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Miguel Angel Escalera Jr.

Employment and labor Lawyer | Serving Hartford, CT

21 Oak St Ste 601 Hartford, CT, 06106-8016

Employment and labor, Litigation & Wrongful termination

Connecticut

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Biography

For more than three decades, the emphasis of Mr. Escalera’s practice has been labor and employment law and litigation. Initially, Mr. Escalera served with the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps for nine years where he engaged in extensive criminal and civil litigation. Mr. Escalera was last stationed at the Pentagon where he acted as lead counsel for the Army Litigation Division defending the Department of the Army in employment discrimination suits brought by civilian employees in many states. Since 1987 Mr. Escalera has been exclusively defending private and public sector employers in labor and employment matters. Mr. Escalera has defended numerous employment discrimination and wrongful termination suits in various state courts, federal district courts, and United States Courts of Appeal. Mr. Escalera has extensive experience in class-action litigation. He is a frequent lecturer on the Americans with Disabilities Act, sexual harassment, drug testing, wage and hour law, non-compete agreements, effective hiring and management of employees, and avoiding wrongful termination suits.

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Practice Areas

  1. Employment and labor
    34%

    N/A years

  2. Litigation
    33%

    N/A years

  3. Wrongful termination
    33%

    N/A years

Education

  1. Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army
  2. LL.M - Master of Laws
  3. N/A
  1. Georgetown University
  2. B.S.F.S.
  3. 1977
  1. American University, Washington College of Law
  2. Juris Doctor
  3. 1980

Work Experience

  1. University Of Connecticut School Of Law
  2. Adjunct Professor
  3. 1995 - 1997
  1. Rensselaer Graduate School
  2. Adjunct Professor
  3. 1997 - 2001

Professional Associations

  1. American Bar Association
  2. Member
  3. N/A
  1. American Employment Law Council
  2. Member
  3. N/A
  1. Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association
  2. Member
  3. N/A
  1. Hartford Food System
  2. President
  3. N/A
  1. Family Life Education
  2. Treasurer
  3. N/A
  1. District of Columbia Bar Association
  2. Member
  3. 1981
  1. Connecticut Bar Association
  2. Member
  3. 1991
  1. Leadership Greater Hartford
  2. Board of Directors
  3. 1995
  1. Hartford Food System
  2. Board of Directors
  3. 1995
  1. Oliver Ellsworth American Inn of Court
  2. Member
  3. 1997
  1. Metropolitan YMCA of Greater Hartford
  2. Board of Directors
  3. 2002
  1. Family Life Education
  2. Board of Directors
  3. 2014

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

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(860) 791-1294 Office
(860) 493-0871 Fax

21 Oak St Ste 601 Hartford, CT, 06106-8016

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Miguel Angel Escalera Jr.

(860) 791-1294

Miguel Angel Escalera Jr.

Employment and labor, Litigation & Wrongful termination

Hartford, Connecticut

(860) 791-1294 Website