Hope A. Pordy

hpordy@spivaklipton.com
Tel: (212) 765-2100
Fax: (212) 765-8954

Ms. Pordy joined the firm in 2002.  She received her law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1994 and her undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1990.  Prior to joining the firm, she was a Partner with the labor-employment law firm of Lewis, Greenwald, Clifton & Nikolaidis PC.  Ms. Pordy was previously employed as Assistant Counsel for the National Treasury Employees Union, and as a staff attorney for the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group.  Ms. Pordy was born in New York, New York.

Admissions

  • States of New York and New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, New York, Southern District
  • U.S. District Court, New York, Eastern District
  • U.S. District Court, New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Publications

  • Contributing Editor, The Employee and Union Member Guide to Labor Law (West Publication) (2004-present)
  • Co-Author, with Everett Lewis, Esq., “Sexual Harassment: The Labor Law Dimension,” in Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (Samuel Estreicher, ed., Kluwer Law International 1999)

Speaking Engagements

  • Moderator, "Whose (FLSA) Liability is it Anyway?" ABA Labor & Employment Conference (November 2011)
  • Moderator, "Crash Course in Wage & Hour Laws," American Bar Association Annual Labor & Employment Conference (November 2010)
  • Speaker, "The Anti-Retaliation Provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act: the Supreme Court case of Kevin Kasten v. Saint Gobian," American Arbitration Association (October 2010)
  • Panelist, “NLRA Basics,” American Bar Association Annual Labor & Employment Conference (November 2007)
  • Panelist, “Supreme Court and Other Developments Affecting Litigation of Retaliation and Whistleblower Claims,” American Bar Association, Teleconference (March 2007)
  • Co-Presenter, “LMRDA: Claims, Defenses and Assorted Issues,” AFL-CIO Lawyers’ Coordinating Committee, Regional Meeting (September 2006)
  • Panelist, “Just Cause in the Health Care Industry,” National Academy of Arbitrators, Annual Meeting (May 2006)
  • Panelist, “What Neutrals Should Know About Dispute Resolution in the Health Care Field,” National Academy of Arbitrators, Region 2 Meeting (February 2006)
  • Panelist, “FMLA Basics,” ABA Annual Conference (August 2004)

Professional Activities

  • Union/Employee Co-Chair, Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee American Bar Association (November 2009 – present)
  • Fellow, American Bar Association, Section on Labor & Employment (2007-2010)
  • Member, National Employment Lawyers Association/New York
  • Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Sex and Law Committee (2005-2008)
  • Judge, Labor & Employment Moot Court Competition, New York Law School (2002-2004)
  • Advisory Board Member, Girls Write Now, Inc.