Leslie Farber
LESLIE A. FARBER, LLCLeslie A. Farber, Esq. has been practicing law since 1991. She received her undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Drew University, and her Law Degree from Pace University School of Law. In law school, she was an editor of the Pace Law Review and participated in Pace's Appellate Litigation Clinic. For the past 29 years, she has represented both individuals and businesses in many areas of litigation in state, federal and municipal courts from initial consultation through discovery, mediation, arbitration, trial and appeal, when necessary. Ms. Farber has lectured and published works in a variety of areas. She currently is a member of the regional New Jersey, New York, and Essex County Bar Associations, and the New Jersey Association of Justice and Essex County LGBTQ Advisory Board. Ms. Farber also is President of the National Employment Lawyers Association–New Jersey, and was Chair and Legislative Coordinator of the LGBT Rights Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, and a Board member of the National LGBT Bar Association. Several of Ms. Farber's cases have resulted in published, precedent setting decisions of the New Jersey Supreme Court, Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey, and United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Formation, Business Litigation
- Estate Planning
- Health Care Directives, Wills
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Copyright Subpoena Defense
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Contingent Fees
Contingent fees in personal injury and workers compensation cases. Hybrid contingent fees in some employment law cases. Flat fee for unemployment compensation appeals. -
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- Eastern District of New York
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- Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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- New Jersey
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- New York
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- Northern District of New York
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- Pennsylvania
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- Southern District of New York
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- 3rd Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Owner/Managing Member
- LESLIE A. FARBER, LLC
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- Solo practitioner law practice
- Associate
- Breslin & Breslin. P.A.
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- Associate in law firm.
- Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
- J.D. (1991) | Law
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- Activities: Pace Law Review Appellate Litigation Clinic
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- Drew University
- B.A. (1986) | Political Science
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- Federal Bar Association
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- National LGBT Bar Association
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- Activities: Former member of Board of Directors
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- National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)-New Jersey
- Current member, former board member
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- New Jersey State Bar Association # 019041991
- Member
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- New York State Bar Association
- Member
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- New Jersey Association for Justice
- Member
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- Activities: NJAJ was formerly know as the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) - New Jersey
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- Practice Tips for Working with LGBT Clients
- New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (NJ State Bar Association)
- The Discriminatory Use of Lewdness Laws Against the LGBT Community
- NJ State Bar Association - LGBT Rights Section newsletter
- Beyond the Binary: Empowering Transgender, Gender Non-conforming and Non-binary Clients in the Social, Medical and Legal Arenas, Acadia Healthcare Conference, West Orange, NJ
- Acadia Healthcare
- Speaker on legal issues
- LGBT Pride Celebration, Newark, NJ
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Keynote
- “#MeToo: A Conversation About Harassment and Empowerment, Upper Montclair, New Jersey
- Montclair State University, School of Communications and Media
- Panelist
