Kerrie R. Heslin has an expertise in employment and labor matters for management. Ms. Heslin devotes a majority of her practice to the litigation of employment matters involving discrimination, whistleblower claims, wage and hour and benefits issues on behalf of employers. She also handles counseling and litigation involving workforce reductions, ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, FLSA and HIPAA. Ms. Heslin also counsels clients on diverse employment issues, such as training, hiring and firing of employees, employment agreements, separation agreements and releases, restrictive covenants, employment applications and policy manuals. She litigates matters in state and federal court and before administrative agencies (including state and federal EEO agencies and the Department of Labor). In addition, Ms. Heslin handles all aspects of labor matters, including negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and resolution and litigation of grievances.

Honorable Nicholas H. Politan (1995-1997)
United States District Court, District of New Jersey

Super Lawyers, Employment Law (2010)
Named a Woman of Professional Distinction, by the Executive Women of New Jersey (2010)
2008 Garden State Woman of the Year, Professional Services, Garden State Woman Magazine (2009)
Super Lawyers Rising Star, Employment Law (2009)
Women Presidents' Organization
Morris County Chamber of Commerce
Executive Women of New Jersey
New Jersey Women Lawyers' Association
Labor and Employment Section of the New Jersey Bar Association
Women's Golf Association of New Jersey

Social Media: Friend or Foe?, Citrin Cooperman & Company's Women Entrepreneurs & Leaders Group (May 22, 2010)

New Jersey Paid Family Leave: What it means for your Clients, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (November 23, 2009)

Employment Issues in Today's Business World, Citrin Cooperman & Company's Women Entrepreneurs & Leaders Group (October 22, 2009)

Protect Your Company from 7 Costly Employment Mistakes, Morris County Chamber of Commerce (October 2, 2009)

The Seven Costliest Employment Mistakes: What YOU Must Do to Protect and Sustain Your Business!, Women Presidents' Organization, Morris County Chapter (September 18, 2009)

The Seven Costliest Employment Mistakes: What YOU Must Do to Protect and Sustain Your Business!, Women Presidents' Organization, 12th Annual Conference  (San Diego, CA April 23, 2009)

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: What it Means for Employers and Employees, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education Webinar (April 1, 2009)

New Jersey Paid Family Leave: What it Means for Your Firm and Your Clients, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education Webinar (October 29, 2008)

10 Most Common Mistakes Employers Make and How to Avoid Them, Women Presidents' Organization (June 2008)

Legal Issues for New Principals , Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark (Annually 2002 - 2006)

Negotiating the Deal, Executive Women of New Jersey, The Institute for Women's Leadership (March 28, 2003)

Negotiating the Deal, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, Women's Conference 2002 (October 22-23, 2002)

Negotiating Employment Like a Professional, Women in Careers (March 12, 2002)

How can an employer enforce safety regulations on employees who wear religious attire that could pose hazards?, New Jersey Monthly (April 2009)

Federal Court Rejects FTC Opinion that Employment Investigations by Outside Counsel are Subject to FCRA, The Job Description, Defense Research Institute (Fall 2001)

Restrictive Covenants: Protecting Confidential and Proprietary Information, BioPharm Magazine (February 2000)

Courts Start to Rule on Online Harassment, The National Law Journal (January 24, 2000) and New Jersey Law Journal (June 12, 2000)

Sexual Harassment in Cyberspace: Cases Consider Employer Liability for Employee Use of E-mail, Chat Rooms, Porn Sites, Employment Law Weekly (January 27, 2000)

Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein, Roseland, NJ
    Associate (July 2002 – August 2005); Partner (August 2005 – March 2007),
Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, Newark, NJ
    Associate (September 1997 – July 2002)

Seton Hall Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, Survey Editor, Law Review, 1995)
Syracuse University (B.S., Finance/Marketing, magna cum laude, 1991)

State of New Jersey, 1995
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1995
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2002

The Newfoundland School Board of Trustees, President (2003-2007)
Maywood Board of Education, Trustee (2002-2003)
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Gala Auction Committee Chairperson (1999-2002)