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Neal J. McNamara

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Office Managing Partner, Providence
Providence
Phone: 401-454-1019
Fax: 866-880-5544
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NEAL J. MCNAMARA

Neal J. McNamara focuses his employment law practice on both litigation and counseling. He has successfully handled matters involving all major employment-related statutes, including ERISA, Title VII, the ADA, FMLA, and ADEA, as well as state law employment issues, including noncompete and confidentiality agreements. At the same time, a major portion of Neal’s practice is devoted to counseling clients on a wide range of employee issues in order to prevent matters from reaching litigation. He has developed employment handbooks and policies and conducted internal investigations. Neal regularly conducts seminars on employment law topics.

Before joining Nixon Peabody, Neal was a partner in the Providence office of Holland & Knight LLP. Before entering private practice, he was an assistant corporation counsel for the City of New York, with an emphasis on civil rights litigation, employment law, and education law.

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Neal has been a member of the board of directors of the Rhode Island Disability Law Foundation since 1998 and has served as the chair since 2008. He has been a member of the Board of the Federal Bar Association of Rhode Island since 2003. Neal is also a member of the Board of The Scandinavian Home, McAuley House, and The Women’s Fund of Rhode Island. He is also a member of the Rhode Island and American Bar Associations.

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  • People in the Law
    Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly | February 4, 2013

    This coverage notes that Providence office managing partner Neal McNamara has been named to the board of the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island, an organization dedicated to eliminating gender inequity.

  • Diversity a Competitive Advantage
    Providence Business News | January 21, 2013

    In this article, Nixon Peabody attorneys comment on how to create and maintain a diverse workforce enriches corporate culture, stays in line with equal-opportunity regulations and attracts talent. Diversity action co-chair Kendal Tyre, Providence office managing partner Neal McNamara, and Providence Commercial Litigation associate Britt Killian are featured throughout the piece.

  • Reduction in Hours After FMLA Leave Not Actionable
    Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly | July 27, 2012

    This article focuses on a recent victory in the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which decided that a convenience store sales associate could not hold his employer liable for disparate treatment after his hours were reduced following a medical leave. Providence labor and employment partner Neal McNamara represented the employer and defendant, Station Operators, Inc.

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  • PBN Q&A: McNamara is 2011 Dorothy Lohmann award recipient
    Providence Business News | June 6, 2011
    This Q&A highlights Providence office managing partner Neal McNamara and his recent 2011 Dorothy Lohmann Community Service Award.
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