Goldberg & Connolly

I have been practicing law since 1981 and have never represented anyone I didn’t like. Away from the office, I work for the people in my village, for the last several years as Deputy Mayor. On
a lighter note, I’m an ice dancer, a skier and an in-line skater; and recently my husband and I took up ballroom dancing. Without any doubt, however, my greatest fulfillment comes from spending time with as many of our seven grandchildren as I can manage to gather together at the same time.

Janet M. Connolly

Janet M. Connolly, partner in the law firm of Goldberg & Connolly, Rockville Centre, New York, took a leadership position in the firm’s Employment and Labor Practice Group.

She has represented employers in prevailing wage disputes, both federal and state, and employers and employees in employment discrimination cases in both judicial and administrative proceedings. She has reviewed employment contracts and has lectured on the prevailing wage statutes and regulations and on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations. In addition, she represents employers in collective bargaining negotiations.

Mrs. Connolly applies her knowledge of labor and employment law by contributing articles on relevant issues affecting employer/ employee relations to various publications. Mrs. Connolly has given seminars to employers on preventing discrimination claims, and has received awards from the National Organization For Women for her legal services in connection with employment matters. She is admitted to practice before all of the state and federal courts in New York and is a member of the New York State and Nassau County Bar Associations.

Prior to obtaining her J.D. in 1980 from Hofstra University School of Law, where she served as an associate editor of the Law Review, Mrs. Connolly was actively involved in community work. She continues to support efforts on behalf of the National Organization for Women (NOW). She graduated cum laude from the College of New Rochelle and then went on to earn an M.A., with honors, and a Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. Mrs. Connolly recently retired from the firm.