Leslie Farber

Leslie 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

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Eastern District of New York

Since 2015

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Since 2015

New Jersey

Since 1992

New York

Since 1991

Northern District of New York

Since 2011

Pennsylvania

Since 2014

Southern District of New York

Since 1996

3rd Circuit

Since 1993

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2015

Owner/Managing Member

LESLIE A. FARBER, LLC

2001 - Current

Solo practitioner law practice

Associate

Breslin & Breslin. P.A.

1991 - 2001

Associate in law firm.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University

J.D. (1991) | Law

1987 - 1991

Activities: Pace Law Review Appellate Litigation Clinic

Drew University

B.A. (1986) | Political Science

Federal Bar Association

Member

2019 - Current

National LGBT Bar Association

Member

2004 - Current

Activities: Former member of Board of Directors

National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)-New Jersey

Current member, former board member

1997 - Current

New Jersey State Bar Association  # 019041991

Member

1992 - Current

New York State Bar Association

Member

1992 - Current

Practice Tips for Working with LGBT Clients

New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (NJ State Bar Association)

August 1, 2018

The Discriminatory Use of Lewdness Laws Against the LGBT Community

NJ State Bar Association - LGBT Rights Section newsletter

June, 2011

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

January 26, 2018

Acadia Healthcare

Speaker on legal issues

LGBT Pride Celebration, Newark, NJ

June 28, 2022

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Keynote

“#MeToo: A Conversation About Harassment and Empowerment, Upper Montclair, New Jersey

January 18, 2018

Montclair State University, School of Communications and Media

Panelist