Jennifer Sherven

Experience

1. Partner

   Kaufman Dolowich LLP

   Aug 2008 — Present · Woodbury, NY, US

   Jennifer Sherven concentrates her practice in representing management in all areas of employment litigation, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, sexual assault, and wage and hour violations. She represents employers, including public and private education providers, in federal and state courts and in administrative proceedings in federal, state, and local human rights agencies.Ms. Sherven also provides guidance to employers concerning day-to-day labor and employment issues, including, but not limited to, employment policies, disability management issues, employment agreements, restrictive covenants, severance agreements, workplace investigations, employee discipline, and compliance with federal, state, and local laws. She also provides anti-discrimination and sexual harassment prevention training.Ms. Sherven also represents owners and management companies in all areas of fair housing compliance, including in federal and state courts, in administrative proceedings in federal, state, and local human rights agencies, and day-to-day counsel. She also provides fair housing training, including recognizing and preventing housing discrimination such as disability discrimination, familial status discrimination, and source of income discrimination.In addition, Ms. Sherven represents places of public accommodation in website, and brick and mortar accessibility claims brought under Title of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and state and local laws.

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  BA, Political Science

  1995 — 1998

• Boston University School of Law

  JD

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Mediation
• Commercial Litigation
• Legal Research
• Appeals
• Trials
• Civil Litigation
• Litigation
• Arbitration
• Trial Practice
• Legal Writing