Christopher McEvilley was born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. Chris attended State University of New York at Old Westbury, where he graduated with a double major in American History and Media Communications. Chris then attended City University of New York School of Law concentrating his studies on Wills, Trusts and Estates. While in Law School Chris served as the President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Students Association and Vice-President of the Black Law Students Association. Chris also participated in Mock trial competitions and Moot Court competitions. While in law school, as part of his Employment Law class, Chris wrote a 30 page thesis on the Collective Bargaining Agreement in the National Basketball Association (NBA), focusing on the Kevin Garnett contract which at the time was the biggest contract in the NBA. This is what peeked Chris’ interest in Employment Law. Chris also has a passion for Personal Injury. He started his legal career at 15 working for a Personal Injury law firm as a file clerk. Chris lives in Bergen county, New Jersey where he is an active member of his church and community. Chris often goes back to his neighborhood in Brooklyn where he grew up and mentors young children. Chris is an avid sports fan. In his free time he spends time with his daughter, family and friends. He also likes to play baseball and basketball.

Diane Englander Peyser represents employees in wrongful termination, retaliation, harassment, and discrimination matters, including sexual harassment, disability discrimination, LGBT discrimination, hostile work environment, whistleblower, FMLA, and New Jersey Family Leave Act claims. She also counsels clients on severance agreements, restrictive covenants, prevailing wage law, and unemployment appeals. Before focusing on employment law, Diane spent many years at New York Life Insurance Company in New York City as a Director of Systems, designing and programming software for the agency force and internal customers. That background gives her an unusual lens on how large employers operate internally, which informs how she builds cases on behalf of the employees who work for them. Diane is a mediator qualified pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 1:40-10 and has successfully mediated disputes in contract, landlord-tenant, and family law matters. She is a member of the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators, the New Jersey State Bar Association, and NELA-NJ.