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Jeffrey A. Bernick MEMBER
Email Jeffrey A. Bernick
Telephone: (602) 254-9900 / Fax: (602) 254-8670
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| Jeffrey A. Bernick. Mr. Bernick’s
practice is concentrated in employment counseling and litigation,
commercial litigation and appeals. He has handled over 30 appeals in the Arizona Court of Appeals. Mr. Bernick’s employment law practice
is focused on counseling, preventative advice and training, policy and
procedure design, representation before administrative agencies,
litigation, and appeals. Mr. Bernick also counsels employers on
restrictive covenant or employee movement cases, employee discipline
and discharge, wage and hour issues, workplace privacy, internal
investigations, employee handbooks/manuals, employment and
confidentiality agreements, medical leave policies and practices, drug
testing and substance abuse, accommodation of disabled individuals, and many other human
resources policies and procedures. He is a member of the State Bar of Arizona’s Employment and Labor Law section and
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PRACTICE AREAS /
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Employment Counseling and Litigation
- Commercial and Business Litigation
- Appeals
PUBLISHED ARTICLES / PRESENTATIONS
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LORMAN Education Services
presentation: Employee Handbooks: Everything You Need to Know to
Keep You out of Trouble in Arizona - Provisions Related to Employee Misconduct and
Termination, February 2007.
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Council On Education in
Management conference presentation: Deciphering Who is a Covered
Employer and Employee Under The FMLA, October 2006.
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Council on Education in
Management conference presentation: Determining whether The
Employee has a Serious Health Condition Under the FMLA, October
2006.
- Council on Education In Management Conference
presentation: "Effective Employment Law Training, June 2005.
- Council on Education In Management Conference presentation: “Minimizing Organizational and Personal Liability Risks Arising From Employment Terminations”, December 2004.
PUBLISHED OPINIONS
- Allstate Insurance Company v. Great American Insurance Companies, 197 Ariz. 448, 4 P3d 991 (Division One, 2000)
- Carlson v. Arizona State Personnel Board,
153, P.3d 1055 (Ariz. App. Div. 1, 2007)
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EDUCATION / HONORS
- Boston University, B.A., cum laude (1987)
- Boston University's Dean's List (1984-1987)
- University of Arizona, J.D. (1990)
- Awarded Are's Fellowship by law school faculty (1988)
- Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center
Kavod Award recipient (2005)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- State Bar of Arizona, member
- Employment and Labor Law Section and Appellate Section
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- University of Arizona Phoenix Alumni Association, Member, Board of Directors (1996-2004)
- Young Leadership Division of Jewish Federation, Member
COURT ADMISSIONS
- Arizona Courts
- Arizona Federal District Court
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