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Daniel Schwartz

Daniel Schwartz

Phone: 860.424.4359
90 State House Sq. Hartford CT 6103 United States

About

I work at Pullman & Comley LLC, a Connecticut-based firm. My primary office is in Hartford, Connecticut but I do business all across the state including the Stamford, Bridgeport, and New Haven areas. My practice includes representing and counseling employers on labor and employment law through practical considerations and application of the law. I also work on a variety of commercial litigation matters and employee benefits issues.

The blog discusses new and noteworthy developments in employment law in Connecticut.

Litigation experience in federal and state courts:

  • Wage and Hour Law
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Trade Secrets
  • Non-compete enforcement
  • Other employment-related matters

Arguing before:

  • Connecticut Appellate Court
  • United States District Court – Connecticut
  • Connecticut Superior Court
  • Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Awards and Recognition:

  • Have been included in “Best Lawyers in America” publication for Connecticut since 2005.
  • Finalist, Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year, American Bar Association, 2008
  • ABA Young Lawyers’ Division “Star of the Year” in 2007.
  • Connecticut Law Tribune “New Leaders of the Law Award” 2003.

Volunteer Work:

  • The Urban League of Greater Hartford
  • March of Dimes, Connecticut Chapter
  • Connecticut Middle School Mock Trial Program
  • Lawyers for Children America

I am a law graduate of Washington University in St. Louis School of Law where I was honored with the “Order of the Coif”. I received my bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. While there, I served as an editor for the award-winning daily newspaper, The Daily Pennsylvanian.

Recent Articles

Top 25 Business Law Blog? Only If You Say So

Daniel Schwartz
September 02, 2010 17:27

As I approach the three-year anniversary of this blog (stay tuned for more details), it's certainly touching to receive accolades for this blog.  Each year, LexisNexis “honors a select group of blogs that set the online standard for a given industry.” Amazingly, the Connecticut...

CHRO Human Rights Referee Dismisses Case for Failing to Attend Hearing Pretrial Conference

Daniel Schwartz
September 02, 2010 02:12

Every once in a while there comes a decision that can shake up your expectations.   The case of CHRO ex. rel Nemeth v. Westport Big & Tall, Inc. is one of them.  In it, the presiding human rights referee dismissed a CHRO complaint because the employee's (and his attorney) failed...

The Risks of Using Social Media Sites for Hiring

Daniel Schwartz
September 01, 2010 12:18

The rise in social media sites has provided employers with the opportunity to learn more about the candidates that they are considering hiring than every before. But the problem is that some of the information they may be learning is irrelevant to the job qualifications, or worse, may be improper...

Employment Discrimination Complaints at CHRO Up Slightly in 2009-2010

Daniel Schwartz
August 31, 2010 12:54

The conventional wisdom in a down economy is that employment discrimination claims will skyrocket. While there have been some indications of that at a national level, the numbers in Connecticut tell a very different story. The state agency in Connecticut responsible for investigating discrimination...

Second Circuit: Repeated Use of "Bitch" May Be Enough to Create Hostile Work Environment

Daniel Schwartz
August 30, 2010 10:02

If you're an employer with an appeal to the Second Circuit, having the EEOC write a brief on behalf of the Plaintiff-employee is not one of those things that portends well for the case. So, when the Second Circuit issued its decision in Pucino v. Verizon Communications (download here), perhaps...