Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. Partner Nina T. Pirrotti was named Best Lawyers 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” for Employment Law -Individuals in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Nina Pirrotti represents individuals in employment and civil rights litigation and negotiation. She is a member of the Executive Board of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA); Vice Chair of the American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section’s Trial Advocacy Competition Committee; Co-Chair of the Employee Privacy subcommittee of the American Bar Association’s Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee; Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF); and past president of the Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association (CELA).
She is well versed in all aspects of employment law, including:
- Discrimination (on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, religious creed, marital status, pregnancy, or national origin)
- Sexual harassment
- Wrongful termination
- Retaliation
- Contract disputes (including those involving restrictive covenant agreements)
- FMLA and related leave of absence issues
- Severance agreements
- Whistleblower claims
Nina Pirrotti was selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers of America for three years before she was honored as a 2020 “Lawyer of the Year.” She also was selected as a 2014 Top 50 Connecticut Super Lawyer, placing her among the Top 50 lawyers in the state and as a Top 25 Connecticut Woman Super Lawyer and a Top 50 New England Woman Super Lawyer. In 2010, Nina was named by the Connecticut Law Tribune as one of its Women in the Law – High Achievers.
In addition, all five partners at Garrison, Levin-Epstein, Fitzgerald & Pirrotti, P.C. were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020 in the following categories:
- Joseph D. Garrison – Arbitration Employment Law – Individuals Litigation – Labor and Employment Mediation
- Ethan A. Levin-Epstein – Criminal Defense: General Practice Criminal Defense: White-Collar Employment Law – Individuals
- Stephen J. Fitzgerald – Employment Law – Individuals Litigation – ERISA Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Joshua R. Goodbaum – Employment Law – Individuals Litigation – Labor and Employment