Jeff Shooman focuses his practice on the representation of management in employment law disputes.
Jeff is a seasoned litigator who has litigated cases throughout the country in state and federal courts for over a decade. He has argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the Appellate Division of New Jersey Superior Court, and the Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court. He is deeply engaged in seeking the best result for clients that often do not result in litigation. Jeff is a problem solver who thinks “outside-the-box” when dealing with daily labor and employment issues.
Jeff began his career at Cahill Gordon & Reindel in New York City as a securities and antitrust defense lawyer, but later in his career focused on employment defense work. Jeff went onto clerk for the Honorable Esther Salas of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Additionally, Jeff has an in-depth understanding and extensive experience with the False Claims Act, having litigated dozens of those cases for over a decade, including a matter that was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jeff regularly represents airlines, home health care agencies, and restaurants in myriad litigations. Clients appreciate Jeff’s ability to wrap his head around a problem and strive to find a creative solution. He actively litigates class action and collective action wage and hour matters in state and federal court. Before coming to FordHarrison, Jeff was a partner at a prestigious litigation boutique firm where he was the Chair of the Appellate Practice, having litigated cases in the Second, Third, and Federal Circuits.
In law school, Jeff was a senior editor of the Seton Hall Law Review and the author of a published note, The Speech of Public Employees Outside the Workplace: Towards a New Framework, 36 Seton Hall L. Rev. 1341 (2006). He was a finalist in the Eugene R. Gressman Moot Court competition, winning an award for best brief. He was also Regional Champion of the ABA National Moot Court Competition, winning another award for best brief. At graduation, Jeff was awarded the Raymond Del Tufo Award for having the highest GPA in Constitutional Law in his class.