Elliot M. Baumgart

Elliot M. Baumgart is a retired partner of the firm. His practice was devoted exclusively to employment law matters. He represented employees and former employees in a wide range of claims, including age, gender, race and disability discrimination, sexual harassment and whistleblower retaliation claims. He also counseled employees in the negotiation of termination-related severance agreements.

In addition to his advocacy on behalf of employees, Mr. Baumgart devoted a great deal of his professional practice to serving as a mediator in employment law disputes. He mediated more than 750 employment law cases and was highly sought after to serve as the neutral by both the management and plaintiffs' bar. He served on the United States District Court Certified Mediator Panel for New Jersey, as a mediator for the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"), and was a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals ("NADN").

Mr. Baumgart earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and received a B.A. from the City College of the City University of New York.