Julie Levinson Werner practices employment and general commercial litigation and is a member of the firm's Employment Law Practice Group and the Employment Litigation Group. Her practice encompasses a wide array of litigation under federal and state laws, including representing management in actions involving claims of discrimination, wrongful termination, and sexual harassment, as well as in contract actions, disputes over non-competition and confidentiality agreements, and other business torts. Ms. Werner also counsels employers on various aspects of the employer/employee relationship. Ms. Werner has written numerous articles for trade publications and client newsletters emphasizing litigation-avoidance strategies for employers. Following graduation from law school, Ms. Werner clerked for New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division Judge Paul G. Levy.
Ms. Werner successfully argued Silvestri v. Optus Software, Inc., 175 N.J. 113 (2003) before the New Jersey Supreme Court, in which the Court ruled in the employer's favor and held that in satisfaction contracts, it is the employer's subjective business judgment that controls as to whether the employer is satisfied with the employee's performance.
In 2005, Ms. Werner obtained a directed verdict at the close of the plaintiff's evidence at a jury trial in Middlesex County on behalf of one of the firm's corporate clients. The plaintiff had alleged reverse race discrimination and a hostile work environment. The judge granted the defendant employer's motion to dismiss the case and ruled that the plaintiff had failed to provide sufficient evidence to support her allegations.
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