Michael J. Miles is a partner at the firm and concentrates his practice in complex civil litigation, including the litigation of all manner of business, employment and civil rights disputes. He has experience defending complex contract disputes, banking and financial fraud actions, restrictive covenant and trade secrets actions, business torts and breaches of fiduciary duty, professional malpractice actions and shareholder derivative actions. He has also defended employers in all manner of employment disputes, including claims under Title VII, Section 1981, FLSA, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, NJLAD, CEPA and common law in state and federal courts, as well as before the EEOC and NJ Division on Civil Rights. He has also served as local counsel for numerous intellectual property, patent infringement, consumer fraud, breach of contract, franchise and employment cases.
In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Miles has counseled employers with respect to their obligations under FLSA, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, OWBA, wage & hour laws, and WARN for plant closing and mass layoffs. He has also guided employers in conducting disciplinary actions, terminations, and reductions in force. He has experience drafting employment agreements, employee handbooks and providing workplace training sessions on harassment and discrimination. He has counseled employers on obtaining H-1B and L-1 Visas, as well as Permanent Residency Status for foreign employees.
Mr. Miles previously served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Noel L. Hillman, United States District Court Judge for the District of New Jersey and the Honorable Ann Marie Donio, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey.
While at Rutgers University School of Law, Mr. Miles served as the Lead Notes and Case Notes Editor of the Rutgers Law Journal.
