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Justin M. Swartz, Partner Attorney
Labor and Employment Law; Class Actions; Wage and Hour Law; Employment Discrimination
Phone:929-900-3551, 212-245-1000
Web:http://www.outtengolden.com
Address: 685 Third Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10017
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Law Firm:Outten & Golden LLP
Lawyer:Justin M. Swartz
Phone:929-900-3551, 212-245-1000
Fax:646-509-2057
Lawyer Title:Partner
Practice Areas:Labor and Employment Law; Class Actions; Wage and Hour Law; Employment Discrimination
Bio:JUSTIN M. SWARTZ, a partner at Outten & Golden LLP and Co-Chair of its Class Action Practice Group, represents employees in class action wage/hour and discrimination cases, as well as individual discrimination cases and other employment matters. He is also Co-Chair of the firm’s Public Interest Committee.Over the past ten years, Mr. Swartz has been lead counsel or co-lead counsel in dozens of unpaid wage theft class and collective actions on behalf of workers in a wide variety of industries. He has represented thousands of workers in unpaid overtime lawsuits including assistant store managers at drugstores, restaurants (including Chipotle), and retail clothing chains, furinture salespeople, unpaid interns, “volunteers” who work for private companies (including Major League Baseball), diswasher repairpeople, exterminators, delivery drivers, security guards, financial services employees, bank assistant branch managers, grocery store assistant managers and hourly workers, pet groomers, entry-level accounting employees, and adult entertainers, among others. He is currently litigating cases challenging the practice of classifying workers as independent contractors and failing to pay overtime compensation. He has also represented thousands of restaurant workers in overtime, minimum wage, and tip theft cases, including cases against TGI Friday’s and Applebees, as well as restaurants owned by Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, and other celebrity chefs.
Admitted:1998, Illinois; 2002, New York
College:University of Richmond, B.S., 1994
Law School:DePaul University College of Law, J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif, 1998
Membership:Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Civil Rights, 2005-2008; Committee on Labor and Employment Law, 2002-2005); National Employment Lawyers Association (Member: NELA New York Executive Board; Co-Chair, NELA national Wage and Hour Committee); American Bar Association, Section on Labor and Employment Law (Vice Chair, planning committee for the 4th Annual CLE Conference, 2015; Co-Chair of the Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee, 2005-2008).
Web:http://www.outtengolden.com
Languages:English

Lawyer Justin M. Swartz, graduated from University of Richmond, B.S., 1994 DePaul University College of Law, J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif, 1998, is now employed by Outten & Golden LLP at 685 Third Avenue, 25th Floor New York, NY 10017.

While being a member of Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Civil Rights, 2005-2008; Committee on Labor and Employment Law, 2002-2005); National Employment Lawyers Association (Member: NELA New York Executive Board; Co-Chair, NELA national Wage and Hour Committee); American Bar Association, Section on Labor and Employment Law (Vice Chair, planning committee for the 4th Annual CLE Conference, 2015; Co-Chair of the Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee, 2005-2008)., Justin M. Swartz is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing Justin M. Swartz as your lawyer, you should consider whether Justin M. Swartz offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if Justin M. Swartz has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Justin M. Swartz's office is located at New York, NY, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

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Justin M. Swartz has been admitted in 1998, Illinois; 2002, New York. His or her practice areas include Labor and Employment Law; Class Actions; Wage and Hour Law; Employment Discrimination.

Justin M. Swartz's college and law school education includes University of Richmond, B.S., 1994, DePaul University College of Law, J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif, 1998. Other biographical background includes JUSTIN M. SWARTZ, a partner at Outten & Golden LLP and Co-Chair of its Class Action Practice Group, represents employees in class action wage/hour and discrimination cases, as well as individual discrimination cases and other employment matters. He is also Co-Chair of the firm’s Public Interest Committee.Over the past ten years, Mr. Swartz has been lead counsel or co-lead counsel in dozens of unpaid wage theft class and collective actions on behalf of workers in a wide variety of industries. He has represented thousands of workers in unpaid overtime lawsuits including assistant store managers at drugstores, restaurants (including Chipotle), and retail clothing chains, furinture salespeople, unpaid interns, “volunteers” who work for private companies (including Major League Baseball), diswasher repairpeople, exterminators, delivery drivers, security guards, financial services employees, bank assistant branch managers, grocery store assistant managers and hourly workers, pet groomers, entry-level accounting employees, and adult entertainers, among others. He is currently litigating cases challenging the practice of classifying workers as independent contractors and failing to pay overtime compensation. He has also represented thousands of restaurant workers in overtime, minimum wage, and tip theft cases, including cases against TGI Friday’s and Applebees, as well as restaurants owned by Mario Batali, Bobby Flay, and other celebrity chefs. . You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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