Jonathan Ross Harkavy

Background

Harkavy, Jonathan Ross was born on January 19, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of H.J. and Harriet Louise (Gerber) Harkavy.

Education

University of Kansas (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1965). Columbia University (Bachelor of Laws, 1968). Lecturer in Law, Duke University School of Law, 1980-1981.

Visiting Lecturer, University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, 1979-1980.

Lecturer, Wake Forest University School of Law, since 1986. Law Clerk to Honorary Richard T. Rives, United States.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1968-1969. Member, Rules Advisory Committee, Middle District of North Carolina, since 1984.

Member, North Carolina State University Industrial Relations Advisory Board, since 1984.

Arbitrator, Middle District of North Carolina, since 1985.

Career

Worked at Patterson, Harkavy & Lawrence, Limited liability partnership (Raleigh, North Carolina) specializing in Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Employment, Labor, Workers Compensation, Constitutional, Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Environmental Law. Civil Trials and Appellate Litigation.

Admitted to the bar, 1969, New New York

1972, United States. Supreme Court. 1973, North Carolina.

Author: "Larson Employment Discrimination Practice Appendix," Matthew Bender, 1992. Contributing Editor: "The Developing Labor Law," BNA, 1995.

Lecturer in Law, Duke University School of Law, 1980-1981.

Visiting Lecturer, University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, 1979-1980. Adjunct Professor, Wake Forest University School of Law, 1986—. Law Clerk to Honorary Richard T. Rives, United States.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1968-1969.

Member, Rules Advisory Committee, Middle District of North Carolina, 1984—. Arbitrator and Mediator, Middle District of North Carolina, 1985—.

Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New New York North Carolina (Chairman, Section of Labor and Employment Law, 1983-1985) and American (Subcommittee Company-Chair, Section of Labor and Employment Law, 1982-1985) Bar Associations.

North Carolina State Bar (President, 18th Judicial District, 1993-1994).

(Resident, Greensboro Office). Patterson, Harkavy & Lawrence was formed in 1991 by lawyers who had practiced together for many years at the predecessor firm Smith, Patterson, Follin, Curtis, James, Harkavy & Lawrence, of Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina. The firm maintains offices in both cities.

The firm is dedicated to providing high quality, energetic advocacy in a few specialized areas of practice: labor and employment, civil rights, environmental, toxic tort, personal injury and workers" compensation.

The firm has extensive experience in complex litigation, class actions, trial and appellate practice, and advocacy before a variety of administrative bodies and the North Carolina General Assembly. Members of the firm regularly provide mediation and arbitration services, teach at law schools, universities and professional education seminars and are active in bar and public interest organizations.

The firm frequently litigates in affiliation with the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense Fund, environmental organizations, and local and international unions.

Achievements

• Jonathan Ross Harkavy has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member, Rules Advisory Committee, Middle District of North Carolina, 1984—. Arbitrator and Mediator, Middle District of North Carolina, 1985—. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New New York

North Carolina (Chairman, Section of Labor and Employment Law, 1983-1985) and American (Subcommittee Company-Chair, Section of Labor and Employment Law, 1982-1985) Bar Associations.

North Carolina State Bar (President, 18th Judicial District, 1993-1994). (Resident, Greensboro Office).

Connections

Married Nahomi Weinman, December 18, 1966. Children: Anne, Ellen.

Father:

H.J. Harkavy

Mother:

Harriet Louise (Gerber) Harkavy

Spouse:

Nahomi Weinman

child:

Ellen Harkavy

child:

Anne Harkavy