Joy N. Eakley Associate

Roseland
T 973.422.6778 | F 973.422.6779



Joy N. Eakley is an associate in the firm's Litigation Department and is a member of the Employment Practice Group. Joy represents clients in a wide array of employment-related disputes and general litigation in both state and federal courts, the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law, before administrative agencies, and in mediation. 

Joy also advises employers regarding a broad range of employment law matters under federal and state law, including reductions in force, wage and hour issues, FMLA compliance, and compliance with discrimination laws. She also provides anti-harassment training to her clients' employees. 

Joy has an undergraduate degree in Music. Prior to joining the legal profession, Joy worked in the entertainment industry. She remains actively involved in the arts and currently sits on the Board of Directors of a non-profit arts organization.

Other Distinctions

  • Super Lawyers (2011-2013) - Recognized as a "Rising Star."

Publications

The Insider’s Guide to the New Jersey Appellate Courts
Chapter 46: The Appellate Compendium, August 2012
Adrienne Isacoff, Joy Eakley, Rebecca Visvader
New Jersey Trade Secrets Act: What Will the Impact Be?
Employment Client Alert, January 2012
Julie Werner, Joy Eakley
N.J. Trade Secrets Act: What Will the Impact Be?
New Jersey Law Journal, January 9, 2012
Julie Werner, Joy Eakley
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Related Areas

Employment
Litigation

Education


Rutgers University School of Law - Newark (J.D., 2007) , High Honors; Order of the Coif; Philip Kravitz Memorial Prize; West Group Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award; 2004 Pearle & Seymour Jacobs Scholarship recipient; 2005 & 2006 Merit Scholarship recipient; Rutgers Conflict Resolution Law Journal, Member
Kean University (B.A., 1992)

Bar Admissions


New York
New Jersey

Court Admissions


2007, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey