Timothy M. Barbetta

Tim focuses his practice on employment litigation and counseling, representing companies across a variety of industries in all types of employment-related matters. Tim represents employers in a broad range of employment litigation matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, restrictive covenant/non-compete, and wage and hour. Tim represents employers in both state and federal court, as well as before administrative agencies on the state and federal level.

A significant portion of Tim's practice is also focused on providing preventive advice and day-to-day counseling to employers on a variety of employment issues, including employee performance, terminations, reductions-in-force, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leave entitlement, and COVID-19 related return to work and accommodations. Tim also assists employers with drafting employee handbooks, policies, and agreements, among other things.

In law school, Tim focused his studies on employment law and received the Ogden W. Fields Award upon his graduation for demonstrating the highest overall proficiency in the field of labor and employment law. Prior to joining Constangy, Tim worked as an associate at a national labor and employment firm. Immediately after law school, Tim served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Allison E. Accurso, J.A.D., of the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division.

• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® "Ones to Watch" for Litigation - Labor and Employment (2024)
• New York Metro Rising Star honoree, Super Lawyers^® Magazine (2022)

• New Jersey State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
• New York State Bar Association