Top Rated Employment Litigation Attorney in Hackensack, NJ

A partner at Deutsch Atkins, P.C., Adam J. Kleinfeldt represents plaintiffs in a variety of labor and employment law cases. Located in the firm's office in Hackensack, New Jersey, his clients come from the surrounding areas, including Bergen, Morris, Hudson, Passaic and Essex counties. Admitted to practice before all New Jersey and New York state courts, Mr. Kleinfeldt is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. His superb ethics and successful track record on behalf of his clients have led to his receipt of an "Excellent" peer review rating through Avvo.

A large portion of Mr. Kleinfeldt's practice deals with the representation of people who have been the victim of prohibited discrimination, whether during the hiring process or at the workplace. He also helps victims of sexual harassment as well as clients who have been wrongfully terminated or otherwise retaliated against. Some of Mr. Kleinfeldt's notable successes include a settlement in excess of $1 million in a case involving gender bias, a $525,000 sexual harassment jury award, and a $2 million settlement in a case that was based on retaliation and racial bias.

A graduate of Stockton University, where he majored in political science and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1997, Mr. Kleinfeldt obtained his legal education at the Newark campus of Rutgers Law School, and he was awarded the Myron Harkavy Prize as well as his Juris Doctor in 2004. After graduation, he was an attorney with a national law firm, where he represented employers in related litigation. He has been with Deutsch Atkins, P.C., since 2015.