John C. Petrella

Specialization

Employment Law & Litigation

About John's Practice

John C. Petrella is Chair of the Employment Law & Litigation Practice Group. He handles employment and commercial litigation matters and lectures frequently on employment law matters. He is a member of the Labor and Employment Law section of the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Since 2008, Mr. Petrella has been listed in New York Magazine’s Best Lawyers in the area of Labor and Employment Law.  He has been selected annually since 2009 for inclusion in the New Jersey Super Lawyers List. Mr. Petrella has also been listed in the Best Lawyers in America since 2011 in the areas of Management for Employment Law and Labor Law.

Mr. Petrella earned his Juris Doctor degree from Boston University School of Law in 1988, and his bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Geneseo, magna cum laude, in 1985.

Education

• Boston University School of Law, J.D.,1988

• State University of New York at Geneseo, B.A.,1985, magna cum laude

Major Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Editor, New Jersey Employment Law Letter
• Contributing Editor, Mid-Atlantic Employment Law Letter
• Co-Author, "Princeton pays $1M in gender-based pay discrimination settlement," New Jersey Employment Law Letter, January 2021, and HR Daily Advisor, December 30, 2020

Professional Recognition

• Listed in New York Magazine’s Best Lawyers in the area of Labor and Employment Law since 2008.
• Selected annually since 2009 for inclusion in the New Jersey Super Lawyers List.
• Listed in the Best Lawyers in America since 2011 in the areas of Management for Employment Law and Labor Law.

Admitted to Practice

• New Jersey, 1989
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1989