Virtual Office Board Member
Resume:
Matthew V. Simeone
Buffalo, NY 14216
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EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SCHOOL OF LAW Buffalo, NY
Juris Doctor, May 2018
• Dean’s Merit Scholarship
• Executive Board Member, Future Advocates in Training
• National Trial Competition, 2017
• Paul Joseph Kelly, Jr. Invitational Trial Competition, 2016
• Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE AT GENESEO Geneseo, NY Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Journalism & Media) May 2011
• Campus Media Leadership Endowed Scholarship
EXPERIENCE
FISHER PHILLIPS, LLP Nationwide (Remote)
Virtual Office Employment Counsel May 2024 – present
• Represent and consult corporate and individual clients in a wide array of challenging employment matters in state and federal courts, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and numerous state civil rights agencies
• Investigate and defend administrative agency charges of discrimination at all stages, from initial investigation through conclusion, with a high rate of success and positive client feedback
• Draft and analyze detailed position statements, mediation statements, pleadings, discovery, motions, briefs, memoranda, severance agreements, and settlement agreements
• Respond to demand letters, negotiate favorable settlements, and attend remote mediations
• Maintain proactive communication and cooperation between clients, insurance carriers, and professional employer organizations throughout each case
SANDERS & SANDERS Cheektowaga, NY
Associate Employment Attorney Aug. 2018 – May 2024
• Represent and consult employee and corporate clients in a variety of complex employment-related cases, focusing on discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and reasonable accommodation matters, throughout all stages of litigation in state and federal courts, the New York State Department of Labor, the New York State Division of Human Rights, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Investigate claims, manage discovery, conduct and defend depositions, represent clients at mediations, conferences, hearings, and trials, examine witnesses, perform legal research, and prepare and file complaints, answers, motions, briefs, affidavits, affirmations, petitions, memoranda, position statements, and rebuttals
• Draft and negotiate detailed separation and settlement agreements, and other employment-related contracts U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Buffalo, NY Legal Unit Extern, Buffalo Field Office Jan. 2018 – May 2018
• Assisted trial attorneys and field office director in investigation, analysis, and strategy for charges of discrimination selected for action in federal court
• Received pending charges of discrimination and assisted in recommended determinations and actions
• Reviewed case files and assisted local investigators in fact gathering, witness interviews, legal analysis, research, and drafting pleadings, letters, and briefs
O’BRIEN & FORD, P.C. Williamsville, NY
Law Clerk Jul. 2017 – May 2018
• Assisted trial attorneys in all facets of litigation in personal injury matters, including investigation, depositions, and legal research
• Monitored case management system to ensure file completeness and determine need for further information
• Drafted and reviewed memoranda, briefs, letters, and pleadings, interviewed witnesses
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