James M. Cooney

James M. Cooney

  • Associate Teaching Professor, Labor Studies and Employment Relations (LSER)
Labor Education Center, 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520
Education

J.D., School of Law, University of Miami

B.A., Rutgers University

Curriculum Vitae - CV (PDF)

Expertise
  • Arbitration & Mediation
  • Employment Law
  • Discrimination & Civil Rights Law
  • Immigration Law

James M. Cooney teaches courses including “Employment Law,” “Immigration Law & Employee Rights,” and “Employment Discrimination Law”, along with certificate program courses for human resource, labor relations, union representatives, and continuing legal education courses for attorneys.

Mr. Cooney serves as a neutral labor arbitrator and mediator. He is on the grievance arbitration rosters of the American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service N.J. Public Employment Relations Commission, N.J. State Board of Mediation, and Pennsylvania Bureau of Mediation. In addition, Mr. Cooney serves as a mediator of employment law and related disputes.

Previously, Mr. Cooney worked as an attorney with Weissman & Mintz LLC; an associate with Apruzzese, McDermott, et al.; and served as a trial attorney with the National Labor Relations Board, Contempt Litigation Branch. He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and Florida.