Ginger D. Schroder

Founding Partner  

Ms. Schroder is a founding partner in the law firm of Schroder, Joseph and Associates, LLP (SJA), the only 100 percent women owned and a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) and has New York State WBE certification as well.  The firm is a labor and labor and employment litigation boutique, focusing in traditional labor relations and employment law as well as complex commercial litigation including intellectual property litigation.  The firm provides counseling and work in the employee benefits arena, such as health and welfare and 401K plans.  SJA is the only Western New York based law firm to be counsel to five of the top 10 Fortune 500 companies, as well as listed Corporate Counsel’s Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies, 2003, 2004 and 2005.  Ms. Schroder was recognized in “Who’s Who among Western New York Lawyers” for Labor and Employment Law for both 2004 and 2005.  Ms. Schroder is a Business First, 40 under Forty Honoree (1998), a 2006 Leader (Professional) Nominee and the recipient of the Society for Human Resource Management’s 2001 award for Outstanding Human Resource Professional.

Represents large and small private and public sector clients in the areas of collective bargaining, contract grievance arbitration and proceedings before Federal and State agencies and courts dealing with discrimination, harassment, civil rights, various statutory employee rights, wage and hour, NLRA and PERB issues, ERISA rights, reduction in work force, separation agreement and OWBPA issues, wrongful discharge and related claims.  Extensive experience in sexual harassment and gender discrimination litigation regarding terms and conditions of employment and wage issues in both state and federal courts.

FORMER AFFILIATIONS:

·                    State University of New York at Buffalo, Prosecutor's Office 1987-1990

·                    Dewey Ballantine, New York City 1989 – 1991

·                    Jaeckle, Fleischmann & Mugel, Buffalo 1991-1996

·                    Buchanan Ingersoll, Professional Corporation 1996-2001

ADMISSIONS:

States Admitted to Practice Law:

·                    New York

·                    Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Courts Admitted to Practice Law:

·                    United States Supreme Court

·                    Second Circuit Court of Appeals

·                    Third Circuit Court Of Appeals

·                    All United States District Courts of the State of New York

·                    United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

HONORS AND AWARDS

·                    1998 Business First’s 40 under Forty Award Winner (recognizes 40 of “Western New York’s outstanding young leaders for professional success and community involvement.”)

·                    2001 Society for Human Resource Management, Niagara Frontier Chapter's Outstanding Human Resource Professional Award.

·                    2006 Leader (Professional) Nominee

·                    Buffalo Law Journal’s Who’s Who In Law – Labor and Employment 2005 and 2006

LAW RELATED TEACHING AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

·          Adjunct Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo Law School; 1995-  present

·                    Adjunct Faculty, Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations; 1998-present  (Arbitration, Employment Discrimination)

·          Faculty, Erie Institute of Law 1997-present

·          Former Adjunct Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo:Legal Studies Department,

American Studies Department, Women's Studies 1992-1995

·                    Former Legislative Liaison to the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the Society for Human

Resource Management

 ·                    Former New York State Bar Examination Grader for the New York State Board of Law  Examiners. 

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

• State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, Leadership Gifts Committee 1996 through the present
• State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, Mentoring Committee 2002 through the present
• Hospice, Annual Essential Care Fundraising Event Committee for Children’s Hospice 2003 to the present
• Buffalo Prenatal-Perinatal Network-Board of Directors, Personnel Committee, Sustainability Committee, By-Laws Committee
• Women Physicians/Attorneys Task Force, Projects including the 2005 “Falling Through the Cracks- a Seminar on Women and Depression”
• Westminster Choir, Mezzo Soprano

Prior Results Do Not Guarantee a Similar Outcome Schroder, Joseph & Associates, LLP * 766 Ellicott Street * Buffalo, New York * 14203 * (716) 881-4900

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