Attorneys

John F. Corcoran

Mr. Corcoran has extensive experience representing management in labor and employment litigation, public sector collective bargaining, labor arbitrations, education law and municipal law, including fire service. He serves as general counsel to several school districts. Mr. Corcoran also represents executives in employment matters including the negotiation of employment contracts and severance agreements. He serves as a neutral hearing officer in public sector employment matters. Mr. Corcoran successfully defended several municipalities on claims for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act and has arbitrated employment terminations. Prior to joining the Firm, he served as human resources director for Madison County and for Oneida City Hospitals. Mr. Corcoran is a frequent lecturer, at the state and national levels, on labor and employment issues. He is the leader of the Firm's Education and Municipal practice group.

Education

• Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude) 1993
• State University of New York at Cortland (B.S.E., cum laude) 1977

Admitted to Practice

• New York
• United States District Court (NDNY, WDNY)
• United States Court of Appeals (Second Circuit)

Professional Activities

• Onondaga County Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association (Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section; Employment Relations Committee; Labor Arbitration and Collective Bargaining Committee and Government Employee Relations Committee)
• New York State Public Employer Labor Relations Association, Past President and Current Board Member
• National Public Employer Labor Relations Association
• Management Advocates for School Labor Affairs
• Labor and Employment Research Association
• Former Associate Editor, The Labor Lawyer (American Bar Association's Journal on Labor and Employment Law)
• Syracuse Law Review
• Downtown Syracuse YMCA, Board of Managers

Born

• Plattsburgh, New York