Jesse Stavis
Associate
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Phone: +1 215 979 1518
- Duane Morris LLP
30 South 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-4196
USA
Jesse S. Stavis practices in the area of employment, labor, benefits and immigration law. Mr. Stavis is a 2022 cum laude graduate of Cornell Law School, where he was notes editor of the Cornell Law Review. In 2016, he received a Ph.D. and in 2010 an M.A. in Slavic Languages and Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and in 2007 he received a B.A. in Russian from Haverford College. He is fluent in Russian.
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
Education
- Cornell Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2022
- Notes Editor, Cornell Law Review - University of Wisconsin--Madison, Ph.D., Slavic Languages and Literature, 2016
- University of Wisconsin--Madison, M.A., Slavic Languages and Literature, 2010
- Haverford College, B.A., 2007
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2022-present
Selected Publications
- Co-author, "NLRB Decision Clarifies Wright Line Burden Applied in Mixed Motive Cases," Duane Morris Alert, September 5, 2023
- Co-author, "How Marijuana Pardons Affect Employee Background Checks," Law360, February 01, 2023
- Co-author, "New Year Brings New Minimum Wages for New Jersey Employers," Duane Morris Alert, December 2, 2022
- Co-author, "New Jersey Supreme Court Defines Elements of Failure to Accommodate Claim," Duane Morris Alert, July 12, 2021
Representative Matters
Negotiated favorable settlement for staffing firm in disability discrimination case; won several pre-trial motions prior to settlement.
Oversaw labor relations for nonprofit organization by supervising grievance and arbitration process and providing management training on labor relations.
Represented large healthcare provider in major unionization drive by preparing responses to union requests for information and assisting with internal investigations.
Prepared union election campaign strategy for nonprofit organization.
Advised international company on outsourcing of production and storage facilities.