ABOUT PAUL J. SWEENEY
Experience:
Over 35 years of labor and employment law experience, including hundreds of grievance arbitrations and hearings involving contract interpretation, discipline and discharge, line of duty disability claims, and administrative separations. Served as a panel member and advocate in interest arbitration proceedings following bargaining impasse. Represented clients in improper practice charges arising from claims of past practice, retaliation, anti-union animus and other proceedings before a public employment relations board. Mediated the settlement of dozens of federal lawsuits involving wage and hour, contract and discrimination claims. Served as an impartial hearing officer in discipline cases. Conducted outside investigations of employment-related claims of unlawful discrimination and misconduct. Litigated claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, and Title VII. Retired colonel, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
Education and Training:
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D.
- Fordham University, B.A. in cursu honorum
- National Academy of Arbitrators - BALA Course
Honors and Awards:
- Peer Rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale Hubbell since 2015
- 2025 Lawyer of Year in Labor and Employment Law - Litigation for the Binghamton Area by Best Lawyers in America®
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America® publication since 2012
- Listed in New York Super Lawyers publication since 2011
- Selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of the Irish Legal 100
- Contributing Editor, The Developing Labor Law, 8th edition
- Editor, BLR’s New York Employment Law Letter, 2012-2022