Miguel Angel Escalera Jr.
Employment and Labor Attorney | Serving Hartford, CT
45 years of
experience
- Employment and Labor
- Litigation
- Wrongful Termination
Connecticut
Miguel Angel Escalera Jr.
Employment and Labor Attorney | Serving Hartford, CT
45 years of experience
Employment and Labor, Litigation & Wrongful Termination
Connecticut
Biography
For more than three decades, the emphasis of Mr. Escalera’s practice has been labor and employment law and litigation. Initially, Mr. Escalera served with the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps for nine years where he engaged in extensive criminal and civil litigation. Mr. Escalera was last stationed at the Pentagon where he acted as lead counsel for the Army Litigation Division defending the Department of the Army in employment discrimination suits brought by civilian employees in many states. Since 1987 Mr. Escalera has been exclusively defending private and public sector employers in labor and employment matters. Mr. Escalera has defended numerous employment discrimination and wrongful termination suits in various state courts, federal district courts, and United States Courts of Appeal. Mr. Escalera has extensive experience in class-action litigation. He is a frequent lecturer on the Americans with Disabilities Act, sexual harassment, drug testing, wage and hour law, non-compete agreements, effective hiring and management of employees, and avoiding wrongful termination suits.
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Education
- American University, Washington College of Law
- Juris Doctor
- Georgetown University
- B.S.F.S.
- Judge Advocate General's School, U.S. Army
- LL.M - Master of Laws
License
45 years since Miguel Angel Escalera Jr. was first licensed to practice law
- 1981
- active
- Connecticut
- 1991
- active
- Connecticut
Work Experience
1997 - 2001
Rensselaer Graduate School, Adjunct Professor
1995 - 1997
University Of Connecticut School Of Law, Adjunct Professor
Professional Associations
2014
Family Life Education
Board of Directors
2002
Metropolitan YMCA of Greater Hartford
Board of Directors
1997
Oliver Ellsworth American Inn of Court
Member
1995
Leadership Greater Hartford
Board of Directors
1995
Hartford Food System
Board of Directors
1991
Connecticut Bar Association
Member
1981
District of Columbia Bar Association
Member
American Bar Association
Member
American Employment Law Council
Member
Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association
Member
Hartford Food System
President
Family Life Education
Treasurer
Languages
- English
- Spanish
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Miguel Angel Escalera Jr.
Employment and Labor, Litigation & Wrongful Termination