Commercial Litigation
\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_main_element_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_css_main_element_tablet=”width:50%;” custom_css_main_element_phone=”width:50%;”][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#FFFFFF” image_icon_background_color=”#0a3d73″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”25px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Inter||||||||” header_text_color=”#0A3D73″ body_font=”Inter||||||||” body_text_color=”#0A3D73″ body_font_size=”19px” image_icon_custom_margin=”-8px|10px|||false|false” image_icon_custom_padding=”10px|8px|10px|8px|true|true” module_alignment=”right” custom_margin=”20px||||false|false” border_radii_image=”on|50%|50%|50%|50%” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]EDUCATION
\n<\/span>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Inter|500|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”right” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” text_orientation_tablet=”right” text_orientation_phone=”left” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York
\nJ.D. – 1994
\nHonors: magna cum laude
\nHonors: Graduated 4th in class
\nHonors: Dean’s List & Ranking Scholar all semesters
\nHonors: Book Awards in Legislation & Contracts[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Inter|500|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_orientation=”right” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” text_orientation_tablet=”right” text_orientation_phone=”left” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York
\nB.A. – 1988
\nHonors: cum laude
\nHonors: Cornell Tradition Scholar
\nHonors: Dean’s List
\nHonors: Senior Honors Thesis (St. Augustine’s Theory of Time)
\nMajor: Philosophy[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f5f5f5″ custom_padding=”100px||120px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”80px||100px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”60px||80px||false|false” custom_css_free_form=”.et_pb_module.et_pb_code.et_pb_code_8 {|| margin-left: -10px;||}” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” width=”90%” max_width=”1200px” custom_padding=”|30px||30px|false|true” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” border_width_left=”2px” border_color_left=”#0C71C3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Lato|900||on|||||” text_text_color=”#ba6f63″ text_font_size=”17px” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nAbout<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=”Professional Backgound” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Lato|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#2f6194″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Lato||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ max_width=”700px” global_colors_info=”{}”]A member of the firm with more than 25 years\u2019 experience, Ms. Pacaro focuses her practice in the areas of employment law, litigation, and general business counseling. She routinely defends companies in litigation pending in federal and state court as well as before the EEOC, PHRC, PCHR, NJDCR, DOL, OSHA, and other government agencies.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=”Representative litigation matters include:” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ title_font=”Lato|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#2f6194″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Defending 20+ pizza franchises in a wage and hour lawsuit involving 1,100 plaintiffs in a hybrid collective and class action pending in the MDPA.s[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Defending management in a case with multiple employers and insurance carriers against claims brought by a former employee under the ADA, wage and hour laws, E-FMLA, and NJ leave laws.[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Representing a number of prestigious museums, libraries, and community-service non-profits in legal disputes brought by terminated employees variously claiming age, sex, race, and disability discrimination, in each case successfully settling all claims prior to suit to preserve the non-profit\u2019s reputational interests through unusually extensive settlement-related discovery and tolling agreements.[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Defending pipe manufacturer in an OSHA inspection, following work-related death of an employee.[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Defending several package delivery subcontractors in a wage and hour class action lawsuit involving 30,000 employee plaintiffs and 550 package delivery subcontractors, pending in the WDPA.[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Representing regional equipment company in Department of Labor Wage and Hour Law Division Investigation and subsequent appeal, successfully settling all claims on favorable terms during pendency of appeal.[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/div>\n
[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” width=”90%” max_width=”1200px” custom_padding=”|30px||30px|false|true” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” border_width_left=”2px” border_color_left=”#0C71C3″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Lato||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]She also regularly provides business owners, managers, and human resource professionals with legal counsel in all aspects of employment law, including matters relating to workplace harassment, discrimination, and retaliation; wage and hour law and I-9 compliance; OSHA matters; whistleblower claims; and all other aspects of legal compliance during the employment life cycle, to help ensure her clients proactively manage their risks, respond to situations, and comply with the law.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” width=”90%” max_width=”1200px” custom_padding=”|30px||30px|false|true” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” border_width_left=”2px” border_color_left=”#0C71C3″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”In the Hiring Process:” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ title_font=”Lato|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#2f6194″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Lato||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ max_width=”700px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Ms. Pacaro provides legal counsel and assistance with:[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Employment Agreements[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Independent Contractor Agreementss[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Offer Letterss[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Restrictive Covenants (to address concerns about competition, solicitation, and protection of company\u2019s confidential business information)[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Background Checks[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Immigration Law Compliance[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Drug and Alcohol Testing[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Counseling, Drafting, and Training on Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation, Diversity, Equity,[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Inclusion, and OSHA workplace safety[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/div>\n
[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_heading title=”During Employment:” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ title_font=”Lato|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#2f6194″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Lato||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ max_width=”700px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Ms. Pacaro provides legal counsel and assistance with:[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Employment Law Risk Assessments and Check-Ups[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Employee Handbooks, Policies, and Procedures[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Wage and Hour Law Practices, Commission Structures, and Bonus Plans[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Independent Contractor Concerns[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]DOL Complaints and Investigations[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Documenting and Addressing Work Performance Concerns, Absenteeism, Theft, Drug and Alcohol Use, and Other Disciplinary Matters[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Documenting, Investigating, and Addressing Claims of Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]FMLA Leave and Other Types of Leave[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Reasonable Accommodations Based on Disability and Religion[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Joint Employer Concerns[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]OSHA Complaints and Investigations[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” 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and Other Issues of Health, Safety, Security, and Privacy in the Workplace<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_heading title=”When Employment Ends” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ title_font=”Lato|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#2f6194″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Lato||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ max_width=”700px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Ms. Pacaro provides legal counsel and assistance with:[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Terminations, Resignations, Job Abandonment, Furloughs, Layoffs, and Reductions in Force;
\nSeverance Agreements[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Compensation Required upon Separation[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Protection and Return of Company Property and Confidential Information[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Enforcement of Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements through Cease and Desist Letters, Negotiations, and Legal Action[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Unemployment Compensation[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb use_icon=”on” font_icon=”||fa||900″ icon_color=”#2F6194″ icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”21px” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Defamation, Disparagement, and Responses to Reference Requests[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FFFFFF” width=”90%” max_width=”1200px” custom_padding=”|30px||30px|false|true” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” border_width_left=”2px” border_color_left=”#0C71C3″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Lato||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Ms. Pacaro draws on her extensive past experience as outside and in house counsel to provide both her established regional and national business clients and her start-up clients with advice and assistance that is user-friendly and targeted to meet their actual needs. By developing ongoing relationships with her clients, she becomes a trusted partner working side by side with them over the years to proactively help them manage their risks and respond to employment situations as they develop. A representative sampling of her clients includes medical, dental, and health care technology companies; construction, industrial, and manufacturing companies; online retail and wholesale businesses; non-profit organizations; and accounting firms and law firms of all sizes.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Lato||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Ms. Pacaro conducts seminars and training sessions for clients and human resource professionals on various issues in employment law such as harassment, discrimination, retaliation, business torts, wage and hour law, and OSHA compliance. She has also published articles on OSHA inspections, e-discovery, and various \u201chot button\u201d issues in employment law, and is the author of the Health and Safety Law chapter in the Pennsylvania Human Resource Manual (publication available on Amazon.com)[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Lato||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Prior to joining SOGT Law, Ms. Pacaro spent 15 years gaining \u201cbig firm\u201d experience as an employment lawyer and litigator at the Philadelphia law firm, Cozen O\u2019Connor. She also has several years\u2019 experience working in-house as General Counsel to tech and health sector start-ups, and was most recently a named Partner at a \u201cboutique\u201d law firm in Montgomery County.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Lato||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Ms. Pacaro graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in Philosophy, cum laude. She then continued her education at Pace University School of Law, where she was Editor of the Law Review and received her J.D., magna cum laude, graduating 4th in her class (top 2%). She is admitted to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars, and to the bars of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, and the District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania, and the District of New Jersey.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Lato||||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]She is a member of the Pennsylvania State Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association and a member of the American Bar Association Section, Labor and Employment Law. She is also actively involved in her community, serving on the Board of Directors of the West Point Foundation (the sponsoring organization of her local community\u2019s boy scout troop) and as a certified 3rd Degree Black Belt instructor in Taekwondo at her local martial arts school.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AttorneyAttorney267-620-1923jpacaro@sogtlaw.comDownload vCardLinkedInPRACTICE AREAS Employment Commercial Litigation EDUCATION Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York J.D. – 1994 Honors: magna cum laude Honors: Graduated 4th in class Honors: Dean’s List & Ranking Scholar all semesters Honors: Book Awards in Legislation & ContractsCornell UniversityIthaca, New York B.A. – 1988 Honors: cum laude Honors: Cornell Tradition […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5129","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/barlensogat.tempserver4.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/barlensogat.tempserver4.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/barlensogat.tempserver4.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barlensogat.tempserver4.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barlensogat.tempserver4.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5129"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/barlensogat.tempserver4.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5686,"href":"https:\/\/barlensogat.tempserver4.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5129\/revisions\/5686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/barlensogat.tempserver4.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}