Eric Martin Martin Bernstein

Background

Bernstein, Eric Martin was born on May 5, 1957 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Son of Abbot Alan and Jean Hausman (Schwartz) Bernstein.

Education

Drew University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, honors in Political Science, 1979). University of Oklahoma (Juris Doctor, 1982). Cornell University (Master of Science, in Industrial and Labor Relations, 1985).

Career

Worked at Weiner Lesniak (Parsippany, New Jersey) specializing in Labor and Employment Law, Municipal Law, School Law. Admitted to the bar, 1982, New Jersey and United States. District Court, District of New Jersey.

1985, District of Columbia and United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. 1986, United States. Supreme Court.

Omicron Delta Epsilon. Pi Sigma Alpha; Sigma Pi. Beta Gamma Sigma. Recipient, International Trial Lawyers Award.

Associate Editor, New Jersey Institute of Municipal Attorneys Magazine, 1983-1989. Editor and Co-Author, Governing New Jersey Municipalities, 1993. Editor, New Jersey State Bar Association Local Government Law Newsletter, 1995—.

Adjunct Instructor, Rutgers University Bureau of Government Research, 1983—. Township Attorney, Township of Washington, 1991—. Township Attorney, Township of Hardwick, 1992—.

Municipal Attorney, Township of West Windsor, 1993—. Borough Attorney/Director of Law, Borough of North Plainfield, 1997—. Board Attorney: Califon Board of Education, 1988-1997.

Englewood Board of Education, 1996—. Lincoln Park Board of Education, 1997—. City Attorney, City of Passaic, 1990-1992.

Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Passaic County (Co-Chair, Labor Law Section, 1985—), New Jersey State (First Vice Chair, Local Government Law Section, 1995—. Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations.

District of Columbia Bar. New Jersey Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

Achievements

• Bar: New Jersey 1982, United States District Court New Jersey 1982, District of Columbia 1985, United States Court Appeals(3d circuit) 1985, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1986.

Membership

Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Passaic County (Co-Chair, Labor Law Section, 1985—), New Jersey State (First Vice Chair, Local Government Law Section, 1995—. Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations.

District of Columbia Bar. New Jersey Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, golf, stamp collecting, classical and jazz music.

Connections

Father:

Abbot Alan Bernstein

Mother:

Jean Hausman (Schwartz) Bernstein