Pete counsels a broad spectrum of public and private sector employers in a variety of labor and employment-related contexts, including employment litigation in Federal and State courts and before the EEOC and Division of Human Rights, collective bargaining negotiations, wage and hour compliance and proceedings before administrative agencies and the courts, labor arbitrations, union organizing campaigns, strikes and picketing, and representation and unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board.
In the public sector, he represents a number of municipalities in labor matters, including proceedings before PERB and compulsory interest arbitration under New York's Taylor Law.
In addition, Pete provides a broad range of training to executives, supervisors, managers and employees in a variety of topics, including EEO and anti-harassment compliance, wage and hour issues, investigations of workplace misconduct, documentation and performance reviews, electronic discovery and avoiding workplace violence. He is also a frequent speaker on a variety of labor and employment topics, and has served as a guest lecturer at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. He has written extensively on labor and employment law topics, having authored articles that appeared in the New York State Society for Human Resource Management's HR Review, the Labor Lawyer and the Journal of College and University Law.
The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2009-2025 (listed for more than 15 years)
Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Labor Law - Management, 2013; 2018; 2022, 2025
Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Employment Law - Management, 2021, 2024
Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2020
New York Super Lawyers®, Employment and Labor, 2023 (listed for more than 10 years)
Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Rated
Top-Rated Lawyer in Labor and Employment Law
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Onondaga County Bar Association
Society for Human Resource Management
CNY SHRM Board of Directors
National Association of College and University Attorneys
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources
Articles Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
"New York State Labor Law Review," Iroquois Healthcare Association HR Summit, October 10, 2024
Labor Negotiations in US Higher Education: Bargaining with Student Workers and Non-Traditional Employees, Employment Law Alliance, October 25, 2023
Panelist, Recent Updates in Private Sector Labor & Employment Law, Labor and Employment Law Section Fall Meeting 2023, New York State Bar Association, October 20, 2023
Pete counsels a broad spectrum of public and private sector employers in a variety of labor and employment-related contexts, including employment litigation in Federal and State courts and before the EEOC and Division of Human Rights, collective bargaining negotiations, wage and hour compliance and proceedings before administrative agencies and the courts, labor arbitrations, union organizing campaigns, strikes and picketing, and representation and unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board.
In the public sector, he represents a number of municipalities in labor matters, including proceedings before PERB and compulsory interest arbitration under New York's Taylor Law.
Pete counsels a broad spectrum of public and private sector employers in a variety of labor and employment-related contexts, including employment litigation in Federal and State courts and before the EEOC and Division of Human Rights, collective bargaining negotiations, wage and hour compliance and proceedings before administrative agencies and the courts, labor arbitrations, union organizing campaigns, strikes and picketing, and representation and unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board.
In the public sector, he represents a number of municipalities in labor matters, including proceedings before PERB and compulsory interest arbitration under New York's Taylor Law.
In addition, Pete provides a broad range of training to executives, supervisors, managers and employees in a variety of topics, including EEO and anti-harassment compliance, wage and hour issues, investigations of workplace misconduct, documentation and performance reviews, electronic discovery and avoiding workplace violence. He is also a frequent speaker on a variety of labor and employment topics, and has served as a guest lecturer at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. He has written extensively on labor and employment law topics, having authored articles that appeared in the New York State Society for Human Resource Management's HR Review, the Labor Lawyer and the Journal of College and University Law.
The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2009-2025 (listed for more than 15 years)
Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Labor Law - Management, 2013; 2018; 2022, 2025
Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Employment Law - Management, 2021, 2024
Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2020
New York Super Lawyers®, Employment and Labor, 2023 (listed for more than 10 years)
Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Rated
Top-Rated Lawyer in Labor and Employment Law
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
New York State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Onondaga County Bar Association
Society for Human Resource Management
CNY SHRM Board of Directors
National Association of College and University Attorneys
College and University Professional Association for Human Resources
Articles Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
"New York State Labor Law Review," Iroquois Healthcare Association HR Summit, October 10, 2024
Labor Negotiations in US Higher Education: Bargaining with Student Workers and Non-Traditional Employees, Employment Law Alliance, October 25, 2023
Panelist, Recent Updates in Private Sector Labor & Employment Law, Labor and Employment Law Section Fall Meeting 2023, New York State Bar Association, October 20, 2023