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Gregory A. Devero Esq.
Watchung, New Jersey
Partner, since 2004
phone (908) 561-5577
fax (908) 412-1007
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Mr. Devero received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas School of Law and his degree in Political Science/Business Management from the University of Notre Dame. He is admitted to the New Jersey State Bar, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Bar, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, as well as the Labor and Employment Law section of the New Jersey State Bar. He is also a member of the Somerset County Bar Association and past chairman of the Labor and Employment Committee.

Mr. Devero's practice is limited to employment and labor law.  He has extensive experience in the field of employment law and has represented numerous employees that have been wrongfully terminated in violation of th N.J. Law Against Discrimination due to their age, race, gender, sexual preference, pregnancy, religion, disability and other protected classes as well as victims of sexual harassment and whistleblowers demoted or terminated in violation of the N.J. Conscientious Employee Protection Act. Mr. Devero's clients were employees of governmental entities and companies ranging from Fortune 100 companies to substantially smaller entities. Mr. Devero has also represented employers in the defense of discrimination and wrongful termination claims, preparation of employee handbooks and the presentation of sexual harassment training classes.

Mr. Devero is also a member of the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators and a court approved mediator on the New Jersey Superior Court Roster of Approved Mediators. Like his legal practice, Mr. Devero's mediation practice is limited exclusively to employment law and related claims.

Areas of Practice:
Employment Law
Labor Law
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1991
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1993
Pennsylvania, 1991
Education:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Juris Doctorate


University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
B.A.
Major:  Political Science/Business Management


Professional Associations and Memberships:
New Jersey State Bar Association
Member


New Jersey State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1996 - Present
Member


Somerset County Bar Association, 1999 - Present
Member


Somerset County Bar Association, 2002 - Present
Past Chairman, Labor and Employment Committee


Reitman Employment Law Inns of Court, 1995 - 1997
Member


New Jersey Superior Court Roster
Mediator


New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators
Member


National Employment Lawyers Association
Member


Associaton of Trial Lawyers of America
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Craner, Satkin and Scheer, Partner, 2002 - 2004


Craner, Satkin and Scheer, Associate, 1996 - 2002


Lynch, Martin, Associate, 1995 - 1996


Apruzzese, McDermott, Mastro & Murphy, Associate, 1994 - 1995


Reiseman & Sharp, Associate, 1992 - 1994


Jaffe & Schlesinger, P.A., Associate, 1991 - 1992


Pro Bono Activities:
New Moms New Expectations, 1999 - 2003
Mediation Services - State of New Jersey
New Moms New Expectations, Fund Raising Chairman, 2003 - Present
Verdicts & Settlements

$3,547,417 Pennsylvania structured wrongful death claim settlement

$1,566,357 Pennsylvania partially structured emotional distress settlement

$1,200,000 Wrongful Death Claim

$1,175,000 Medical Malpractice

$1,000,000 Diving Accident

$900,000 Automobile Accident

$880,000 Automobile Accident

$781,701 Dog bite structured settlement

$586,887 Race discrimination

$482,500  Motor Vehicle Accident

$475,000 Sexual Discrimination

$450,000 Automobile Accident

$390,000  Defective Product

$382,500 Motor Vehicle Accident

$375,000 Automobile Accident

$312,500 Automobile Accident

$300,000 Wrongful Death Claim

$300,000 Fall Down

$295,000 Consientious Employee Protection Act

$287,500 Sexual Harassment

$285,000 Motor Vehicle Accident

$245,000 Automobile Accident

$240,000 Whistle Blower Claim

$215,000 Jet Ski Accident

$200,000 Whistle Blower Claim

$175,000 Age Discrimination

$123,000 Race Discrimination
 

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