Labor Managment Relatioons Attorney
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ANNE LANTZ BROWN, ESQ.
West Hempstead, New York 11552
*************@***.***
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Law Office of Anne Lantz Brown
West Hempstead, New York
2011 to present
Attorney and writer concentrating in labor management relations and employment law. Counsel to the Law Office of Joshua E. Bienstock, Westbury, New York. Advise clients on a variety of labor management and human resource issues, including labor relations, collective bargaining, contract negotiations and interpretation, employee discipline, hiring, firing, wages, promotions, demotions, employee benefits, grievance handling, dispute resolution and arbitration. Represent clients at administrative and arbitral hearings at various governmental agencies, including the NYS Workers' Compensation Board, then NYS Unemployment Insurance Board, the National Labor Relations Board and the NYS Public Employees Relations Board.
Freelance writer providing services to labor arbitrator, drafting labor arbitration Opinions and Awards. After consultation with the labor arbitrator, review case file and evidence, research contract issues, analyze and assess legal argument and draft Opinion and Award.
Davis & Ferber, LLP
Islandia, New York
2015 to 2016
Senior associate in firm’s labor management relations and employment law department. Counseled clients on a variety of labor relations matters, including employment discrimination and harassment, collective bargaining, employee discipline, hiring, firing, wages, employee benefits, grievance handling dispute resolution and arbitration. Responsible for the intake, analysis and representation of clients aggrieved by discrimination or harassment in the workplace. Analyzed, researched and drafted appellate briefs in a variety of employment related matters, including unemployment insurance benefits, social security disability benefits, state disability retirement benefits and education law. Represented clients in administrative and arbitral matters, including hearings, at various governmental agencies, including the NYS Public Employees Relations Board, the NYS Human Rights Division and the NYS Unemployment Insurance Board.
Bienstock & Brown, LLP
Forest Hills, New York
2000 to 2011
Partner in a labor and employment law firm concentrating in all aspects of labor management relations, employment and discrimination law, including litigation, trials, appeals, administrative and arbitral hearings. Advise business clients on a variety of day to day human resource issues, including discipline, hiring, firing, wages, promotions, demotions, employee benefits and labor contract interpretation. Compose employee handbooks containing workplace policies and procedures and instruct clients in the adoption, administration and interpretation of the employee handbook. Advise clients in the areas of labor management, employment law, employment discrimination law and collective bargaining, including contract negotiations, grievance handling, employee discipline, internal dispute resolution and arbitration. Represent clients at administrative and arbitral hearings at various governmental agencies, including the NYS Workers' Compensation Board, then NYS Unemployment Insurance Board, the National Labor Relations Board and the NYS Public Employees Relations Board.
Lilly & Associates, LLP
Garden City, New York
1990 to 2000
Litigation associate in a labor, employment and employee benefits law firm. Represented various labor, management and individual clients in the areas of labor management relations, employment law, employment discrimination law and employee benefits law. Advised labor and management clients on various issues of collective bargaining, contract negotiations, grievance handling, employee discipline and arbitration. Experience in litigation, including the research and preparation of pleadings, motion papers, memorandum of law and briefs, arguing motions, taking and defending depositions and preparing witnesses for depositions and hearings. Represented clients at administrative and arbitral hearings, trials and appeals in various New York State and Federal Courts. Researched and prepared memoranda in support of arbitration and unfair labor practice cases, maintained client contact and assisted in developing legal strategy.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
New York Institute of Technology
Westbury, New York
January 2017 to present
Adjunct professor teaching employment law in the University’s School of Management. Responsible for the design, content and presentation of undergraduate employment law course, including current labor and employment laws, principles of human resource management, and the application of such laws and principles in business.
Dispute Resolution Institute of New York
Westbury, NY
February 2016 to present
Program Developer and Instructor for a conflict resolution and labor management education and training firm providing consultation and educational services for organized labor, management and the general public. Responsible for the development, design and presentation of various educational programs for labor and management professionals in the areas of conflict resolution, discrimination law, employment law, labor relations, human resource administration, arbitration, supervisory skills and techniques, employee use of social media and flexible work schedules.
Resolve It, Inc.
Forest Hills, New York
September 2000 to 2012
Program Coordinator and Instructor for a dispute resolution and labor relations education and training firm providing consultation and educational services for organized labor, businesses and the general public. In conjunction with the firm, designed and taught a ninety-six hour "Human Resources Management Certificate Program" at New York City College of Technology. Developed, designed and instructed a full day seminar "Preventing and Resolving Grievances" for the NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training. Designed internal dispute resolution programs for employers to reduce exposure to discrimination lawsuits. Developed and taught workshop training programs in the areas of contract grievance handling, union steward leadership skills, dispute resolution and arbitration.
The Labor Management Center, Inc.
Bohemia, New York
2005 to 2012
Instructor and consultant to a labor relations and employment education and training firm providing consultation and educational services through the design, development and presentation of workshops, seminars and certificate training programs for labor, management and individuals. Instructor for numerous workshop presentations and seminars for both labor and management, including "Communications Skills," "Conflict Resolution," "Contract Administration," "Effective Discipline Procedures," "Managing Multiple Priorities," "Teambuilding," "Union Leadership Training Program," "Public Speaking and Presentations," "Time Management Skills," "Internal (Union) Organizing;" "Executive (Union) Leadership Training" and "Privacy, Free Speech and Employee Rights in the Workplace."
EDUCATION
St. John's University School of Law, Juris Doctor
Honors: St. Thomas More Academic Scholarship
State University of New York at Stony Brook, Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society, Dean's List
ADMITTED
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department
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