Suzanne M. Marasco |

Bio

Suzanne M. Marasco is a partner in the Princeton and Red Bank, N.J. offices of Hill Wallack LLP where she is Chair of the Employment & Labor Law practice group. She is also a member of the Litigation Division, Trial & Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage and Community Associations practice groups, and works part-time out of the firm's Red Bank, N.J. office.

Ms. Marasco is a trial attorney who concentrates her practice in the representation of insurance companies and their insureds in diverse and complex claims and civil litigation. Her practice includes the defense of employers, management, businesses, and individuals for a wide variety of claims stemming from wrongful discharge, discrimination, harassment, breach of contract and violations of both state and federal civil rights and laws.

She is also personal counsel for employers and other clients to whom she provides advice regarding employment, labor and contract related matters. She conducts internal investigations of work place complaints involving high level executives and company wide issues. She defends employers against union or disciplinary grievances, provides training regarding proper workplace conduct and prepares employment manuals, policies as well as severance, separation and employment agreements.

Ms. Marasco is admitted to practice in New Jersey (1989) and before the United States District Court, District of New Jersey (1989) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1989). Ms. Marasco clerked with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office before entering private practice. She earned her J.D. from Rutgers Law School, Camden and her B.S. from Rutgers College, New Brunswick.

Representative Matters:

Employment litigation on behalf of employers
Litigation involving directors’ and officers’ liability
Non-profit association liability
Catastrophic personal injury
Product and premises liability
Construction defects and professional liability for design services
Suits against public entities; defamation and libel; as well as mass tort class action litigation

She routinely appears in state and federal court, as well as before the Division of Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and various intercompany arbitration associations in the representation of her clients.

Leadership:

Member, New Jersey State Bar AssociationVice Chair, Insurance Defense Committee 2018-present
Student Mentor
Chair, Hill Wallack LLP Employment & Labor Law practice group
Co-Chair, Hill Wallack LLP's Women's Initiative Committee
Member, Claims Litigation Management
Member, New Jersey Defense Association
Member, Defense Research Institute
Member, National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association
Member, Trial Attorneys of New Jersey, Trustee, 2005-2009; Secretary, Treasurer and Vice President, 2006-2009
Member, Mercer County Bar Association
Judge Vincent Abbruzzese Mock Trial Program

Presentations & Publications:

Presenter, Preserve Your CCTV or Else?, DRI Retail and Hospitality Litigation and Claims Management Seminar, May 2014
Co-Presenter, Employment Law – Employers’ Best Practices Seminar, Hill Wallack LLP seminar, May 2012
Co-Author, Preserve Your CCTV or Else?, DRI's In-House Defense Quarterly magazine
Contributing Author, The Statute of Limitations: Does It Really Protect Employers?
Contributing Author, The Automobile Cost Reduction Act
Author, Redefining Sexual Classification in the Discrimination Sector

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