Practice Areas:

Employment Litigation, Counseling and Training

Steven J. Luckner is a member of the firm’s Employment Litigation, Counseling and Training Practice Group representing employers in federal, state and administrative courts throughout the country. His practice focuses on the defense of cases involving allegations of wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, age, race, sex, religious, disability discrimination, whistle-blower and other statutory claims. Mr. Luckner also has experience in the defense of wage and hour claims under both the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act and various state laws.

Mr. Luckner prosecutes and defends cases involving post-employment restrictions, unfair competition, breach of fiduciary duty and trade secrets. In connection with these claims, Mr. Luckner has extensive experience obtaining and defending against applications for temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctive relief. Mr. Luckner also has experience in the cutting-edge issues associated with the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and how that Act and other state computer fraud statutes relate to the management of employer-employee relationships in the digital age.

In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Luckner routinely advises human resource professionals, in-house counsel and business owners on day-to-day employment issues including leaves of absence, reasonable accommodations, reductions-in-force, and employee discipline. He regularly assists employers through reductions-in-force and in responding to employment audits from State and Federal agencies. Mr. Luckner also conducts independent investigations for employers in relation to complaints of sexual harassment, discrimination, whistle blowing and other employee issues.

Education:
Tulane Law School (J.D. 1996 )

Executive Editor, Sports Lawyers Journal (1995-1996)

University of North Carolina at Greensboro (B.A. 1992)

Professional Admissions:
State of New York (1997)

State of New Jersey (2001)

United States District Court, District of New Jersey (2001)

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1998)

Unites States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1998)

United States District Court, for the Northern District of New York (2005)

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2004)

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2005)

Reported Cases:

Claudio Perfetto Inc. v. Waste Management of New York LLC, 710 N.Y.S.2d 120 (2d Dept. 2000).

Hangzhou Silk Imp. & Exp. Co. v. P.C.B Int’l Industries Inc., 2002 WL 2031591 (S.D.N.Y. 2001).

Jewett v. IDT Corp., 2008 LEXIS 36578 (D.N.J. Sept. 11, 2007)

Samsun Logix Corp. v. Dalian Dong Zhan Group Co., LTD, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 465 (S.D. N.Y. Jan 4, 2010)

Honors:

Selected by the New Jersey Law Journal as one of New Jersey's "Top 40 Under 40" in 2008.

Listed in Chambers USA Guide to America’s leading Law Firms, “Associate to Watch” in New Jersey for Labor and Employment (2009)

Listed in New Jersey Super Lawyers-Rising Stars (2008, 2009, 2010)

Contact:
P.O. Box 1917
350 Mount Kemble Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07962-1917

Direct Dial: (973) 631-6065
Facsimile: (973) 267-6442

E-mail:
sluckner@coughlinduffy.com