GOULD & BERG - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Founding Partner
• Founding Partner of Gould & Berg LLP

Jane Bilus Gould is a founding partner of Gould & Berg LLP. She has practiced law for four decades during which she has concentrated her work in areas of federal civil rights and employment discrimination and in commercial and real estate litigation. If you wish to speak with one of the lawyers at Gould & Berg, call 914-397-1050 today.

Job Titles:

• Founding Partner
• about Attorney

Kim Patricia Berg is a founding partner of Gould & Berg, LLP, who also has extensive experience practicing in the areas of civil rights, employment law, discrimination, retaliation, and commercial disputes. She pursues and defends employment related matters such as sexual harassment, discrimination on the basis of gender, race, age, disability, and sexual preference, requests for reasonable accommodations, retaliation claims, wage and hour claims, cases involving free speech, press, political affiliation, union affiliation, due process and equal protection. When it comes to employment law matters, Ms. Berg has represented employers and employees with workplace discrimination and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and New York State Human Rights Law. She often advises employers on implementing appropriate equal employment opportunity policies and training on behalf of employers on best EEO practices. She has also negotiated and obtained severance and benefits packages for countless clients. KIM PATRICIA BERG is a founding partner of Gould & Berg, LLP. Throughout her career she has focused her practice in the area of employment law, discrimination, retaliation, civil rights, and commercial litigation. Ms. Berg's representation of both employees and employers provides her with a unique and well-rounded perspective toward employment disputes and litigated matters. She routinely pursues and defends claims before administrative agencies such as the EEOC, New York State Division of Human Rights, Westchester County Human Rights Commission and New York State Department of Labor, as well as before the trial and appellate courts in the state and federal courts throughout New York. She has successfully tried and resolved through settlement countless cases throughout her career. Her success at trial in a complex prisoner death case won her accolades for the highest verdict in a civil rights case as reported by Verdict Searches "Top NY Verdicts for 2009" and she has been named to the New York Super Lawyer's list. In addition to being an experienced litigator, Ms. Berg regularly provides advice and consult to employees and employers in a variety of employment matters, including analyzing the particular issue to determine viable options for a resolution, developing strategies for easing a difficult work environment or dealing with a difficult employee, exploring the possibility of resolution out of court, mediating disputes in the workplace, and drafting, reviewing and negotiating severance agreements. As part of her practice, Ms. Berg also provides advice to employers for the creation and implementation of appropriate anti-discrimination policies and reporting procedures, including conducting training seminars on behalf of companies.