Jyoti M. Halsband is a Senior Associate at the firm’s New York City office.

Ms. Halsband is an experienced litigator specializing in the defense of general liability, labor law, construction, premises and automobile litigation throughout New York and New Jersey, both in State and Federal Courts.  Additionally, she has litigated employment law cases, including employment discrimination based upon gender, race, national origin, disability and other protected characteristics. In particular, she has provided counsel to employees and employers alike faced with unlawful termination, discrimination and retaliation. She has litigated many such claims throughout New York, New Jersey, and at the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Ms. Halsband began her legal career as an Appellate Court Attorney at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department in Brooklyn, New York, where she drafted confidential memoranda and proposed appellate opinions for the Justices. She was also an associate at New York and New Jersey law firms where she specialized in defending against automobile, premises, construction, labor law and general liability claims.

Ms. Halsband received her Bachelor’s degree from Binghamton University and her law degree from New York Law School where she graduated magna cum laude. She is admitted to the bars of New York and New Jersey and the United States District Courts for the Districts of New Jersey and the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.