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MELINDA S. GENTILE AND ALEXANDRA BUSCH will present Advancing Women in Construction Law at Groundbreaking Women in Construction (GWIC) – 2019
Published Date: April 23, 2019
Melinda S. Gentile, Partner and Diversity and Inclusion Chair at Peckar and Abramson, P.C. will co-moderate a panel at the Groundbreaking Women in Construction conference (GWIC) during the Advancing Women in Construction Law breakout session. Alexandra Busch, Senior Associate at Peckar & Abramson, will co-moderate the panel to be held in the Grand Ballroom and Pacific Concourse from 1:45 p.m. [...] Read More
New Jersey Partner Kevin J. O’Connor Elected to the Fellows of The American Bar Foundation
Published Date: April 22, 2019
National construction law firm Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that litigation attorney Kevin J. O’Connor, Partner with the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Employment Law Teams, has been elected to the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation for his commitment and dedication to the legal profession. “Kevin is an outstanding trial attorney and counselor, whose impeccable legal [...] Read More
New Jersey Appellate Court Clarifies When Obesity Can Form the Basis for a “Perceived as Disabled” Claim
Published Date: April 17, 2019
New Jersey’s intermediate level appeals court has clarified when an employee’s obesity can form the basis for a “perceived as disabled” claim of discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“NJLAD”). In Dickson v. Community Bus Lines, Inc. d/b/a Coach USA, A-3857-17T3 (App. Div. Apr. 4, 2019), the Court upheld dismissal of a bus driver’s discrimination claims where there [...] Read More
Eleven Attorneys in Peckar & Abramson, PC’s New Jersey Office Named 2019 Super Lawyers®
Published Date: April 16, 2019
Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that eleven attorneys in the firm’s New Jersey office have been named 2019 Super Lawyers®. These attorneys are being honored for their ongoing leadership and achievements in the areas of construction law, commercial litigation, government contracts, international construction, public-private partnerships, risk management and employment law, among others. The following New Jersey [...] Read More
Peckar & Abramson, PC and Vice Chairman Stephen H. Reisman Named a Top Law Firm and Top Lawyer in 2019 South Florida Legal Guide
Published Date: April 15, 2019
MIAMI, FL. – April 16, 2019 – National construction law firm Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that the 2019 South Florida egal Guide has named P&A a Top Law Firm in South Florida and has honored P&A Vice Chairman, Stephen H. Reisman, as a Top Lawyer. The South Florida Legal Guide is an annual publication listing [...] Read More
