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Richard M. Schall, a partner in the law firm of Schall
& Barasch L.L.C., devotes his legal practice to representing
individual plaintiffs in employment rights litigation,
including cases arising under the federal and state
laws against discrimination, the Americans with Disabilities
Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the state Conscientious
Employee Protection Act and state contract law.
Mr. Schall has successfully litigated complex employment
cases in the state and federal courts and has negotiated
successful settlements in more than 100 cases on behalf
of his clients. He and his partner Patricia Barasch
were the attorneys in the case of Maw v. Advanced
Clinical Communications, Inc., which went to the
NJ Supreme Court, challenging the right of employers
to fire employees who refuse to sign an overbroad non
compete agreement.
Mr. Schall is a graduate of the
Trial Lawyers' College, an intensive three-week
training program for trial lawyers conducted by the
renowned trial lawyer, Gerry Spence, on his ranch in
Wyoming. He was one of only 50 lawyers from around the
country selected for the 2003 College.
Mr. Schall is listed in The Best Lawyers in America
and has been named among New Jersey’s "Super
Lawyers" by New Jersey Monthly Magazine in the
area of employment litigation for three consecutive
years from 2005-2007.
An advocate of voluntary Alternative Dispute Resolution,
Mr. Schall was recently admitted to the State of New
Jersey Roster of Mediators for Civil, General Equity
and Probate Cases. In his capacity as mediator, Mr.
Schall assists parties in resolving their disputes without
the need for protracted litigation.
Prior to forming Schall & Barasch L.L.C., Mr. Schall
spent over eleven years with the law firm of Tomar,
Simonoff, Adourian, O'Brien, Kaplan, Jacoby & Graziano
and was a shareholder for his last four years with that
firm, heading the firm's employment law practice. From
1990 through 1994, he taught legal research and writing
as an adjunct professor at Rutgers University School
of Law. In 1995, he taught Introduction to Labor Law
at Rutgers. Before joining Tomar, Simonoff, Mr. Schall
served a one-year clerkship with The Honorable Dolores
K. Sloviter of the United States Court of Appeals for
the Third Circuit. He graduated from the New York University
School of Law in 1987, received a Master's Degree in
Labor Studies from Rutgers University in 1984, and graduated
with a Bachelor's Degree in 1971 from Swarthmore College,
with a major in philosophy.
Mr. Schall has served for the last four years as President
of the National Employment Lawyers Association/New Jersey
(NELA/NJ), the state-wide organization of plaintiffs'
employment lawyers. In addition, Mr. Schall is an author
of numerous articles and is a frequent speaker within
New Jersey and around the country on issues concerning
the rights of employees in the workplace. He has written
for and addressed conferences of NELA, the Practicing
Law Institute (PLI), and the Association of Trial Lawyers
of America/New Jersey (ATLA-NJ). For three consecutive
years, Mr. Schall has served as co-chair for the Employment
Law Seminar conducted by ATLA-NJ, held as part of its
Boardwalk Seminar in Atlantic City.
Mr. Schall can be reached at Schall & Barasch L.L.C.
at the above address and telephone number, and at his
e-mail address rschall@schallandbarasch.com.
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