V. Jonas Urba | New York Employment Lawyer

I have focused on Employment Law for 20 years. Since 2011 my practice is exclusively across New York State. It is limited to Employment Law.

As a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association since 1997, although not continuously, I represent mostly employees. I do list some small employers, representative clients, who I have helped for years.

Typical cases include:

1) Race Discrimination or Retaliation
2) Gender or Sex Discrimination or Retaliation
3) Disability or Perceived Disability Discrimination or Retaliation
4) Hostile Workplaces from which Employees sometimes are forced to leave (these cases are rare and resignation is highly unusual, rarely recommended)
5) Noncompetition and Severance Agreement reviews
6) Wage and Hour Law Cases. These often include salaried employees who have been misclassified as exempt from overtime pay. Again, these are rare cases and very fact specific.

I am admitted to all of New York's federal trial courts.

2014 - Southern District of New York
2015 - Eastern District of New York
2020 - Northern District of New York
2020 - Western District of New York

Representing clients from long distances is not new to me. I have done so for almost a few decades. I began doing so in New York almost five years ago after I won a telephone hearing representing a client I had never met in-person. That's not unusual. What was unusual about that case is that I was able to rehabilitate my client's perjured testimony without leading him. The transcript was reviewed and authorities found that I had actually done so without giving my client the answer. It made me realize that person-to-person meetings were unnecessary and I have continued that since that phone hearing.

Employment Discrimination matters are always about the facts. And every potential client and I speak on the phone to gauge whether we might be good for one another. Not every lawyer is the right lawyer for a potential client and vice versa. I suggest calling many lawyers.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Employment Lawyer	Urba Law PLLC	New York, NY	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Valparaiso University School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1988
University of South Florida	Masters	Business Administration	1983
Indiana University Bloomington	Bachelors	Psychology, Business Administration	1980

State / Court	Date
Massachusetts	2008
Colorado	1994
Florida	1988
New York	2011

• New York City Bar Association | Member | 2011 - Present
  New York State Bar Association | Member | 2011 - Present
  Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers | Board Member | 2008 - Present
  National Employment Lawyers Association | Member | 1999 - Present

• Client Champion Gold | Martindale-Hubbell®
  Peer Reviewed | Martindale-Hubbell®
  Highest Scholastic Achievement - Legal Process | Valparaiso University School of Law

• Soto v. North Six, Inc. et al, No. 1:18-cv-00529-ALC (S.D.N.Y. June 5, 2018)
  Resolved

• Morris v. Town of Eastchester, No. 7:16-cv-06321-VB (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 28, 2017)
  Resolved

• Dominick v. Newburgh Enlarged City School District, et al, No. 7:16-cv-05136-CS (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 7, 2019)
  Dismissed

• Westchester Bar Association, Westchester Lawyer Magazine May 2019 | The Glory Days of Public Service | 2019

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2011) Licensed as Attorney in New York. Verified with New York State Unified Court System.	June 09, 2021

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