Background
McConnell, Patricia was born on September 26, 1951 in Utica, New York, United States.
McConnell, Patricia was born on September 26, 1951 in Utica, New York, United States.
Oberlin College (Bachelor of Arts, honors, 1973) and Universitat Wien, Vienna, Austria. New York University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1978).
Worked at Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, Professional Corporation (New York, New York) specializing in Employment and Labor Law. General Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1979, New New York 1980, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
1983, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second, Third and Fourth Circuits. Member, Order of the Coif. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Employee Benefits).
Westchester County Bar Association (Member, Labor Law and Employment Committee).
Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, Professional Corporation, specializes in labor and employment law and general litigation. Founded 48 years ago as union-side labor firm, the Firm"s practice has grown significantly.
While it continues to represent unions and related organizations, as well as employee benefits funds in many industries, it has expanded into other areas of employment law, specializing in representing employees, individually and on a class-wide basis, in a wide range of employment issues, including discrimination, breach of contract, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, defamation, constitutional law, and in counselling employees in employment contract matters. In addition to the labor and employment practices, the Firm represents individuals, small companies and non-profit organizations in general litigation, encompassing commercial, contract, trademark and copyright matters, trusts, estates and real estate matters, as well as civil RICO. The firm also represents claimants in commercial arbitrations and in securities industry arbitrations.
Member, Order of the Coif. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Employee Benefits). Westchester County Bar Association (Member, Labor Law and Employment Committee).