Mary Louise Conrow

Of Counsel
Ms. Conrow joined Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP, in 2000 and is Of Counsel with the firm. Ms. Conrow practices as an arbitrator, mediator and hearing officer. She is currently on the American Arbitration Associations Construction Panel of Arbitrators. She has previously practiced in the labor and employment field, with emphasis on municipal liability, including police and fire disability and retirement claims, labor negotiations, Workers’ Compensation, arbitrations, grievances, discipline, NYSHR and PERB matters. Her previous experience includes private practice in Broome County; Vice President of Workers’ Compensation and Disability for EM Ernst Management; Risk Manager for Broome County; First Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Binghamton; Assistant Broome County Public Defender.
Ms. Conrow is a member of the Broome County Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association (Municipal Law Section, Labor Law Section and Dispute Resolution Section). She is also a member of the New York State Association of Self-Insured Counties, and the New York State Public Employer Labor Relations Association, and a member of the St. Bonaventure University National Alumni Association Board. She is also Past President and current member of the Triple Cities Chapter of St. Bonaventure alumni.
Publications & Presentations
Author:
- General Municipal Law Section 207-a Handbook (New York State Association of Fire Chiefs)
- Navigating Municipal Employment Issues: Leading Lawyers on Analyzing the Latest Employment Trends, Creating Effective Strategies, and Resolving Conflicts (Inside the Minds): “Managing Municipal Employee and Employer Rights in the Technological Age”
- Employment Law 2014: “Recent Decisions from the National Labor Relations Board affecting the Field of Employment Law”
Presenter:
- New York State Retirement Systems
- New York State Association of Career Fire Chiefs
- New York State Association of Fire Chiefs
- Albany Department of Public Safety
- Executive Services Corps of the Tri-Cities
- New York State Rural Housing Association
- Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar-Municipal Service Division
- New York State Department of Civil Service
- Cornell University Institute of Labor Relations and New York State Association of Self-Insured Counties
- New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)
- Enforcement Training Directors Association of New York State
Leadership & Community Involvement
- Board of Directors of the BC Pops, past member
- St. Bonaventure University Alumni Association, past president and member
- Broome County Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee, past member
- Volunteers for the YWCA Encore Breast Cancer Awareness Program, volunteer
- Christ Church Vestry, past member

Practice Areas
Admissions
- New York, 1992
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, 1992
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2009
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2013
Education
Syracuse University College
of Law
- J.D., 1991
St. Bonaventure University
- B.B.A., 1986
Professional Affiliations
- Broome County Bar Association (Member)
- New York State Bar Association (Member)
- New York State Association of Self-Insured Counties (Member)
- New York State Public Employer Labor Relations Association (Member)