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Holly English is of counsel to Post, Polak, Goodsell, MacNeill & Strauchler, P.A., in Roseland, New Jersey, with a concentration in labor and employment law. She advises management and individuals on issues such as hiring, wage and hour, leave of absence, severance and employment contracts, termination, and provides training on issues such as anti-harassment. Additionally she advises management on all phases of labor law, including collective bargaining negotiations, union avoidance, representation before the NLRB, election campaigns and decertification proceedings. She is the author of Gender on Trial: Sexual Stereotypes and Work/Life Balance in the Legal Workplace, published in 2003 by Law Journal Press, a division of American Lawyer Media. Ms. English has been named a "Super Lawyer" for 2009 and 2010.
Ms. English is a past President of the Board of the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), the oldest organization dedicated to women lawyers in the country, and the former editor of the National Association of Women Lawyers Journal. Ms. English is admitted to the Massachusetts and New Jersey state and federal bars, and a member of the American Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, and New Jersey Women Lawyers Association. She is a member of the WorkLife Law Advisory Board, associated with UC Hastings College of the Law. She also serves on the Zoning Board of Adjustment in Montclair, New Jersey. As a consultant, Ms. English worked in the U.S. and internationally with a wide variety of organizations, helping to align core values for maximum performance.
Practice Areas:
Education:
- Cornell University, A.B., 1978
- Boston College Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1983
Bar Admissions:
- Massachusetts
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Professional Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Past President of Board and current Board member, National Association of Women Lawyers
- Board member, New Jersey Women's Forum
- New Jersey State Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section)
- New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
- Sidney Reitman Employment Law Inn of Court
Honors:
- 2010 Recipient of Award from New Jersey Women Lawyers Association Women's Initiative and Leaders in Law Platinum Award, from law firm sector.
Professional and Civic Service Activities:
- Winner, Moot Court Competition, Boston College Law School, 1982
- Law Clerk to Justice Daniel J. O'Hern, New Jersey Supreme Court, 1983-84
- Member, Montclair Zoning Board of Adjustment (joined spring of 2004)
- Commissioner, Montclair Civil Rights Commission, 2002-present
Speaking Engagements:
- February 14, 2009: Presentation on networking, keynote luncheon speaker, Committee on Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar of American Bar Association, Orlando, FL
- Thursday, October 23, 2008: Keynote luncheon speaker, ALFA International legal network, Women's initiative program, Washington, D.C.
- August 14, 2008: Workshop to Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C., Women's Initiative Network, Morristown, NJ
- August 2, 2007: Sworn in as President of the National Association of Women Lawyers, at the Annual Meeting of NAWL, Waldorf=Astoria, New York, NY
- June 20, 2007: Speaker at meeting of Gender Equity Council at the New Jersey Bar Association Law Center
- August 2, 2007: Sworn in as President of the National Association of Women Lawyers, at the Annual Meeting of NAWL, Waldorf=Astoria, New York, NY
- June 20, 2007: Speaker at meeting of Gender Equity Council at the New Jersey Bar Association Law Center
- March 31, 2007: Ms. J.D. inaugural conference, "Legally Female: What it means to be Ms. JD," Speaker. New Haven, CT.
- December 4-5, 2006: Ark Conference, "Women in Professional Service Firms: Retaining & Advancing a Diverse Team." Member of panel. Orlando, Florida.
- Friday, November 3, 2006: New Jersey Women Lawyers Association, "Balanced Hours: The Dollars and "Sense" of Attorney Retention," panelist. Newark, NJ.
- September 27, 2006: Harvard Law School/Harvard Business School alumnae, "Being the Boss," sole presenter. Lowenstein Sandler PC, Roseland, NJ.
- July 25, 2006: Audio Conference, "Successful Women Lawyers -- How the Best Get and Stay Ahead," sole presenter to audience of law firms and inhouse departments.
- June, 2006: Midwestern Women's Law Conference, panelist. St. Louis, MI
- November 3, 2005: Jackson Lewis, "Smart Politics as a Retention Tool," Berkeley, California
- September 26, 2005: New York State Lawyer Assistant Trust, "Women Attorneys -- Lives in the Balance, Defining Success, Reclaiming Meaning." Member of panel.
- August 7, 2005: American Bar Association Annual Convention, Section of Litigation presentation, "Why Women Make Better Lawyers," panel discussion. Chicago, IL.
- June 29, 2005: Webinar for JD Bliss, "Managing the Dynamics Between Men and Women in the Legal Workplace."
- June 16, 2005: Nixon Peabody: "Being the Boss," Washington, D.C.
- April 21, 2005: "Demystifying the Work/Life Balance Dilemma," American Trial Lawyers Association - New Jersey (ATLA-NJ), Women Litigators' Luncheon, Atlantic City, NJ
- March 22, 2005: "Work Life Balance for Lawyers," Sidney Reitman Employment Inn of Court, Glen Ridge, NJ
- February 15, 2005: "For Women, By Women: Rainmaking for Women Trial Attorneys," New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA), New York, NY
- January 21, 2005: "Smart Politics: Vanquishing Gender Issues in the Workplace," Keynote speaker, Joint conference sponsored by National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL) and American Corporate Counsel Association (ACCA), Miami, Florida
- December 2, 2004: Panel on Diversity, Jackson Lewis, New York, NY
- October 14, 2004: "Gender Issues for Lawyers: Being the Boss," Flex-Time Lawyers, Philadelphia, PA September, 2004: "Being the Boss," Lawyers with Children, Montclair, NJ.
Articles:
- "Feedback is Vital to Budding Lawyers," New Jersey Law Journal, April 4, 2005.
- "It's Not Fair!" New York Law Journal Magazine, December 2003.
- "Gender Issues are Not Only for Women," New Jersey Law Journal, November 10, 2003.
- "Did You See the Game?!" Legal Times, October 27, 2003.
- "The Passage to Leadership: Aha! Moments Lead to Confidence," Perspectives (publication of ABA Commission on Women in the Profession), Fall 2003.
- Gender on Trial: Sexual Stereotypes and Work/Life Balance in the Legal Workplace (ALM Publishing 2003), book exploring gender issues for lawyers.
- "The People Issue: Six tips for managing a merger," BC Law, Spring/Summer 2003.
- "First Year 101," New York Law Journal Magazine, September 2003.
- "Instead of Layoffs, Try Flexible Work Arrangements," New Jersey Law Journal, February 17, 2002
- "The Pros and Cons of Private Practice," New Jersey Law Journal, May 20, 2002.
- "Managing Work Expectations, Tools, Models & Dialogue," co-authored with Phyllis Weiss Haserot, Of Counsel, July 2002.
- "Animal logic: the informal metaphors used to describe the workplace can be very revealing. So throw away the textbooks and start listening to the hidden language of the office," with Attracta Lagan and Brian Moran, Australian Financial Review BOSS, June 2003.
- "Managing Culture Shock," Law Practice Management, May-June 2001 (publication of ABA Practice Management section).
- Online weekly column since Spring, 2001 for New York Lawyer, focusing on work/life issues, law firm management, law office politics (www.nylawyer.com/wisdom)
- Monthly column since Spring, 2000, about law office management and law firm politics, appearing in the New Jersey Law Journal, Legal Times and the New York Law Journal (e.g., "Take back your work environment," Legal Times, June 19, 2000; "When values and philosophies clash, it's time to recheck your career path," New Jersey Law Journal, July 24, 2000; "Legal Ethics: Pesky clients, incompetent colleagues and extramarital affairs," New York Law Journal, September 12, 2000).
- "Who's Minding the Future," co-authored with Douglas Cohen, Executive Excellence, January 2001.
- "How strong core values can make your organization more successful," Front & Center (publication for the Center for Non-Profit Corporations), June/July 2000.
- "Hiring for Values," Executive Excellence, May 2000.
- "Fostering candid communication in the workplace," Texas Lawyer, March 20, 2000.
- "How strong core values can make your firm more successful," New Jersey Law Journal, Oct. 18, 1999.
- "Defining values," Executive Excellence, Aug. 1999.
Quotes/Interviews:
- May 2006: Interviewed for CBS Evening News program on pregnancy discrimination issues.
- January, 2005: New Jersey Monthly: Interview with Steve Adubato, "One on One," on Comcast television.
- May 2006: Interviewed for CBS Evening News program on pregnancy discrimination issues.
- January, 2005: New Jersey Monthly: Interview with Steve Adubato, "One on One," on Comcast television.
- January, 2005: Chicago Lawyer, quoted in "Gender Gap in Salaries Starts Right After Law School," by Jamie Levy Pessin.
- October, 2003: ABA Journal, quoted in "Redefining Relationships: You don't have to lose your Associate friends when you make Partner," by Jenny B. Davis.
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