Corrin A. Cicoria

Corrin Cicoria is a Partner at Resnick Law Group, P.C., where the focus is solely on employee rights. She has proven to be a trusted advocate for employees, known for her keen insight and good judgment.

Corrin has a comprehensive understanding of employment law and is a strong voice for employees who face discrimination, harassment and retaliation at work. She has also worked on cases that involve whistleblowers, hostile work environment, reasonable accommodations, and negligent hiring/retention, to name a few. Corrin believes everyone deserves to work in an environment free of discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

She has also successfully negotiated employment and severance agreements for executives and other key personnel.

Corrin is known to be effective and thorough, while also remaining a practical advisor for her clients. She strives to provide a balanced approach between negotiations and litigation and knows the best way to achieve a favorable result while educating her clients every step of the way and counseling them through a very emotional and economically challenging time.

In addition, her law practice management skills have allowed her to mentor and guide coworkers and the legal team at Resnick Law Group, which has greatly benefited the productivity and efficiency of the firm.

Featured Cases and Matters

Mary Richter – Richter v. Oakland Board of Education, et al. – 246 NJ 507 (2021)
Assisted as a Litigation Paralegal in the drafting of Appellate and Supreme Court papers which lead to a NJ Supreme Court opinion holding that an adverse job action is not required to prove a failure to accommodate claim under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.

Karen Cole – Cole v. JCMC, et al. – 215 NJ 265 (2013)
Assisted as a Litigation Paralegal in the development of the case for trial and the subsequent drafting of appellate papers which reversed the state court’s ruling enforcing an arbitration clause. In its opinion, the Appellate Court ruled that Defendant’s active participation in the litigation for twenty-one months before invoking the arbitration provision on the eve of trial constituted a waiver of its right to arbitrate.

Stewart Zive – Zive v. Stanley Roberts – 182 NJ 436 (2005)
Assisted as a Litigation Paralegal in the development of the case for trial and the post-trial motions, which reached the NJ Supreme Court on the issue of how a Plaintiff proves an element in their case in chief for a claim under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.

Articles

Disability: Part of the Equity Equation, Patch Newspaper – White Plains, NY – 10/28/22

Featured Pro Bono Activities

Student Attorney with Equal Justice America Disability Rights Clinic
Under the supervision of Patricia Angley, Esq. Corrin provided pro bono services through Haub Law’s John Jay Legal Services Equal Justice American Disability Rights Clinic by providing legal assistance and guidance to low income and disabled members of the community in White Plains, NY.