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Lawyers Elevated in Hartford and New Haven

By Michael Marciano

New Principal Elected at Jackson Lewis
Labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis has
announced attorney Allison P. Dearington has been
elevated to principal in the firm’s Hartford office.
Focused on employment litigation including class
and collective action defense and preventive coun-
seling, Dearington represents employers in state
and federal courts, as well as before the Connecticut
Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities,
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
and in arbitration. She defends employment claims
ranging from discrimination and harassment to Jennifer E. Czarnowski,left, of Pepe & Monteith and
wage and hour violations and employee rights.
Allison P. Dearington, right, of Jackson Lewis.

In her active advice and counsel practice, Dear- Courtesy Photos

ington advises employers on a wide range of issues, Quinnipiac University School of Law, continuing as
drafting employee handbooks and workplace poli- a summer associate and law clerk before becoming
cies. She conducts investigations into internal an associate.
employee complaints, writes contracts and conducts In addition to her experience in residential and
training seminars. commercial real estate transactions and civil liti-
Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Dearington served gation, Czarnowski brings 10 years of combined
as a law clerk to the judges of the Mashantucket Pe- experience in project and account management,
quot Tribal Court. She also worked as an associate business development and management informa-
at Rose Kallor in Hartford, where she represented tion systems.
municipal employers. During her undergraduate “Jennifer joined us initially as an extern through
studies, Dearington interned for the U.S. Senate Quinnipiac University, and we were immediately
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. impressed with her work,” said partner Jane Elaine
Dearington has also chaired the Greater Hart- Ballerini. “NPM is now pleased to have Jennifer
ford Junior League’s Career Connections for Young join our commercial finance and real estate teams
Women Committee, which helps young women with as an associate. As we practice in these uncon-
career planning, financial independence and im- ventional times, she is an energetic and welcome
proving academic performance. She earned her J.D. addition.”
from the University of Connecticut School of Law. Czarnowski was involved with the Veterans Legal
Clinic at Quinnipiac Law and conducted research
Neubert, Pepe & Monteith Welcomes Jennifer for University of Connecticut’s Center for Land Use
and Education Research. She is admitted to practice
E. Czarnowski
Neubert, Pepe & Monteith in New Haven has in Connecticut.
hired attorney Jennifer E. Czarnowski who joins the ¦

firm’s real estate and commercial finance & banking Michael Marciano is bureau chief of the
practice groups. Connecticut Law Tribune. He can be reached at mmar-
Czarnowski first joined Neubert, Pepe & Mon- [email protected] or call 646-957-3022. On Twitter:
teith, P.C. as a legal extern while studying law at @BreakingCTLaw

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