Douglas M. Egbert is a seasoned litigator who handles a broad range of employment related issues. Mr. Egbert began his practice at Jackson Lewis, P.C., and spent more than 12 years representing some of the largest corporations in the country. Mr. Egbert now fiercely advocates for California employees’ rights. Mr. Egbert’s prior experience on the employer-side gives him a keen insight into how employers and their insurance companies evaluate cases and seek to minimize risk. This critical knowledge provides Mr. Egbert a competitive advantage at all phases of litigation. He knows how employers think and he uses that knowledge to maximize recovery for his clients. Mr. Egbert’s practice includes a wide range of workplace law issues, including wrongful termination, disability discrimination, sexual harassment, race discrimination and harassment, retaliation, wage and hour issues and so on. He practices in both state and federal court, and handles all phases of litigation, including trials and appeal. Mr. Egbert graduated summa cum laude from Washington State University. He obtained his law degree from UC Davis.

Area of Practice: Employment and Labor Law David Ehrlich is a partner at Stagg Wabnik Law Group. He specializes in all aspects of labor and employment law. David has represented clients through all stages of litigation, including trials, appeals, and hearings in federal and state courts and administrative agencies. He has also negotiated collective bargaining agreements and handled all aspects of grievances for both employers and bargaining units. On the management side, he advises companies on their day-to-day employment issues, such as hiring, disciplining and discharging employees, complying with the ADA, FMLA, FLSA, USERRA, FCRA, and whistleblower regulations, and managing reductions-in-force. In addition, David develops EEO training programs and conducts training for managerial and non-managerial employees. ? David graduated magna cum laude from Brooklyn Law School, earning several awards for his academic excellence and was research editor for the Brooklyn Journal of International Law. He received his undergraduate degree from Binghamton University, where he graduated cum laude. ? Before joining Stagg Wabnik, David practiced as an associate with Jackson Lewis, LLP and Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C. David also worked for the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department as a staff attorney. ? David is admitted to New York State and federal courts.

Nicole A. Eichberger is a partner in the Labor and Employment Law Department and a member of the Class & Collective Actions and Wage and Hour Groups. Nici is an experienced trial lawyer and represents clients in all types of employment-related matters, from single-plaintiff and complex employment to large, complex class and collective actions alleging discrimination, non-compete violations, and wage and hour disputes. Nici has significant experience assisting clients in the defense of numerous class and collective actions. She frequently counsels employers, fiduciaries, and trustees on employment, wage and hour and benefit issues. In addition to her litigation practice, Nici assists in conducting workplace investigations and audits related to discrimination, managerial training, non-competes and employee classification. She is adept to counseling clients on a wide array of issues including reviewing and drafting employee handbooks, wage and hour issues, employee leave and training policies. She is a member of the Firm’s eDiscovery Group and advises clients on eDiscovery matters, including day-to-day preservation, investigations and litigation strategies. Nici recently completed a three-year term was on the ABA’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono & Public Service and serves as the Pro Bono Co-Coordinator for Proskauer’s New Orleans office. She is a prolific writer, frequently contributing to Proskauer’s Law and the Workplace Blog and a sought-after speaker on collective/class action topics.

South Edison native Barry R. Eichen is a Shareholder with Eichen Crutchlow Zaslow, LLP, and one of New Jersey’s most seasoned and well-respected trial lawyers. Energetic and hands-on, Mr. Eichen has built a thriving practice that is esteemed by clients, peers, and the judiciary throughout the state of New Jersey. His areas of practice include personal injury, products liability, Federal Employee Liability Act cases (FELA), medical malpractice, and other complex litigation matters. Mr. Eichen has also served on the Board of Governors for ATLA-NJ and has taught seminars at the request of ATLA. He has also earned a national reputation for handling complex, high-profile mass-tort litigation, including the Phen-Fen diet drug case, and consumer fraud class action claims. Mr. Eichen has also sat as a member of the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee for Phen-Fen Litigation, Rezulin Drug Litigation, Vytorin/Zetia Drug Litigation, as well as Schering-Plough’s Intron A Drug Litigation. He was also part of the team that successfully litigated the class action claim against LYMErix a vaccine developed to prevent Lyme disease. He has served as a prosecutor for various townships and has tried over 100 complex cases. In August of 2005, Mr. Eichen obtained a $19.2 million verdict on behalf of a railroad worker who was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis as a result of various railroads’ failure to provide adequate respiratory protection. This was one of the largest FELA verdicts in the Country for pulmonary fibrosis. In April of 2007, Mr. Eichen obtained a verdict against Ford Motor Company for a defective throttle body which resulted in a brachial plexus injury to the right arm of the plaintiff. After a 4 week trial, the jury awarded plaintiff $10,626,479.89. Mr. Eichen represented the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2010, wherein he obtained a $51 Million verdict against Johnson & Johnson for overcharging Medicaid recipients. This verdict led to a recovery of hundreds of millions of dollars for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In a recent trial against the City Of Newark, Mr. Eichen was able to obtain a verdict in the amount of three million dollars. The case involved the failure of the City of Newark to repair a pothole that was approximately three feet wide and four feet long. The jury had determined that this was a dangerous condition that the city knew or should have known existed for approximately one year, although there were complaints that the city had neglected to repair said dangerous conditions for a period of one year. While this matter was reversed due to a procedural technicality, the case was settled prior to a retrial. That same year, he served as lead counsel in a consumer fraud class action against OSRAM Sylvania, Inc. He secured a $30 million settlement on behalf of his clients. Mr. Eichen was a part of the consumer privacy lawsuit against Facebook (now Meta Platforms Inc.) which recently settled for $90 million. He served on the science committee, along with Billy Murphy of Baltimore’s Murphy Falcone.