John K Bennett
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Labor & Employment
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
973-538-6890Share profile
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About
Provided by John K Bennett
Practice Areas
Employment litigation defense, including trials; traditional labor matters, including arbitrations. Enforcement of agreements to arbitrate employment claims. Internal investigations and advice/counsel, particularly regarding high-level employees.
Career
Principal, Jackson Lewis P.C., 2010-present; Partner and Chair, Employment Law Practice, Connell Foley LLP, 1998-2010; Associate and Partner, Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey, 1981-98; Law Clerk, Justice Robert L. Clifford, Supreme Court of NJ, 1980-81.
Professional Memberships
ABA: Litigation, L&E Sections; NJ State Bar Assn: L&E Section; College of L&E Lawyers: Fellow
Publications
New Jersey Federal Civil Procedure, Ch. 26, Special Considerations in Labor and Employment Cases (NJLJ Books); various articles and program materials.
Personal
New York University, LL.M. Labor Law, 1989.; Seton Hall University Law School, J.D. 1980; Lafayette College, B.A. 1977.
Chambers Review
USA
John Bennett is a principal in the firm's Berkeley Heights office. He is noted for his ability to handle all manner of employment matters, including discrimination lawsuits and arbitrations stemming from union grievances.