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About Joey Scott Niskar

Handling employment and civil rights cases under (1) the Family & Medical Leave Act; (2) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act involving race discrimination, sex discrimination, sexual harassment, religious discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, etc. (3) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; (4) the Michigan Whistleblower Protection Act; (5) the Fair Labor Standards Act; (6) Americans with Disabilities Act; (7) USERRA actions on behalf of the men and women of the U.S. military (active and reserves); (8) worker's compensation retaliation claims; and (9) much more.

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Professional Experience
ExperienceYears
Managing Member, The Niskar Law Firm, PLLC2008-Current
Litigation Associate, Erlich, Rosen & Bartnick, P.C.1999-2008
Litigation Associate, Kohl, Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Clark & Hampton1996-1999
Education
SchoolFocusDegreeYear
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law - University of Detroit MercyJ.D.1996
Honors: Cum Laude Honors Graduate, Justice Frank Murphy Honor Society for Top 10% of Graduating Class, Excellence for the Future Award
Michigan State UniversityPolitical Science / Pre-LawB.A.1993
Honors: Cum Laude Honors Graduate
Professional Activities
ActivityOrganizationStart YearEnd Year
Member, Executive BoardMichigan Association for Justice (formerly Michigan Trial Lawyers Association)2000
Details: Frequent Lecturer, and Contributor to Amicus Curiae Briefs
Professional Affiliations
PositionYears
Member, Michigan State Bar1996-Current
Member, Standing Committee on Civil Procedure & Courts2007-Current

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