James L Plosia Jr.

Mr. Plosia is the past President of Literacy Volunteers of America-NJ, Inc. and works with several community and charitable organizations, including Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity and Irish-American groups.

 

Mr. Plosia has served as defense counsel of many corporations, companies municipalities, counties and boards of education throughout the State. He is regularly representing private and governmental entities in State and Federal Courts, before administrative agencies, in arbitration and in the Appellate Courts.   Having written extensively on labor and employment law and education law issues, he speaks frequently on both topics. Mr. Plosia has provided defense representation to public entities since his graduation from law school since 1988, in such areas as discrimination law; CEPA claims; Section 1983 claims, etc.

 

He provides all manner of services for boards of education in New Jersey, with a particular emphasis on special education matters. In addition, Mr. Plosia has negotiated countless collective bargaining agreements in both the public and private sectors, besides litigating numerous cases before the Public Employment Relations Commission and successfully handling police and fire interest arbitrations.

 

The father of three boys, he served as a soccer, baseball and basketball coach for many years in Long Valley.