Apruzzese, McDermott, Mastro & Murphy, P.C.

25 Independence Blvd., Third Floor, Warren, N.J. 07059
T 908-580-1776 F 908-647-1492
http://www.ammm.com

Unwavering commitment and determination to navigate the best course of action for our clients

Lisa Barré-Quick

Lisa Barré-Quick is a partner with Apruzzese, McDermott, Mastro, and Murphy where her practice focuses primarily upon the counseling and defense of management in the spectrum of employment law actions. Ms. Barré-Quick works with clients in a variety of specialized business settings and environments and frequently serves as an external resource to in-house legal and human resource teams advising clients as they manage leave, accommodation, and the full range of employment issues. Ms. Barré-Quick frequently works with clients in the health care field on a variety of employment issues unique to licensed health care professionals and the health care setting. In her practice, Ms. Barré-Quick undertakes or guides investigations, conducts training, and represents management in the gamut of employment litigation in state and federal judicial and administrative forums. She also frequently serves as a panelist, lecturer, and author, writing and speaking on workplace and employment law topics.

Prior to joining Apruzzese, McDermott, Mastro & Murphy, Ms. Barré- Quick was a partner at Florio & Perrucci, P.C. (acquired by Fischbein Badillo Wagner Harding), after beginning her legal career as an associate at Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon. Ms. Barré-Quick has more than 35 years of diverse experience in the area of employment law. She has been with Apruzzese, McDermott, Mastro and Murphy since 1999.

Ms. Barré-Quick believes strongly in a pro-active approach to addressing human resource and employment related legal issues collaboratively with her clients. To this end, she advocates putting in place effective policies and training programs and is always available as a trusted advisor to address events and issues as they arise. Such measures and consultation serve as a solid foundation from which her clients may address evolving circumstances, and when necessary, effectively defend eventual litigation.

Education

  • BA, Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania
  • JD, with Honors, National Law Center, George Washington University

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • District of Columbia (inactive)
  • New York
  • United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States Supreme Court

Practice Areas

  • Employment Law and Litigation, with emphasis on investigations, workplace training, and client counseling relative to managing leave, accommodation, and the full range of human resources issues and personnel issues facing management.

Honors and Recognitions

  • Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (2025 Inductee)
  • Academy of New Jersey Management Attorneys (2023 to Present)
  • Super Lawyers (2015 to Present)
  • Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment (2021 to Present)
  • 2026 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year, Labor and Employment – Woodbridge
  • Adjunct Faculty, Seton Hall Law School (1994-98)
  • Editor, George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics (1990-91)
  • Moot Court Board (1990-91)
  • First Place Award, Van Vleck Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition (1991)

Professional Associations/Memberships

  • Executive Committee, New Jersey Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
  • American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
  • Association of Federal Bar
  • Society of Human Resource Management

Events and Activities

  • Editor in Chief, New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly (2017 to Present)
  • Former Managing Editor, New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly (2017-2018)
  • Secretary, Sidney Reitman Employment Inn of Court (2018 to Present)
  • Master, Sidney Reitman Inn of Court (2013 to Present)
  • Current Member and Former Co-Chair of the Sidney Reitman Employment Inn of Court Program Committee (2018 to Present)
  • Chair of the Protected Expression Sub-Committee of the Executive Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section (2023-Present)
  • Former Co-Chair of the Disability Discrimination (2018 to 2022) and the Civil Rights and Personal Rights Sub-Committees (2014-2018) of the Executive Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section
  • Member of the Diversity Pledge Committee of the New Jersey Bar Association Labor and Employment Section (2014)
  • Former member of the Board of Directors of Morris Habitat for Humanity

Seminars

  • Panelist, Cancel Culture: New First Amendment Challenges in Media and Employment Law, NJSBA Annual Meeting (May 16, 2024)
  • Moderator, Judicial Panel: Insights on Mediating, Litigating, and Trying Employment Cases, Sidney Reitman Employment Inn of Court (May 21, 2024)
  • Speaker, Hot Tips: Navigating Protected Speech in the Workplace in the Context of Politics, Social Justice, Global Conflict, and Elections (June 14, 2024)
  • Speaker, Integrating FMLA, NJFLA, and Reasonable Accommodation Leave, and Income Replacement Programs: An Essential Update, New Jersey ICLE, Summer Institute (August 9, 2024, July 18, 2023, July 20, 2022)
  • Moderator, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, BOMA (January 24, 2023)
  • Moderator, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Sidney Reitman Employment Inn of Court (February 21, 2030
  • Speaker, Dealing with Problem Employees Before Their Problems Become Yours: Strategies and Pitfalls in Addressing Bullying, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Issues, New Jersey ICLE (March 17, 2022)
  • Speaker, Hot Tips: LGBTQIA+ Issues in Employment Law, New Jersey ICLE (June 17, 2022)
  • Speaker, Welcome Back to the Workplace! Employers and COVID, New Jersey ICLE (April 13, 2021)
  • Speaker, Hot Tips: LGBTQ+ Issues in Employment Law, New Jersey ICLE (June 18, 2021)
  • Speaker, Cutting Edge COVID-19 Issues for 2020 . . . And Beyond, Academy of New Jersey Management Attorneys (November 17, 2020)
  • Moderator/Speaker, Workplace Accommodations and Leave In New Jersey: An Essential Update, New Jersey ICLE (May 20, 2020)
  • Speaker, Hot Tips: Drug Use, Substance Abuse, and Reasonable Accommodation: Key Considerations, New Jersey ICLE (June 12, 2020)
  • Speaker, LGBTQ/Employment Law Update: Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, New Jersey ICLE (July 30, 2020)
  • Speaker, Beyond FMLA Basics, New Jersey League of Municipalities (November 20, 2019)
  • Moderator, Civil Rights and the First Amendment in the Age of Covid and Beyond, New Jersey ICLE (October 19, 2019)
  • Moderator, Clearing the Fog: The Current and Future Impact of Cannabis in the Workplace, NJSBA Annual Meeting (May 18, 2018)
  • Moderator, State Court Judicial Panel: Perspectives on In Camera Reviews, E-Discovery Use of Social Media in Employment Cases, and In Limine Motions, Sidney Reitman Employment Inn of Court (February 27, 2018)
  • Speaker, Employment Law and the First Amendment in 2018 and Beyond, New Jersey ICLE (November 28, 2017)
  • Speaker, Hot Tips: Public/Private Employee Speech, New Jersey ICLE (June 1, 2018)
  • Speaker, Intersection of First Amendment and LGBTQ Rights: Social Media and the Impact on the Workplace, NELA (April 7, 2017)
  • Speaker, Statutory Entitlements: FMLA, NJFLA, TDI, NJFLI, UI, and WC, New Jersey ICLE, Summer Institute (July 19, 2017)
  • Moderator, Federal Judicial Panel: Impact of Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Discovery Issues in Employment Cases, Sidney Reitman Employment Inn of Court (November 15, 2016)
  • Speaker, Ethics for Employment Lawyers/Ethics in Discovery: Self-Help After Quinlan and Saavedra, New Jersey ICLE (April 20, 2016)
  • Speaker, Social Media Policies, New Jersey Public Employment Conference (April 29, 2016)
  • Speaker, Workplace Accommodations and Leave: What is Covered, Who is Covered, What is Reasonable . . . and for How Long? New Jersey ICLE ) (December 5, 2017, December 6, 2016, December 10, 2015, August 6, 2015, August 15, 2014)
  • Speaker, What Corporate Counsel Need to Know About the ADA, New Jersey ICLE (October 4, 2017)
  • Moderator, Understanding the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, New Jersey ICLE (November 21, 2016)
  • Speaker, Recent Developments in Employment Law: Legislative Update, New Jersey Public Law Employment Conference (April 25, 2014)
  • Speaker, Focus on Disability Discrimination and Reasonable Accommodation: Rights of the Disabled in the Workplace, New Jersey ICLE (August 15, 2014, October 17, 2013)
  • Speaker, Labor and Employment Issues for Corporate and In-House Counsel, New Jersey ICLE (November 14, 2013, December 9, 2011, September 20, 2011, May 25, 2011)
  • Speaker, ADA and Psychiatric Disabilities, Rutgers School of Law Labor and Employment Forum (March 14, 2013
  • Speaker, Advising Clients on LAD Issues: The Questions Clients Ask Most, New Jersey ICLE (November 15, 2013)
  • Speaker, Handling Employment Cases Involving Licensed Professionals: Top Ten Strategic Considerations, New Jersey ICLE (May 3, 2012)
  • Speaker, The Intersection Between the FMLA and ADA: Advanced Issues, New Jersey ICLE (January 26, 2007)

Published Works

  • Statutory Update: Federal Law Protecting Pregnant and Nursing Workers is Chasing New Jersey’s Leadership, New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly (June 2023)
  • Williams v. Kincaid: A New Trend on an Anomaly?, New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly (Spring 2023)
  • Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga.: A New Era for Title VII, New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly (Fall 2020)
  • Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana: An Anomaly or Emerging Circuit Split on the Issue of Title VII’s Protection of Sexual Orientation, New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly (December 2017)
  • Sandifer v. United States Steel: The United State Supreme Court “Changes Clothes,” New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly (May 2014)
  • Navigating the Murky Waters of Social Media Policies in the Wake of Costco & Knauz, New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly (Winter 2013)
  • The Open Public Records Act: Employee Records and Related Human Resource Issues, New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly (Winter 2002)
  • The Replacement of the Replacement Standard: The New Approach to the Prima Facie Case of Discrimination Under Title VII and the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly (Winter 2000)
  • “Reasonable” Isn’t Necessarily “Right”- And It Doesn’t Necessarily Have To Be: What Constitutes A Reasonable Belief Under CEPA, New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly (Fall 1998)
  • The Road Less Traveled: Obstacles In The Path Of The Effective Use Of The Civil Rights Provision Of The Violence Against Women Act In The Employment Context, Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal (Spring 1998)
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