Background
Paul Siegel writes on employment
practices for IRMI.com.
An employment law and litigation partner of Jackson Lewis LLP, Mr. Siegel
has represented management in employment discrimination, affirmative action,
and labor matters since 1976. Mr. Siegel regularly appears before federal and
state agencies and courts in various equal employment, wage-hour, and labor law
matters. In April 1991, Mr. Siegel argued a landmark age discrimination case
before the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Siegel was selected as one of Long Island's 10 top employment
lawyers in a 2003-2004 survey of his peers. He frequently addresses supervisors
and managers to assist them in developing the skills needed to manage
effectively in today's challenging legal environment. He has been a guest
on national and local television and radio and has presented seminars and
written articles concerning affirmative action, discrimination, and labor law
matters across the country.
In the insurance industry, Mr. Siegel is a member of the Professional
Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) and has been a featured speaker at PLUS,
NAPSLO, PIA, PIWA, and RIMS conferences. He has lectured about employment
issues to meetings of the New York and Kentucky Bar Associations, the 1998
Conference of Justices of the Courts of the State of New York, and many other
industry and related groups.
Mr. Siegel graduated magna cum laude
from the State University of New York at Buffalo (Phi Beta Kappa) in 1973 and
received his JD degree with honors from Emory University School of Law in
1976.