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Overview
Practice Areas
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20% Sexual Harassment
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20% Employment / Labor
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20% Discrimination
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20% Contracts / Agreements
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20% Tax
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Languages Spoken
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References
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Résumé
License
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28 years since Louis Pechman was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| New York |
Currently registered
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1984 |
05/21/2011 |
| New Jersey |
Active
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1985 |
07/15/2009 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Partner at
Berke-Weiss & Pechman LLP
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1996–present
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Attorney at
Lambos & Junge
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1989–1996
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Labor Counsel at
New York Daily News
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1988–1989
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Attorney at
Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, P.C.
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1985–1988
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Field Examiner at
National Labor Relations Board
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1980–1981
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See all 5 job entries
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| Fordham University School of Law |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1983 |
| Cornell University |
Industrial and Labor Relations |
BS - Bachelor of Science |
1979 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Best Lawyer, Labor and Employment Law |
Best Lawyers in America |
2010 |
| New York Super Lawyer, Labor and Employment Law |
New York Super Lawyers |
2010 |
| AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated |
Martindale-Hubbell |
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See all 3 awards
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Co-Chair, Committee on Employment and Equal Opportunity |
New York Women's Bar Association |
2003-present
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| Member, Section on Labor and Employment Law |
American Bar Association |
1985-present
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| Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee |
Association of the Bar of the City of New York |
1985-present
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| Member, Section on Labor and Employment Law |
New York State Bar Association |
1985-present
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| Chairman |
New York County Lawyers' Association, Committee on Labor Relations and Employment Law |
1994-1998
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See all 5 association entries
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Law Relating to Alcoholics, Convicts, Drug Addicts in the Workplace |
New York Law Journal |
2009 |
| Tattoos and Piercings in the Workplace |
New York Law Journal |
2005 |
| The Employer Strikes Back |
New York Law Journal |
2002 |
| The Language of Harassment |
New York Law Journal |
2000 |
| Workplace Abuse: Unlawful or Simply Unfair? |
New York Law Journal |
1999 |
| Employment Practices Insurance Proliferates |
New York Law Journal |
1998 |
| Balancing Customer Preference with Employee Rights |
New York Law Journal |
1997 |
| Observe at Your Own Peril |
The Journal of Commerce |
1997 |
| Appearance Based Discrimination |
New York Law Journal |
1996 |
| Coping with Mental Disabilities in the Workplace |
New York State Bar Journal |
1996 |
| A Level Playing Field or a Quagmire? |
New York Times |
1995 |
| Mental Disabilities in the Workplace |
New York Law Journal |
1994 |
| Emerging Issues in Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment |
New York State Bar Journal |
1993 |
See all 13 publications
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| How to Handle an Employment Discrimination Case |
New York County Lawyers' Association |
2010 |
| How to Handle a Wage and Hour Case |
New York County Lawyers' Association |
2010 |
| Recent Developments Under the ADA |
Metropolitan District Office of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations |
2008 |
| Managing and Defending Retaliation Cases: Cost-Effective and Successful Strategies |
American Conference Institute |
2008 |
| The O'Reilly Factor |
Fox News Show |
2003 |
| McDonnell-Douglas to Reeves: Is there a Simpler Method for Assessing Evidence in Discrimination Cases? |
New York Women's Bar Association |
2000 |
| Blueprint for Building Your Practice: A Conference for Solo and Small Firm Practitioners |
New York County Lawyers' Association |
2000 |
| Damages in Employment Discrimination Cases: An Overview of Recent Developments |
Practicing Law Institute |
1999 |
| Minimizing Economic Damages in Employment Discrimination Cases: An Overview of Recent Developments |
American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Midwinter Meeting |
1999 |
See all 9 speaking engagements
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