Experience

Jennifer Passannante joined Hoagland Longo in 2006 as an associate in the Labor & Employment Law Department.  Jennifer’s practice includes handling matters involving the Federal and New Jersey State Constitutions, Title VII, the Family and Medical Leave Act, New Jersey's Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, New Jersey’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act, and New Jersey's Tort Claims Act. Jennifer also has significant experience trying cases in both state and federal courts and representing clients in appellate court. Additionally, Jennifer's employment practice includes drafting and/or modification of employer handbooks, policies and procedures, employment and severance agreements, and general releases as well as the negotiation of same.

Jennifer served as the Managing Editor of Outside Articles of the Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal and was secretary of the Pro Bono Law Society. She also externed for the Honorable Carol Sandra Moore Wells, U.S.M.J. and the late Senior District Judge Clarence C. Newcomer. She has also served as a board member of the Young Lawyer’s Division of the New Jersey State Bar Association and as a member of the Middlesex County Bar Association.

Affiliations

• Member, New Jersey Women Lawyers Association