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| &nbps; &nbps;  Laurie Berke-Weiss, Esq.
&nbps; &nbps; Louis Pechman, Esq.
| Jaime L. Duguay, Esq.
Jenifer L. Fusco, Esq.
Jessica S. Neff, Esq.
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Laurie Berke-Weiss represents businesses, partnerships,
not-for-profit corporations and individuals in connection with
commercial disputes and transactions, employment issues, as well as
with respect to a wide range of personal concerns. Ms. Berke-Weiss
appears before federal and state courts and government agencies on
litigated matters including breach of contract claims,
non-competition agreements, partnership disputes, sexual harassment
and other complaints of employment discrimination, and independent
contractor disputes.
Since graduating from the Fordham University School of Law, Ms.
Berke-Weiss has been a New York City Assistant Corporation Counsel,
a litigator at two Manhattan law firms and, for the five years prior
to the formation of Berke-Weiss & Pechman LLP, a sole practitioner.
She serves as a mediator for the Commercial Division of the Supreme
Court, New York County and was appointed by the Court as a Law
Guardian in custody disputes. Ms. Berke-Weiss frequently speaks and
writes on employment discrimination, law practice management, and
ethics for lawyers and business audiences.
| | A graduate of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor
Relations, Ms. Berke-Weiss is a past president of the ILR Alumni
Association. She also holds a graduate degree in Industrial
Relations from Rutgers University. Ms. Berke-Weiss is a past
president of the New York Women's Bar Association, a director of the
New York Women's Bar Association Foundation, Inc., a Vice President
of the Fordham Law Alumni Association, and Chair of the Audit
Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. Email: berke-weiss@bwp-law.com
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| Louis Pechman practices before federal and state courts and
government agencies in all areas of workplace law, including
employment discrimination, union-management relations, employment
contracts, ERISA, non-competition agreements, independent contractor
issues, and wage/hour disputes. As a practitioner for over twenty
years in the labor and employment field, Mr. Pechman offers both
individual employees and employers practical guidance on improving
the employment relationship and, where appropriate, terminating that
relationship.
Mr. Pechman has worked as a labor and employment attorney at three
Manhattan law firms, as in-house labor counsel with the New York
Daily News, and as a Field Examiner with the National Labor
Relations Board. Admitted to the New York and New Jersey Bars, he is
a graduate of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor
Relations and the Fordham University School of Law.
| | A frequent contributor to the New York Law Journal and other
business and legal publications, Mr. Pechman often gives
presentations on employment law topics, including the Americans with
Disabilities Act, sexual harassment, and the development of human
resource policies and procedures. He has lectured at the Fordham
University School of Law, New York University, the Extension
Division of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor
Relations, and the American Bar Association. From 1994 through 1998,
he was Chair of the New York County Lawyers' Association Committee
on Labor Relations and Employment Law. Since 1996, Mr. Pechman has
developed and moderated NYCLA's annual program on "How to Handle an
Employment Discrimination Case." Email: pechman@bwp-law.com
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| Jaime L. Duguay, an associate attorney at Berke-Weiss & Pechman, graduated
from New York Law School, cum laude, in 2006. Ms. Duguay was a member of the New York Law School Moot Court Association, and was a National Finalist
at the Regent University National Constitution Law Moot Court Competition. Ms. Duguay also served as both the Vice President and Attorney General
of the New York Law School Student Bar Association. She was awarded an Alumni Association Scholarship for her outstanding contribution to New York
Law School. Ms. Duguay graduated from Emory University in 2002, with a B.S. in History and Political Science. Ms. Duguay is admitted to practice law
in New York and the Southern District of New York. Email: duguay@bwp-law.com
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| Jenifer L. Fusco, an associate attorney at Berke-Weiss & Pechman, graduated from St. John's University School of Law in 2005. Ms. Fusco was awarded the Dorothy
Day Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Labor and Employment Relations for the years 2002-2005. She also received the American Bar Association/Bureau of National
Affairs Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law in 2005 and served as the President of the Labor and Employment Relations Society. Ms. Fusco graduated
from Cornell University in 2002, with a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations. Ms. Fusco is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey. Email: fusco@bwp-law.com
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| Jessica S. Neff, an associate attorney at Berke-Weiss & Pechman, graduated from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
in 2007. Ms. Neff was an Executive Board Member and Senior Memoranda of Law Writer in Cardozo's Moot Court Honor Society. She graduated cum laude from Franklin and Marshall College in
2004 with a B.A. in Art History and English.
Email: neff@bwp-law.com
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| Sara G. Makler is a paralegal at Berke-Weiss & Pechman. She graduated from Brandeis University with a degree in History.
Email: bwp@bwp-law.com
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