Lori Rittman Clark, Partner
Practice Summary
Lori’s practice is in the area of labor and employment. She represents companies of all sizes in federal and state courts and administrative agencies on a wide range of employment-related claims. She also represents management, including municipalities, in collective bargaining, grievances, and arbitrations. In addition to representing employers in adversary proceedings, Lori counsels employers in an effort to avoid litigation. She regularly advises clients on issues involving the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Americans with Disabilities Act; state and federal wage and hour laws; employee benefits; and a wide range of personnel matters. Lori also works with employers to create or revise employment manuals, policies and forms tailored to the employer's particular business and workplace.
Education:
- WESTERN NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE SCHOOL OF LAW, J.D., 1997
cum laude
Note Editor, Western New England Law Review
- UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, B.A.
Bar Memberships:
- Connecticut, 1998
- United States District Court, District of Connecticut, 1999
Work Experience
- HINCKLEY, ALLEN & SNYDER LLP
Labor & Employment Law Group
Partner (2008 – Present)
- TYLER COOPER & ALCORN, LLP
Partner (2007 - 2008)
Associate (2004 - 2007)
- SABIA & HARTLEY, LLP
Associate (2003 – 2004)
- WIGGIN & DANA LLP
Associate (1999 – 2003)
- UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
HONORABLE ALFRED V. COVELLO
Clerkship (1998 - 1999)
Charitable and Civic Involvement
- Greater Hartford Arts Council - Member, Board of Directors
- Covenant to Care for Children - Chair, Board of Directors
- Gifts of Love - Secretary, Board of Directors
- Connecticut Ballet - Member, Board of Directors
- Town of Windsor - Member, Historic District Commission
- Dress for Success - Volunteer
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Labor and Employment Section
- Connecticut Bar Association: Labor and Employment Section, Member, Executive Committee; Co-chair, Annual Meeting Program, 2006; Editor and Chair, Newsletter Committee, 2005 – 2007; Editor, Annual Employment Law Review, 2005 – 2006; Litigation Section, Member, Executive Committee; Federal Practice Section, Member, Executive Committee
- Defense Research Institute, Employment Law Committee
- Hartford County Bar Association, Member, Board of Directors
- Society for Human Resource Management
Special Honors
- Currently listed in New England Super Lawyers in the area of Employment and Labor.
- Selected as a Top Lawyer by Hartford Magazine in the area of Employment/Labor Law.
Publications and Lectureships
- Fast Facts Regarding The Flu Pandemic - Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, 9/2009
- Wage and Hour Issues Pertaining to Telecommuting Employees - Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, 7/2009
- Separation Pay Arrangements and IRS Section 409A - Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, 6/2009
- Connecticut Employers Permitted to Install GPS Systems in Company Vehicles to Monitor Employees - Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, 6/2009
- Avoiding The Top 10 Employment Law Mistakes - Hartford Business.com, 6/2009
- A Connecticut Superior Court Expands the Tort of Wrongful Discharge in Violation of Public Policy - Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, 5/2009
- FDIC Issues Guidance Regarding Employee Background Checks - Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, 5/2009
- Nothing To Sneeze At - Flu Outbreak Raises Legal Questions - Connecticut Law Tribune, 5/2009
- Sarbanes-Oxley Protects Whistleblowing Employees - Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, 4/2009
- Reducing the Legal Risks Associated with a Reduction in Force - DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar, 2/2009
- Media Appearance: Interviewed by Frank Coletta on Morning Sunrise (WJARTV-10) regarding the labor and employment legal perspective on the issue of flu pandemics, November 2009
- Presenter, How to Ask for What you Want (And Get It!) – Negotiating Skills for Women, Women in Cable Telecommunications, September, 2009; ESPN Women's Group, May, 2009; ING Women's Group, July, 2008; Greater Hartford Women's Conference, May, 2008
- Presenter, Rules and Procedures for Federal Court Success, National Business Institute, April 2008
- Author, Long and Short Term Lessons from Ledbetter, DRI, For the Defense, April 2008
- Presenter, E-mail Archiving and Complying with the New E-Discovery Rules, Connecticut Association of Corporate Counsel, February 2008
- Presenter, Employment Laws You Should Know About, National Business Institute, February 2008
- Co-Author, Real Retaliation or Just Bad Manners? (regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in Burlington Northern v. White), Connecticut Law Tribune, August 2007
- Co-Author, State Protections for Private Employees Threatened (an examination of the possible implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos), Connecticut Law Tribune, August 2006
