Thursday, December 4, 2014 | 5:30 PM EST - 7:30 PM EST
The managing attorneys for both federal and state civil rights enforcement agencies, as well as an experienced civil rights private attorney from the defense bar, will provide insights and tips for more effective practice before, and litigation with, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights [NJ DCR], and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [EEOC].
Topics include:
• Practicing before the EEOC — what the agency expects of you and what you can expect from the EEOC;
• Practicing before the NJ DCR — what the agency expects from you and what you can expect from the agency;
• Practice tips from Intake to public hearing or litigation;
• Identify effective strategies in both the preparation stage and presentation stage at trial before federal and state trial courts and administrative judges;
• EEOC and DCR litigation priorities.
• The defendant’s perspective for EEOC and DCR-initiated litigation
FACULTY:
JEFFREY BURSTEIN, ESQ.
Supervisory Trial Attorney
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) | Newark, New Jersey Area Office
VITO A. GAGLIARDI, JR., ESQ.
Principal and Chair of the Employment Law Team and Education Law Team
Porzio Bromberg & Newman P.C.
JAMES MICHAEL, ESQ.
Deputy Attorney General and Chief of the Civil Rights Section
New Jersey Division of Law
LOCATION:
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
CREDITS:
CLE: NJ: 2.4 | NY: 2.0 | PA: 2.0
SUBJECT AREAS:
Employment Law
Government Regulations
Trial