Jon has over a decade of experience as a litigator and advocate. He represents employers of all sizes and across all industries in federal and state courts, arbitration, and administrative agencies. Jon regularly appears before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, and other agencies to defend employers against claims of workplace discrimination and harassment.
Jon has successfully resolved numerous high-value individual claims in early and late-stage mediation with both represented and pro se parties. When litigation is filed, Jon utilizes his experience in all aspects of the pretrial process, including written discovery, depositions, expert reports, and summary judgment. Jon is also well-versed in appellate practice, having argued at the New Hampshire Supreme Court and filed winning briefs at the First and Second Circuits. In addition to his litigation practice, Jon provides clients with day-to-day counseling and crisis management on a variety of employment issues including hiring, discipline, termination, leave, wage and hour, disability accommodation, union grievances, and collective bargaining.
Prior to joining Constangy, Jon was an associate at the Boston firms Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, and Morgan Brown & Joy LLP.
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Jonathan Persky - Employment Law & Legislative Update: A Tri-State Comparison