Jonathan Nirenberg

Current

Partner at Resnick & Nirenberg, P.C.

Past

Partner at Resnick Nirenberg & Cash, P.C.
Partner at Resnick Nirenberg & Siegler
Partner at Deutsch Resnick

Associate at Deutsch Resnick

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Education

Cornell Law School
University of Rochester

Recommended

1 person has recommended Jonathan

Connections

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Industry

Law Practice

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Jonathan Nirenberg’s Summary

A partner of the employment law firm of Resnick Nirenberg & Cash, P.C., Jonathan I. Nirenberg has dedicated his career to representing employees in discrimination, civil rights, and employment law cases in New Jersey and New York since he graduated from Cornell Law School. As an experienced employment lawyer, he has extensive experience in writing and arguing appeals. He has participated in numerous landmark decisions, including Zive v. Stanley Roberts, Inc. and Myers v. AT&T, two disability discrimination case which made it easier for New Jersey employees to have their discrimination cases resolved by juries, as well as Padilla v. Berkeley Educational Services of New Jersey, Inc., Brennan v. Norton and Muller v. Exxon Research and Engineering.

Prior to co-founding the firm of Resnick Nirenberg & Siegler (now Resnick Nirenberg & Cash) in 2006, Mr. Nirenberg was a Partner with Deutsch Resnick, P.A. Mr. Nirenberg writes articles about important employment law issues and developments for his blog, the New York & New Jersey Employment Law Blog. He is also the author of the articles When Does the Employer Have the Burden of Proof? (New Jersey Law Journal, March 17, 2008), Are Some Employees Entitled to More than 12 Weeks of Pregnancy Leave Under State and Federal Law (New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, Spring 2002) and When Is an Employer's Failure to Provide Notice of FMLA Rights or Designate FMLA Leave Actionable? (New Jersey Law Journal, March 29, 2004).

Mr. Nirenberg is a member of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms, an organization of highly credentialed boutique law firms that have been hand selected as outstanding in their respective fields of law, as well as the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and the National Employment Lawyers Association of New Jersey (NELA-NJ).

Jonathan Nirenberg’s Specialties:

Represents employees and individuals in employment law matters including claims of discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, wrongful termination, whistleblowers, retaliation, employment contracts, severance agreements, civil rights, family and medical leaves, wage and hour violations, and other employment law and civil rights claims.

Jonathan Nirenberg’s Experience

Partner

Resnick & Nirenberg, P.C.

(Privately Held; Law Practice industry)

February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

Employment and civil rights law firm, representing employees in New York and New Jersey. Resnick & Nirenberg represents individuals with claims relating to employment discrimination, workplace harassment, retaliation, family and medical leaves, reasonable accommodations for disabilities, overtime and wage and hour law disputes, employment contracts, non-compete agreements, severance agreements and severance negotiations, and other employment law and civil rights claims.
Partner

Resnick Nirenberg & Cash, P.C.

(Privately Held; Law Practice industry)

April 2008 — October 2009 (1 year 7 months)
Partner

Resnick Nirenberg & Siegler

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)

February 2006 — April 2008 (2 years 3 months)

Employment law firm, representing employees in New York and New Jersey
Partner

Deutsch Resnick

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)

January 2005 — January 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Associate

Deutsch Resnick

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)

September 1998 — December 2004 (6 years 4 months)

Jonathan Nirenberg’s Education

Cornell Law School

J.D. , 1995 — 1998

Activities and Societies:

Concentration: Public Law
University of Rochester

BA , Political Science , 1991 — 1995

Additional Information

Jonathan Nirenberg’s Websites:

Jonathan Nirenberg’s Groups:

National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), National Employment Lawyers Association of New Jersey (NELA-NJ), International Network of Botique Law Firms (INBLF)