Maurice W. McLaughlin is a founding member of McLaughlin & Nardi, LLC. He handles a wide range of matters including complex negotiations, litigation and transactions. Maurice leads the firm’s litigation practice. Maurice is admitted to the bars of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and the United States Supreme Court. He has practiced in state, federal and administrative courts throughout the Northeast. Maurice has also been named a “Super Lawyer,” which is awarded to only five percent of attorneys in the State.* Maurice is the author of New Jersey Public Education Employment and Civil Service Law, first published by Gann Law Books in 2012, and annually thereafter.

Maurice brings a broad legal background from his many years as a litigator, prior to which he served with the Superior Court of New Jersey in Hudson County as a law clerk for Judges Barbara A. Curran and Frances L. Antonin. Maurice has considerable experience as a litigator, both in trying and arbitrating cases, and negotiating settlements.

Maurice also serves as a mediator. He mediates disputes between private parties and is appointed by the Superior Court of New Jersey to matters being litigated there. The Superior Court has also appointed Maurice as a mentor to train new mediators. Maurice also serves as an arbitrator for the Supreme Court of New Jersey’s Fee Arbitration Committee.

Maurice was an adjunct professor with the Public Administration Institute of Farleigh Dickinson University from 1999 through 2012, teaching courses in law, ethics and communications. Maurice served as a United States Naval officer when he participated in Operation Earnest Will during the Iran-Iraq Tanker War. Maurice also served as a United States Merchant Marine officer.

Maurice received his bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in business from Mount Saint Mary’s University where he played on the rugby team. He received his juris doctor from New York Law School, cum laude, where he served as an editor on the New York Law School Journal of Human Rights. He received an LL.M. from New York University School of Law. He is a graduate of the Morris Pashman Inn of Court.

Maurice is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association. He is a member of its commercial and employment law sections. Maurice was chair of the Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee from 2006 through 2010. Maurice is also a member of the Passaic County Bar Association and serves on its Civil Practice Committee. Maurice is also a Trustee of the Suburban Essex Chamber of Commerce, serving Bloomfield, Glen Ridge and Belleville, New Jersey. Maurice is also a leader with Boy Scout Troop 22, of St. Thomas the Apostle School in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Maurice was also a commissioner on the Bloomfield Commission Human and Civil Rights.

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Education

  • New York University School of Law - Master of Laws - 1996
  • New York Law School - Juris Doctor - 1995

    Cum laude
    Notes and Comments Editor, Journal of Human Rights

  • Mount Saint Mary's University - B.A. - 1984
  • Morris Pashman Inn of Court - 2002

Professional Affiliations

  • New Jersey State Bar Association

    • Standing Committee on Pro Bono, 2002-2015
      • § Chair, 2006-2010
    • Labor and Employment Law Section
    • Business Law Section
    • Dispute Resolution Section

  • Passaic County Bar Association

    Member, Civil Practice Committee

  • New Jersey Association for Justice

    Member Since: 2010 - current

  • Suburban Essex Chamber of Commerce

    • Member since 2004
    • Trustee, 2014-present

  • New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators

    Member Since: 2017 - current

    Member

  • District XI Fee Arbitration Committee

    Member Since: 2018 - current

    Member

  • Bloomfield Commission on Human and Civil Rights

    Member Since: 2018 - 2021

    Commissioner

Books

  • Maurice is the author of the treatise New Jersey Public Education Employment and Civil Service Law, initially published by Gann Law Books in 2012, with new editions published annually thereafter.  The book focuses on New Jersey employment law concerning public school teachers, administrators and other employees, as found in Title 18A of New Jersey Statutes and Title 6A of the New Jersey Administrative Code, and Civil Service law as found in Title 11A of New Jersey Statutes and Title 4A of the New Jersey Administrative Code.  The book also examines court decisions interpreting these laws.

Articles & Other Publications

  • Overview of Construction Law, 1st ed. 2015, McLaughlin & Nardi, LLC, Totowa, New Jersey
  • Drastic Changes to N.J.’s Tenure System, The TEACHNJ Act Modifies Educator Evaluations And Training Procedures, N.J. Law Journal, March 25, 2013.
  • The Questionable Viability of the New Business Rule as a Bar to Lost Profits, New Jersey State Bar Association Business Law Newsletter, January 2012
  • A Justice Gap and a Bar's Response, In re Magazine, New Jersey Lawyer, August 9, 2008
  • When Is a Volunteer Not a Volunteer? An Individual May Not Be a Volunteer and a Paid Employee at the Same Job for the Same Public Entity, N.J. Law Journal, March 24, 2003
  • Voices of the Bar: Backlogged before the End of Discovery?, N.J. Law Journal, September 30, 2002
  • Harassment Policies: How Safe a Haven?, N.J. Lawyer, September 9, 2002
  • Application of the Continuing Violation Doctrine Under Title VII and New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, Rutgers Law Journal, May 16, 2002 (with James McGovern)
  • Voices of the Bar: Disparate Impact Discrimination Claims Are Nothing New, N.J. Law Journal, Aug. 6, 2001
  • Holding Supervisors Liable Under the Law Against Discrimination, N.J. Law Journal, July 3, 2000
  • Liquidated Damages in Employment Contracts, N.J. Law Journal, March 6, 2000
  • Contribute monthly/weekly articles to New Jersey Lawyers Blog

Representative Decisions

  • In re Perno, Police Officer Elmwood Park, New Jersey Merit Systems Board, 2005.
  • Wilenta Feed, Inc. v. Arnold Food Co., Inc., 2006 WL 798916, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, March 29, 2006.
  • United States vs. Grello, 2010 WL 4181059, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, October 20, 2010.
  • Perno vs. Chrysler Group, LLC, 2011 WL 868899, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, March 10, 2011.
  • TBI vs. Clear Cut, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2014 WL 12616940
  • Safarian vs. American DG Energy, Inc., United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2015, 622 Fed. Appx. 149 (3d Cir. 2015)
  • Safarian vs. American DG Energy, Inc., United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2015 2015 WL 12698441
  • Kirman vs. United Parcel Service, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2015; 2014 WL 3853900
  • Kirman v. United Parcel Service, Inc., United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2015, 2015 WL 7720494
  • Brown vs. Makofka & City of Jersey City, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2016, 644 Fed.Appx. 139 (3d Cir. 2016)
  • Wilenta Carting, Inc. v. Wenner Bread Products, Inc., United States District Court, D. New Jersey 2017 2017 WL 2799692
  • Pierce v. City of Hackensack, New Jersey Civil Service Commission, 2017, 2017 WL 3332624, OAL Dkt. CSV 01242-1, 2015
  • In re Lisowski, Fire Fighter, Paterson, New Jersey Civil Service Commission, 2017, CSC Docket No. 2017-2961
  • In re Camillo: Police Officer City of Jersey City, New Jersey Civil Service Commission, 2018, CSC Docket 2017-1441
  • Rivera v. State of New Jersey, Department of Human Services, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of NJ, 2019, 2019 WL 1419098

Military

  • United States Naval Officer, Active 1985 - 1990; Reserve 1990 - 1993
  • United States Merchant Marine Officer, 1991 – 1992

Personal

  • Completed 6 marathons, and many half marathons or longer distances
  • Volunteer Leader, Cub Scout Pack 22, Boy Scout Troop 22, Friends of Troop 22, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 2009-present
  • Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans of America
  • Rugby Team, Mount Saint Mary’s University
  • Member, New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, Appalachian Trail Conference

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