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Law Practice Patricia McConnell is a Member of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.'s Labor and Employment Law practices. She has extensive experience and expertise in all aspects of labor-management relations, employee benefits law and employment law. Ms. McConnell advises clients on, and litigates cases, involving all federal and state labor and employment laws including the National Labor Relations Act, ERISA, the Railway Labor Act, Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. As counsel to multi-employer pension and welfare funds, Ms. McConnell advises plan administrators and trustees on legal compliance, fund administration and fiduciary responsibility. On behalf of international and local labor organizations, she arbitrates grievances, negotiates collective bargaining agreements and regularly appears before the National Labor Relations Board and state and federal courts. Professional Profile Before joining Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., Ms. McConnell was a partner of Vladeck, Waldman, Elias and Engelhard, P.C. in New York City. Professional Affiliations Ms. McConnell is a member of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, and previously served on the Committee on Employee Benefits and the Committee on Labor and Employment Law of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. She is a former member of the Adjunct Faculty of the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Ms. McConnell is rated AV in the Martindale-Hubbell professional directory, its highest ranking for demonstrated legal ability and ethical conduct. Admissions Ms. McConnell is admitted to practice law in New York State and before United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third and Fourth Circuits, as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. | 