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Katherin Nukk-Freeman, Esq. Co-Founder, CEO Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C. P: 973.564.9100 |
Katherin Nukk-Freeman devotes a majority of her practice to the counseling of clients on diverse employment issues including those pertaining to family and medical leaves, wage and hour requirements, COBRA compliance, discrimination laws, hiring and termination decisions, drug testing, and state and federal disability laws. Ms. Nukk-Freeman also trains employees of all levels including non-supervisory employees, supervisory employees, human resources professionals and upper management with respect to all of the above areas. She also works with clients to develop and draft employment procedures, contracts and handbooks which fit their business needs. Ms. Nukk-Freeman utilizes her years of employment litigation experience to help her clients avoid litigation through effective and sound proactive business practices. Ms. Nukk-Freeman also has extensive experience representing management clients exclusively in disputes before administrative agencies (including state and federal EEO agencies and the Department of Labor).
(effective May, 2010)
New York Society of Security Analysts, Board of Directors
(June 2009 – Present)
Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association, Advisory Board Member
(2002 – Present)
Women Presidents' Organization
(January 2009 – Present)
Entrepreneur’s Organization
(2005 – 2009)
The Healthcare Marketing & Communications Council, General Counsel to Board of Trustees
Awards:
Listed in Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor (2011, 2010)
Listed in Super Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers in New Jersey, 2011
Listed in Super Lawyers Top 50 Women Lawyers in New Jersey, 2011
Listed in Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Law Firms, Labor & Employment (2010)
Enterprising Women of the Year 2010, Enterprising Women Magazine
Women’s Business Enterprise Star 2009, Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
Top 50 Women in Business 2009, NJBIZ
Named one of Business News New Jersey's "40 Under 40" Outstanding Achievers (April 4, 2002)
Recipient, Twin Award, a Tribute to Women and Industry (April 2003)
Speaking Engagements:
What Keeps You Up At Night? The Costliest Employment Mistakes That Businesses Make, Metropolitan Transportation Association Employment Law 2011 (July 12, 2011)
Special Issues Regarding Protected Characteristics: Hostile Work Environment And Disability Discrimination Claims, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (July 11, 2011)
Workplace Harassment: Update 2011, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (February 12, 2011)
Monitoring Employee Electronic Communications in the Workplace, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (August 12, 2010)
24 Karat: Setting the Gold Standard, Tri-State Human Resources Management Association, Annual Conference (May 6, 2010)
Career Transitions: Exploring New Pathways to Success, Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association, Executive Women’s Breakfast (December 9, 2009)
The Costliest Mistakes Made by Employers: What you have to do to protect your business, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (November 23, 2009)
Workplace Reorganizations: Reduce Your Risks of Wrongful Termination Claims with Carefully Structured Workplace Reorganizations, Women Presidents’ Organization Webinar (November 3, 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)
New Jersey Paid Family Leave: What it Means for Your Firm and Your Clients, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education Webinar (October 2008)
Paid Family Leave Briefing, New Jersey Business & Industry Association (July 2008)
10 Most Common Mistakes Employers Make and How to Avoid Them, Women Presidents’ Organization (June 2008)
Leveraging Contacts, Negotiating Contracts, at the Pfizer-sponsored Women Presidents’ Educational Organization (December 2007)
10 Most Common Mistakes Employers Make and How to Avoid Them, at the Chubb-sponsored Women Presidents’ Organization Event (October 2007)
HR101: A Primer for Managing Human Resources, New Jersey Business and Industry Association (March 9, 2007)
Labor & Employment Law Summer Institute, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (July 20, 2006)
Hiring & Firing, Putting the Legal Pieces Together, New Jersey Business & Industry Association's Seminar for Employers (October 21, 2005)
Hot Legal Topics for Employers, New Jersey Business & Industry Association (May 13, 2005)
Recent Publications:
COBRA Subsidies Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: How Will They Impact Businesses?, New Jersey Defense (Volume 25, Issue 2; Spring 2009), co-authored with Suzanne M. Cerra, Esq.
We Can Have it All, New Jersey Women Lawyer’s Association Gala Journal (April 2009), co-authored with Suzanne M. Cerra, Esq.
FMLA Violations - Do Your Merit Increase and Bonus Plans Comply?, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (November 2005)
Some States Mandate Harassment Training. A Sign of Things to Come for New Jersey Employers?, Bollinger Solutions (Spring 2005)
Professional Experience:
Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione, PC., Newark, NJ
Partner (December 2000 – January 2006); Associate (October 1996 – December 2000)
Downey, Brand, Seymour and Rohwer, Sacramento, CA
Associate (September 1993 – 1996)
Education:
Boston College Law School (J.D., 1993)
Pennsylvania State University (B.S., Dual Major: Finance and Accounting Honors 1990)
University Scholars Program
Admissions:
State of California, 1993
State of New Jersey, 1996
United States District Court for the District of California, 1993
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1996
Civic/Charitable Activities:
Board of Trustees, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Parliamentarian and Human Resources Committee (2004 to Present)
Board of Trustees, The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Human Resources
