Mark chairs the Labor and Employment Department and practices exclusively in the area of labor and employment law on behalf of employers. He has extensive experience in counseling employers on issues involving discipline and discharge, reductions in force, mergers and acquisitions, compliance with wage and hour, disability, COBRA, and family and medical leave laws. He regularly drafts all forms of employment policies and handbooks, severance agreements, employment contracts and non-competition and confidentiality agreements and affirmative action plans. He frequently trains management employees in sexual harassment and discrimination avoidance, and conducts training sessions on workplace diversity, union avoidance and a myriad of other employment related topics. Mark also represents employers in collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, NLRB proceedings and picket line issues. He is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in New Jersey, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. From 1991-1996, he taught at Seton Hall University School of Law as an Adjunct Professor. Mark was President of the Board of Education in North Caldwell New Jersey from 2006-2008. He received his undergraduate degree from Vassar College in 1984 and his law degree from Cornell University Law School in 1987.
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Areas of Practice
Employee Benefits
Employment Litigation Defense (chair)
Labor and Employment Law (chair)
Bar Admissions
New Jersey, 1987
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Education
Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York, 1987
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1984
Honors and Awards
Martindale Hubbel AV Rated, named New Jersey Super Lawyer, 2005, 2006, 2010
Professional Association Memberships
North Caldwell New Jersey
President, Board of Education
Director of Coaching, United Soccer Association of North Caldwell
Classes Taught
Adjunct Professor, Seton Hall University School of Law, 1991 - 1996
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