Stephen H Joseph Resume Labor And Employment

1. Stephen H. Joseph, Esq.
6 Prestwick Drive
Voorhees, NJ 08043
Phone: 856-685-7665
Cell: 856-816-2552
Education
Juris Doctorate Degree (J.D.)
 Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. 1976 to 1979
Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.)
 Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA. 1972 to 1976
 Double Major in Economics & Political Science.
Experience
Superior Faux Products, Inc. 2006 to Present
West Deptford, NJ
General Counsel of Manufacturing Company
 Responsible for all legal matters impacting the bottom line profitability, efficiency and
day-to-day operations of the business.
 Develop strategies, counsel and train company managers to effectively manage risks
and avoid costly employment and regulatory legal problems including EEOC, NLRB,
Wage and Hour, OFCCP, ERISA and OSHA.
 Handle all labor, employment and benefits-related legal issues and documentation
including drafting of employment applications, employee handbooks, management
policies and procedures manual and SOP.
 Defend, counsel and provide support on labor-related arbitrations, grievances,
charges and mediations.
 Work in partnership with company senior management to develop and implement the
company’s overall business strategies.
 Select, oversee, and direct outside counsel in the strategy and risk management of
litigation and regulatory agency matters.
 Manage outside counsel litigation budgets to insure cost effectiveness as well as
competency, responsiveness and common sense resolution of disputes.
 Identify, assess and negotiate to resolve employment or other litigation before it is
formally filed or as early as reasonably possible once filed.
 Serve as company’s chief contact person for all governmental investigations, audits
and compliance matters.
 Develop close business relationships with fellow managers, associates and
stakeholders.
 Serve as Company’s Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer.
Stephen H. Joseph Attorney-at-Law, P.C. 1980 to Present
West Deptford, NJ
General Corporate Attorney specializing in Labor and Employment Issues
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2.  South Jersey based general business practice law firm serving small, medium and large
business organizations.
 Representing corporate clients in defense of all labor an d employment law matters
including EEOC and NLRB.
 Negotiation and document drafting of all types of business agreements.
 Business dispute resolution and counsel.
 Alternative dispute resolution
 Mediation and arbitration
 Court litigation (Trial and Appellate)
 Company defense of employment and regulatory matters
 Worker’s compensation claims
 Unemployment compensation claims
 Discrimination complaints
 EEOC, NLRB, OSHA
 Real estate transactions (buying, selling and leasing of real property).
 Land Use (zoning, planning, environmental and governmental project approvals).
Development Design Corp & Affiliates 1990 to 2006
Mt. Laurel, NJ
CEO and General Counsel
 General Counsel of large, diversified land development and construction company.
 Developed PUD’s, office buildings, shopping centers, business parks and residential
subdivisions.
 Served as Corporate Secretary accurately maintaining all legal books and records and
insuring corporate compliance with laws and regulations.
Sills, Beck, Cummis, Zuckerman, Radin & Tischman, P.C. 1984 to 1990
Atlantic City, NJ
Partner in 170 Attorney Corporate Law Firm
 Outside Legal Counsel assigned to represent the business and legal interests of
Bally’s Park Place, Inc. on a day-to-day basis including all employment related matters.
 Counseling and representation of casino/hotel, banking and developer interests.
 Primary focus on human resources, labor law, administrative law, real estate,
construction law, condominium law, casino law and litigation defense.
 Handled all matters related to Bally’s Park Place’s ownership and operation of its
Kirkwood formation depth water well including g overnmental approvals and litigation
involving the Atlantic City Municipal Utilities Authority and its attempt to obtain
ownership and control of said well.
 Representative clients: Bally’s Park Place, Inc., Bank of New York .
American Telephone & Telegraph Company 1979 to 1984
Washington, DC
General Attorney
 Primary Law Department Attorney in AT&T Long Lines Eastern Regional
Headquarters responsible for the company’s defense of all EEOC and NLRB complaints
and hearings within the states of Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and
Delaware.
 Primary focus on labor and employment law, contract negotiation and drafting, real
estate, supervision and cost control of outside counsel.
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3.  Responsible for all legal matters in connection with the company’s purchase of land,
construction of a new office building in Oakton, Virginia and relocation of ov er 2,000
employees from downtown Washington, D.C.
Littman, Richter, Wright & Talisman, P.C. 1978 to 1979
Washington, DC
2 Year Law Clerk
 Law Clerk in Washington, DC law firm exclusively serving the oil and natural gas
industry.
 Attended FERC and ERA public meetings and reported to clients.
 Researched legal issues related to rates, pipeline facilities .
 Drafted Certificate of Need petitions to FERC.
 Representative clients: Tenneco, Inc., Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, City Service
Electric.
Bar Admissions, Licenses
 New Jersey
 District of Columbia
 Virginia
Honors and Awards
 Summa Cum Laude
 Phi Beta Kappa
 Chairperson – Public Affairs Symposium
Knowledge and Skills
 Excellent oral and written communication skills.
 Employment litigation experience including motion practice, trials, mediations and
arbitrations.
 Employment-related transactional experience, including drafting employment
agreements, separation agreements, performance evaluation and improvement plans,
employee handbooks.
 Experience as both in-house corporate department attorney and partner in 170 attorney
business law firm.
 Experience working in a team environment.
 Demonstrated ability to handle a large volume of work in a timely manner and to deliv er
a high quality work product.
 Experience supervising outside counsel with effective cost controls.
 Knowledge of internal investigations, compliance and ethics programs.
 Knowledge of corporate law and general corporate governance practices.
 Experience drafting business, strategic and marketing plans including performance
goals, financial objectives and results achievement.
 The key to my leadership success has been my honest and fair treatment of everyone,
my common sense business approach and my ability to make decisions and then
efficiently move on to the next critical issue.
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