Wage-Hour Lawyer Douglas Weiner Joins Lipman & Plesur, LLP

Jericho, NY (Law Firm Newswire) April 1, 2015 – Lipman & Plesur, LLP, announces that Douglas Weiner has joined its Long Island office on an Of Counsel basis.

Mr. Weiner has over 36 years of wage-hour experience, representing both employees and employers. He held the position of lead prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Labor, New York Regional Solicitor’s Office. Following his tenure at the Department of Labor, Mr. Weiner served as Senior Counsel for the firm of Epstein Becker & Green representing management in wage-hour and whistleblower matters and, most recently, he was Senior Counsel for Joseph & Kirschenbaum representing employees in class and collective actions.

“We welcome Doug’s contribution to the firm – his experience in wage-hour matters and unique perspective of a practitioner acting both in defense and prosecution of claims is invaluable. We believe that being able to view a case from both ‘sides’ provides important insight into both the claims and defenses and benefits all our clients,” says Robert D. Lipman.

Mr. Weiner was presented with the Department of Labor’s National Award for Excellence in Trial Litigation and is the nine time recipient of the Department’s Exceptional Achievement Award for wage-hour litigation. He received his J.D. from the Villanova Law School, his B.A. from Swarthmore College and is admitted to the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey.

Lipman & Plesur, LLP practices solely in the area of employment law, representing both employees and employers. The firm has offices in Jericho, New York and Manhattan.

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Douglas Weiner, Esq.
Weiner@lipmanplesur.com
Robert D. Lipman, Esq.
Lipman@lipmanplesur.com