Lisa Ilene Fried-Grodin

Lisa is the owner of Fried-Grodin Employment Law LLC, a modern law firm for the evolving workplace. Workplace change is constant. Lisa's more than two decades of employment law experience have served her well as she reviews and analyzes new laws, rules and issues at a rapid pace and come up with calm, thoughtful solutions for confused employees and employers.  Lisa’s clients know they can count on her no matter how new or complicated their employment issue may be. Consider her your 911 Operator for the workplace.

When things aren’t going well at work, it can affect our sleep, finances and overall well-being. Lisa has devoted her legal career to helping employees and employers in New Jersey and New York overcome these challenges so they can focus on their careers, lives and businesses. Her experience representing both employees and employers gives her insight into the values, strategies and tactics used by both sides at work and in litigation. This enables her to be an informed, trusted advisor, zealous advocate, and effective mediator and neutral workplace investigator.

In today’s changing times, Lisa is well-versed on the importance of a positive workplace culture. She is passionate about giving employees who have experienced discrimination, harassment and retaliation a voice and an action plan, and for guiding small to mid-sized, growing businesses on the right provides a calm, thoughtful approach and works closely with clients to understand their goals and develop the best strategy for them.

She represents clients in litigation and also provides employment law advice to address situations successfully without litigation, including matters involving discipline and termination, sexual harassment, discrimination, medical and family leaves, whistleblower/retaliation, wage and hour requirements, compensation issues, employee classification issues (exempt and nonexempt employee status and contractor and employee status), employment agreements, separation agreements and workplace policies. Go to for a complete list of her practice areas.

Lisa has been practicing law since 2002, always as an employment lawyer. Prior to starting Fried-Grodin Employment Law, she was a partner at Meyers Fried-Grodin LLP, a firm she co-founded, and where she helped hundreds of clients for 11 years. Earlier in her legal career, she worked as an employment lawyer for Fox Rothschild and Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman

From 2013 to 2025, Lisa has been named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers List of attorneys by Super Lawyers Magazine. A description of the selection methodology can be found at https://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process.html 

Lisa was selected to the list of Morris County Top Lawyers from 2018-2022 and to the list of Essex County Top Lawyers from 2023-2025. These awards are conferred by Morris & Essex Magazine. A description of the selection methodology can be found at  

Ms. Fried-Grodin has spoken about employment law issues at the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, and the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education and has written articles on a variety of employment law issues that have appeared in the New Jersey Law Journal, New York Law Journal and Employment Law 360.  Prior to co-founding Meyers Fried-Grodin, Lisa gained experience at a large law firm and at one of the largest labor and employment boutique firms in New Jersey.

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