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Ms. Habib Rittling concentrates her practice in state and federal employment and general business counseling and litigation. Ms. Habib Rittling’s employment law experience includes counseling and advising employers on all aspects of employment relationships, practices and policies, representing employers before administrative agencies including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the New York State Division of Human Rights, and litigating claims pertaining to discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour, temporary worker visa programs and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Ms. Habib Rittling’s general business law practice involves counseling and complex business litigation in a wide range of matters including construction law, contract disputes, misappropriation of trade secrets, restrictive covenants, risk management, insurance coverage, civil rights and other general civil and business litigation. Her experience also includes participating in arbitrations, mediations and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Prior to returning to Western New York, Ms. Habib Rittling served as Special Assistant to Commissioner Leslie E. Silverman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Ms. Habib Rittling has been active in many community organizations.
Counsel
Tel: 716.853.5100
Fax: 716.853.5199
Email: ahabibrittling@lippes.com
Publications:
- A Closer Look at Comparable Worth, co-author (Employment Policy Foundation 2000)
Education:
- State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law (J.D. 1995)
Boston College (B.A. Political Science 1990)
Admitted to Practice:
- State of New York
- District of Columbia
- United States Supreme Court
- United States District Court, Western District of New York
Professional Associations:
- New York State Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Bar Association of Erie County
- Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, Western New York Chapter
- American Bar Association
Activities:
- Chair, Board of Trustees, Buffalo Seminary
- The National Federation for Just Communities of Western New York (formerly NCCJ), Board of Directors, Co-Chair Community Leader Awards Luncheon, 2007 and 2008
- Zoological Society of Buffalo, Board of Directors
- UB Law School Mentoring Program
- Leadership Buffalo, Class of 2007
- 40 Under 40, Buffalo Business First, 2005
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