Rudolph J. Burshnic II represents a diverse set of employers across the financial services, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, and retail industries. Rudy’s experience includes matters before state and federal courts, arbitral forums such as FINRA and the AAA, and administrative agencies such as the EEOC and the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights. Rudy also provides day-to-day counseling to employers on state, federal, and local employment laws and advises clients in drafting and implementing employee handbooks and other workplace policies.
Rudy is also active in the firm’s pro bono practice. In this role, he has provided advice to local non-profits regarding their employee leave policies.
During law school, Rudy served as a managing editor of the Washington and Lee Law Review. After law school, Rudy served as the law clerk to Assignment Judge Yolanda Ciccone of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Vicinage XIII.
Education
Washington and Lee University School of Law, 2012, J.D., Cum Laude
University of Maryland, 2009, B.A., Government and Politics, Cum Laude
Admissions
New Jersey
New York
US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
US District Court for the District of New Jersey
US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Clerkships
Clerkship to Assignment Judge Yolanda Ciccone of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Vicinage XIII (September 2012 - August 2013)
Awards and Affiliations
Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017)