Stefani Schwartz has devoted her legal career to representing employers in all aspects of employment law, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination matters. She is a leading practitioner in the field whose advice is often sought after.
No matter the size of the company, or whether it is a public or private entity, Stefani dedicates herself to counseling her clients and ensuring that proper and effective employment policies are in place. In-house counsel, human resource professionals, and risk managers alike look to her for assistance in hiring, firing, and disciplining employees. In addition, employers rely on her counseling with regard to compliance issues relating to discrimination, harassment, leaves of absence, wage and hour laws, and restrictive covenants. Stefani’s expertise is called upon to conduct internal investigations in a timely and efficient manner.
Stefani has represented hundreds of clients in state and federal court proceedings, arbitration proceedings, and before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (“DCR”). She has several reported cases and has been successful with jury and non-jury trials.
Stefani is an active member of the legal and non-legal community, serving on many boards and committees for nonprofit organizations, banks, and professional associations. She is regularly asked to speak on areas such as sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace, employment policies and handbooks, and employment law at seminars and conferences throughout the state.
Stefani was featured and honored in 2012 by NJBIZ as one of the “Best Fifty Women in Business”*. Beginning in 2012 she was named to the New Jersey “Rising Star” list * then ultimately, since that time to the present, she has been named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers* list in the area of Labor and Employment Law. Furthermore, in 2015 she was named to the New Jersey Top 50 Women Lawyers by the “Super Lawyers”* publication, and more recently, Stefani was recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for her work in Labor Law – Management.
Stefani is motivated by more than professional accolades as she is dedicated to supporting women, most recently serving as the North Jersey Chair, American Heart Association, Go Red for Women Luncheon.
No matter the size of the company, or whether it is a public or private entity, Stefani dedicates herself to counseling her clients and ensuring that proper and effective employment policies are in place. In-house counsel, human resource professionals, and risk managers alike look to her for assistance in hiring, firing, and disciplining employees. In addition, employers rely on her counseling with regard to compliance issues relating to discrimination, harassment, leaves of absence, wage and hour laws, and restrictive covenants. Stefani’s expertise is called upon to conduct internal investigations in a timely and efficient manner.
Stefani has represented hundreds of clients in state and federal court proceedings, arbitration proceedings, and before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (“DCR”). She has several reported cases and has been successful with jury and non-jury trials.
Stefani is an active member of the legal and non-legal community, serving on many boards and committees for nonprofit organizations, banks, and professional associations. She is regularly asked to speak on areas such as sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace, employment policies and handbooks, and employment law at seminars and conferences throughout the state.
Stefani was featured and honored in 2012 by NJBIZ as one of the “Best Fifty Women in Business”*. Beginning in 2012 she was named to the New Jersey “Rising Star” list * then ultimately, since that time to the present, she has been named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers* list in the area of Labor and Employment Law. Furthermore, in 2015 she was named to the New Jersey Top 50 Women Lawyers by the “Super Lawyers”* publication, and more recently, Stefani was recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for her work in Labor Law – Management.
Stefani is motivated by more than professional accolades as she is dedicated to supporting women, most recently serving as the North Jersey Chair, American Heart Association, Go Red for Women Luncheon.