Union Lawyers, Labor Law - New York City, NY

Law Practice
Jessica Drangel Ochs is Of Counsel to Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. and is part of the firm’s labor practice group.  Ms. Ochs represents unions and individuals in the courts, arbitrations, and administrative hearings, appearing regularly before the National Labor Relations Board.  She also advises unions on all aspects of labor law, including organizing campaigns.

 

Professional Profile
Prior to joining the firm in September 2009, Ms. Ochs held the position of Associate General Counsel at UNITE HERE for eight years.  There, Ms. Ochs provided legal support for organizing campaigns and negotiated collective bargaining agreements and card check neutrality agreements.  Ms. Ochs litigated before the NLRB on behalf of UNITE HERE and represented the Union in arbitrations.  She also handled internal union governance matters, including Department of Labor investigations, and presented training seminars to union staff on various labor and employment topics.  Before her association with UNITE HERE, Ms. Ochs was a Field Attorney for the National Labor Relations Board, Region 2, where she prosecuted unfair labor practice charges, handled election petitions, and served as hearing officer in representation proceedings.

 

Education
Ms. Ochs obtained her law degree and graduated with honors from the University of Maryland, School of Law.  She served on the Maryland Law Review and was a recipient of the Joseph Bernstein Prize for the Best Work in Labor Law, as well as a recipient of a Maryland Public Interest Law Project grant for her work at the ACLU-Baltimore chapter.  Ms. Ochs received her Masters and Bachelors degrees from the State University of New York at Binghamton.

 

Professional Affiliations
Ms. Ochs is a member of the Labor and Employment Section of the American Bar Association and a member of the Lawyers Coordinating Committee of the AFL-CIO.  She also serves on the Advisory Committee of the Peggy Browning Fund.

 

Ms. Ochs is admitted to practice law in New York State and before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.