Peter M. Avery

Associate
T:973 424 5609  |   F:973 273 9430 Newark
Peter M. Avery's practice covers a broad range of labor and employment matters. He has experience in employment discrimination litigation, labor arbitration and relations, employee benefits litigation, employer counseling and severance package negotiation.

Peter's employment litigation experience includes representing management in discrimination litigation before federal and state courts, and administrative bodies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He has assisted in the defense of race, age, disability, gender and national origin discrimination claims, as well as sexual harassment, whistleblower and employment contract claims. 

With regard to traditional labor matters, Peter has helped employers to pursue, and defend against, unfair labor practice charges. He also has assisted employers in obtaining injunctive relief for union activity and with union prevention counseling and campaigning. Peter has experience defending employers against employee benefits-related lawsuits in both class action and individual contexts and with executive severance package negotiation. 

Each year from 2009 through 2013, Peter was honored by his peers and named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers® Rising Stars list, which represents only the top 2.5 percent of lawyers in New Jersey.