Hill Wallack LLP Add Two Attorneys, Announces the Expansion of Morristown Office

On Sep 4, 2015

Hill Wallack LLP have announced that Paul I. Weiner, Of Counsel, and Joshua L. Weiner, partner, have joined the firm’s employment & labor law practice group and will reside in its Morristown office, which is now located at 60 Washington Street, Suite 105G, Courthouse Plaza.

Michael Kahme, Hill Wallack’s managing partner, stated, “We are excited about the growth of our Morristown office and how Paul and Joshua add to our existing Employment & labor law practice group. By joining us, they demonstrate the firm’s commitment to targeted growth in areas where the firm has strength and sees opportunity.”

Prior to joining Hill Wallack, Paul and Joshua were partners at Weiner & Weiner, an employment & labor law firm in Morristown where they represented both employers and employees in matters including union contracts and arbitration, labor relations management, human resources, harassment and discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, and a wide variety of related issues.

Paul I. Weiner has been practicing in the field for more than forty years. He has represented businesses ranging from Fortune 100 companies to individual employers. Mr. Weiner has been a member of numerous well-known law firms, as well as serving as in-house corporate labor and employment counsel for such establishments as Nabisco Brands and GAF. Mr. Weiner has experience representing employers as well as employees in Employment Discrimination Litigation. He was honored by his peers with his election as a New Jersey Super Lawyer for his expertise as an employment and labor lawyer. Mr. Weiner is admitted to practice in New Jersey (1987), Pennsylvania (1975), New York (1968), U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit and 7th Circuits and the U.S. Supreme Court. He earned his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School.

Joshua L. Weiner has worked in both small and large firm environments, including a prominent New Jersey labor and employment firm and a law firm specializing in commercial litigation and criminal law.  He has served as employment and labor counsel to employers in a wide variety of industries, providing counseling and training on a variety of issues, including discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, sexual harassment, wage and hour audits, employee handbooks, personnel policies, employment contracts, restrictive covenants, hiring and termination practices and union relations. Mr. Weiner has also published three separate articles on employment law for the Practicing Law Institute’s annual Litigating Employment Discrimination Claims seminars: Recent Supreme Court Decisions Impacting on Title VII and §1983 Jurisprudence (2007); Disparate Impact and Disparate Treatment/Legal Update and Practical Guide (2008); A Brief Treatise on Punitive Damages Under Title VII and Will the Supreme Court’s Recent Holding in Crawford End Up Derailing the Ellerth/Faragher Affirmative Defense in Sexual Harassment Cases (2009). Mr. Weiner is admitted to practice in New Jersey (2007) and New York (2008). He earned his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law and his B.A. from Rutgers College.