Amy E. Rudley
Partner
Phone: 609-572-7408
Fax: 609-572-7409
Email: arudley@cooperlevenson.com
Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Amy E. Rudley is a Partner in the firm’s Atlantic City office who focuses on the areas of employment law, hospitality & casino law, and defense litigation including civil rights litigation and premises liability.
She handles everything from inception of litigation and discovery to trial and post-trial motions, as well as appeals. Additionally, Amy guides clients through the drafting of handbooks and day-to-day employment practices and decisions.
Amy also conducts employment seminars, sessions and trainings, as well as investigations in to workplace allegations of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment.
She prepares employment contracts and agreements for her clients.
Amy counsels municipal and governmental clients on their employment obligations, as well as assists in ensuring their compliance with Federal and State employment laws.
Experience
Amy has counseled New Jersey and Pennsylvania businesses and governmental entities for more than 17 years, helping them tackle legal issues in a preventative manner, addressing employee situations as they arise, defending litigation, and conducting preventative training sessions for employees and management.
Prior to her practice, Amy served as a judicial clerk for the Honorable John Tomasello, then Presiding Criminal Judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey for Vicinage XV. During law school, she was a member of the Rutgers Civil Practice Clinic, was the Managing Editor for the
competitive Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion, interned for the Honorable Martin A. Herman, J.S.C., and clerked for a private law firm.
Education
A graduate of the University of Delaware (B.S.), and Rutgers University School of Law – Camden (J.D.), she is admitted to the bar in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, as well as the United States District of New Jersey, the United States Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
Awards
7 Consecutive Years as Recipient of Super Lawyer’s, Rising Star Designation (2013 – 2019)
2011 – “Top 40 Under 40” Recognition by the Atlantic City Jaycees and Atlantic City Weekly
2015 – “Top 20 Under 40” Recognition by SJ Biz Magazine
2018 – Person of the Year Honoree by Jersey Man/Philly Man Magazine
Articles
- Minimum Wage Increase May Adversely Affect Restaurant Employers: What New Jersey Employers Need to Know
- Facts About Sexual Harassment May Surprise You, Women of Gloucester County Magazine
- Gripe Sites: Your Employees & Their Social Networks, Global Gaming Business HR, 2010
- At Will Employment: Know Your Rights, Women of Gloucester County Magazine
- Employer Access to Personal Emails: Do They Have the Right, Women of Gloucester County Magazine
- Structuring (or Restructuring) Your Small Business, Women of Gloucester County Magazine
Affiliations
Board Member, Pitman Education Foundation
Volunteer, MBCA Scholarship Committee
Volunteer Mediator, Atlantic County Special Civil Division
Volunteer Speaker, NJSHRM
Volunteer Speaker, NJSCPA
Inaugural Attorney Coach for Pitman High School’s Mock Trial Team
2016 – 2021, Councilperson for the Borough of Pitman
Borough of Pitman, Director of Public Safety 2016-2019
Borough of Pitman, Director of Public Events 2020
Borough of Pitman, Director of Public Property 2021
Memberships
New Jersey State Bar Association
Gloucester County Bar Association
Atlantic County Bar Association
Southern New Jersey Development Council
Vincent S. Haneman Inn of Court (2006 through 2018)
Founding Member of Cooper Levenson, Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Founding Member and Originator of Cooper Levenson Women’s Committee
Seminar Presentations
Your Employees and Their Issues
October 21, 2022, Zoom Platform, NJCPA Society
Mandatory Vaccines
December 15, 2021, Zoom Platform, Southern Shore Human Resource Management Association of NJ
Cannabis in the Workplace
April 21, 2021, Zoom Platform, Cape May County Chamber of Commerce
What Employers Need to Know: LGBTQ Employees and Workplace Discrimination
January 13, 2021, Zoom Platform, Cape May County Chamber of Commerce
Getting Back to Business Following COVID-19: Employer FAQs
July 9, 2020, Zoom Platform, NJCPA
Vacation and Resort Torts
August 9, 2019, Atlantic City, New Jersey State Bar Association
Running and Winning Workshop
May 20, 2019, Pennsauken High School, League of Women Voters of Camden County
Benefits and Risks of Employee Handbooks and Your Options
March 14, 2019, Manahawkin, Marine Trades Association of New Jersey
New Jersey Paid Sick Leave
December 14, 2018, Cape May Court House, Cape May County Chamber of Commerce
Bridging the Gap Between C-Suite Executives and Young Professionals
January 9, 2018, Deptford, Southern New Jersey Development Counsel
Effectively Managing Employees Who Are Experiencing Crisis
May 10, 2017, Galloway, Southern Shore Human Resource Management Association of NJ
Equal Employment Laws: Title VII, ADEA, GINA, EPA, PDA, and More
April 10, 2017, Cherry Hill, New Jersey Business Institute
Equal Employment Laws: Title VII, ADEA, GINA, EPA, PDA, and More
April 5, 2017, Atlantic City, New Jersey Business Institute
Marital Status Means More Than Single, Married or Divorced: The recent New Jersey Supreme Court case of Smith v. Millville Rescue Squad
October 18, 2016, Linwood, NJCPA
Social Media: Legal Pitfalls for Employers
September 9, 2015, Somers Point, New Jersey, Southern Shore Human Resource Management Association of NJ
Social Media and the NLRB
October 2014, Somers Point, NJCPA
Retaining Expert Witnesses to Support Employment Law Claims
April 30, 2014, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, New Jersey Business Institute
Healthcare Reform: What an Employer Needs to Know
April 10, 2014, Mount Laurel, New Jersey, Marsh McLennan
SAFE Act & Other NJ Leaves
February 19, 2014, Galloway, New Jersey, Southern Shore Human Resource Management Association of NJ
FMLA & FLSA
May 15, 2013, Somers Point, New Jersey, Southern Shore Human Resource Management Association of NJ
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