Michael W. Kiernan

Profile:

• Licensed attorney since 1997.
• Member of the New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York Bars.
• Extensive litigation experience in both Federal and State Courts.
• Graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy Program.
• Approved arbitrator for the Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County.
• Extensive experience litigating employment, labor and civil rights claims.
• Trial experience in Federal and State courts.
• Extensive appellate experience.
• Lead attorney in matters resulting in published opinions.

Experience:

• Former Law Clerk to the Assignment Judge of Essex County.
• Former Deputy Attorney General for the State of New Jersey.
• Represented the New Jersey State Police, New Jersey Department of Corrections and other state agencies in employment, labor and civil rights claims.
• Represented leading insurance carriers in coverage disputes with Fortune 500 companies.
• Extensive experience representing small and large companies, as well as individuals, in a variety of matters.

Areas of Practice:

Claims relating to employer-employee matters including:

• Discrimination.
• Sexual Harassment.
• Whistleblower / Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA).
• Wrongful termination.
• Employment Contracts.
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
• New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.
• Employee Benefits.
• Wage and overtime disputes.
• Claims arising from employer-employee relationship.

Professional Associations:

• Burlington County Bar Association.
• Camden County Bar Association.
• Burlington County Chamber of Commerce.
• Tri-State Human Resource Management Association.

Education:

• Brooklyn Law School, New York, N.Y.
• Fordham University, New York, N.Y.

Published Opinions:

• Auge v. New Jersey Department of Corrections, 327 N.J. Super. 256, 743 A.2d 315 (N.J. Super. A.D. 2000); cert. denied 164 N.J. 559, 753 A.2d 1152 (N.J. 2000).
• P.F. v. Mendres, 21 F.Supp.2d 476 (D.N.J. 1998).