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Jonathan Shank represents employers in all areas of workplace law, including preventive advice and counseling as well as litigation before administrative agencies and in state and federal courts.. Mr. Shank advises and represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters including those involving disciplinary action, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour compliance, whistleblowing, disability management, and leaves of absence. Mr. Shank has represented employers in litigation involving the enforceability of restrictive covenants, claims for defamation, breach of contract, as well as employee stock disputes.. Mr. Shank also frequently counsels and defends employers on a variety of issues under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Mr. Shank’s ERISA litigation experience includes defending against claims to recover plan benefits, breach of fiduciary duty, interference, and other ERISA matters. He also assists clients with ERISA compliance issues, including fiduciary counseling, benefit plan design, and administration modification.. Before joining Jackson Lewis, Mr. Shank was an Associate at a large Boston law firm and, prior to that, he completed a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Francis X. Flaherty, Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court.. While attending law school, Mr. Shank served as Note Editor of the Suffolk University Law Review and competed on the Constitutional Law Moot Court Team. He won the Suffolk Law Jurisprudence Award in Labor Law and interned for the Honorable Mary M. Lisi, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Shank worked as a policy analyst for an international trade association in Boston.

I am a passionate advocate for her clients, including people who have family members with special needs. I have a severely autistic adult son (now living in a group setting in Framingham), so I understand how to navigate the system and what parents and siblings go through. I have been active in Special Olympics, founding Wellesley’s Special Olympics track team (part of Wellesley S.T.A.R.S.).  I am the chair of the Housing Taskforce of AFAM (Advocacy for Autism Massachusetts), and a member of the Housing Subcommittee of Massachusetts’s state-wide Autism Commission.  In addition, I am a director of Camp Starfish, a camp for children with emotional and behavioral issues. I am an active member of the Academy of Special Needs Planners.

David represents unionized and non-unionized employers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to high-tech start ups in every imaginable labor and employment related scenario. In addition to utilizing his deep knowledge of the law, David aims to provide each client with individualized service. In resolving disputes and providing advice, David always considers the unique culture and business of his clients.   David focuses his practice on resolving employment disputes through litigation, arbitration, and mediation. He also counsels clients regarding matters including hiring and firing decisions, severance agreements, employment agreements, employment policies, employee discipline, wage and hour laws, and compliance with state and local statutes, regulations, and case law. Recognizing the needs of both the past and present employer in such situations, David has developed extensive experience representing clients in connection with confidentiality agreements, covenants-not-to-compete, non-solicitation agreements and the misappropriation of trade secrets. David also has an active “traditional” labor law practice. He represents employers in all facets of the management-union relationship, including negotiations and collective bargaining, elections, arbitrations, and unfair labor practice charges.  David has also advised numerous clients regarding labor and employment issues arising in transactional matters, such as mergers, acquisitions and sales of businesses/business units.

Chris focuses his practice on the defense of complex employment cases in federal and state courts, arbitration, and before administrative agencies.. He has represented a broad range of clients in employment, contractual, and traditional labor matters, specializing in the defense of class and collective actions; complex wage and hour issues; matters involving race, sex, age, disability, and pregnancy discrimination; wrongful termination; trade secrets and noncompetition agreements; ERISA; RICO; and various state law claims, including wage and discrimination claims under the Massachusetts General Laws. Chris also assists employers in responding to administrative complaints and investigations before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office and various other state agencies, and defends employers in such actions.. Prior to joining Constangy, Chris served in the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination's enforcement/investigations division, was a labor and employment litigator at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, and worked as a judicial intern for Judge Angel A. Cortiñas of the Third District Court of Appeal of Florida.  He was also a certified legal intern for the Office of the Public Defender for Miami-Dade County, where he defended indigent clients in felony criminal cases.. Chris graduated valedictorian from St. Thomas University School of Law and cum laude from Boston College, also working as a congressional aide to Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart.

Boston Attorney * Dedicated to Employment Law * Exclusively on Behalf of Employees. Based in Boston, David is the Founder of Conforto Law Group.. He dedicates his practice to employment law and exclusively represents employees. David has successfully represented hundreds of employees in numerous industries in cases involving sexual harassment; severance negotiations; whistleblower retaliation; and employment discrimination based on age, gender, pregnancy, race, disability, and religion.. We welcome the opportunity to put our expertise to work for you:.. Your Success | Our Goal. Let Us Help.. Conforto Law Group, P.C.20 Park Plaza, Suite 402Boston, MA 02109

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Boston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Boston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Boston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Boston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Boston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Boston and surrounding areas.