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Paul J. Sweeney
Partner

Education
Fordham University, B.A., in cursu honorum, 1984
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 1987

Bar admissions
State of New York, 1988
State of New Jersey, 1987
State of West Virginia, 1987
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1987
United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1987
United States District Courts for the Northern (1992) and Western (1993) Districts of New York
United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 2003

Professional experience
Mr. Sweeney joined Coughlin & Gerhart, L.L.P. in 1992, following active duty as a U. S. Marine Corps judge advocate.  He is a Partner in the firm. Mr. Sweeney is the Co-Chair of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Law Practice Group and is the Chair of the Firm’s Personnel Committee. He has a civil trial and appellate practice, concentrated in labor and employment law and commercial litigation. Mr. Sweeney defends public and private sector employers against liability, discrimination and disability claims. He also represents employers in grievance, arbitration, discipline, termination and other administrative proceedings, including those before public agencies, such as the NLRB and PERB. In addition, Mr. Sweeney represents clients in complex contract, construction and real estate disputes.

Other
Mr. Sweeney is a member of the American, New York State and Broome County Bar Associations. He serves on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section and is on the board of directors of the Broome County Bar Association. Mr. Sweeney was appointed to serve on Broome County’s Board of Ethics. He serves on the board of directors for the Southern Tier Chapter of the American Red Cross and is a past president of the board of directors of the Family and Children's Society. Mr. Sweeney is a recipient of the Broome County Bar Association’s Community Service Award. He is a bagpiper with the Broome County Celtic Pipes and Drums. Mr. Sweeney is a colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve and was deployed to Fallujah in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. In his Reserve capacity, he currently serves as an Associate Deputy General Counsel for International Affairs at the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C.