Richard A. Braden

Richard A. Braden, a partner of the firm, is a trial attorney whose practice includes representing business and not-for-profit corporations in a wide variety of matters before administrative agencies and in state and federal courts, including employment discrimination lawsuits, employee benefits litigation, and complex commercial cases involving the protection of intellectual property, contract disputes, fraudulent conveyances, breach of fiduciary duty claims, insurance coverage issues, and unfair competition/trade secret matters.

Mr. Braden also counsels employers on all aspects of the employment relationship including, among other things, the hiring, discipline, promotion and discharge of employees, drafting employee manuals/handbooks, developing practices, policies and procedures, negotiating and drafting separation/severance agreements, addressing wage and hour issues, and complying with the broad spectrum of federal, state and local employment laws and regulations. Mr. Braden has successfully defended employers against unfair labor practice charges, claims of sexual harassment and sex discrimination, and allegations relating to age, race and disability discrimination.

Mr. Braden has been named to the Buffalo Law Journal's/Business First's 2007 Who's Who in Law.


Phone
716.566.5436
Fax
716.566.5401
E-mail
rbraden@goldbergsegalla.com
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Practice Areas

• Defense Research Institute
•  Employment Law Committee 
•  Life, Health and Disability Committee
• American Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association
• Commercial and Federal Litigation Section
• Labor and Employment Law Section
• Western New York Trial Lawyers Association
• Erie County Bar Association
• Labor and Employment Committee
• Commercial and Bankruptcy Committee
• Labor and Employment Relations Association

• Named to the Buffalo Law Journal's/Business First's 2007 Who's Who in Law
• Robert J. Connelly Trial Technique Award

Publications/Speaking

• Avoiding Liability in the Interviewing, Hiring, and Firing Process, Job Service Employer Committee, Inc. Seminar, January, 2008; October, 2006 
• Preventing and Defending Harassment and Retaliation Claims, SHRM PANY Border Chapter, October, 2007
• Co-Author, Employer Held Immune from Liability for Damages Resulting from Threats Made by Employee Through his Work Computer, The Job Description, DRI, Spring, 2007
• What Employers Need to Know About Severance and Separation Agreements, Job Service Employer Committee, Inc. Seminar, April, 2007
• Author, Employers Beware – The EEOC and the Courts are Clamping down on Unclear and Overly Broad Waiver and Release Language Contained in Employee Severance Agreements, The Job Description, DRI, Fall, 2006 
• Author, Personal Jurisdiction Over Non-Residents Via Internet Activity, Albany County Bar Association Newsletter, June, 2006
• Co-Author, Employment Law, A State-by-State Compendium, Defense Research Institute, 2006 
• Handling Employee Leaves of Absence - An Employer's Guide, Job Service Employer Committee, Inc. Seminar, February, 2006
• Preventing a Hostile Work Environment, Job Service Employer Committee, Inc. Seminar, January, 2006
• Co-Author, Arbitrary and Capricious Judicial Review:  Heightened or Lowered Standard of Late? DRI Life, Health and Disability News, Fall, 2005
• Anti-Harassment Training Presentations for Evans-Brant School District employees, September, 2005 
• Fundamentals of Employee Discipline and Discharge in New York, University of Buffalo Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, (Class of 2003), February, 2005
• Family and Medical Leave Act in New York, Lorman Education Services Seminar, April, 2004
• Severance Agreements, Erie County Bar Association Noon Day Presentation, March, 2004
• Employee Discharge And Documentation in New York, Lorman Educational Services Seminar, June, 2003 
• Selecting and Terminating Employees in New York, National Business Institute Seminars in Buffalo and Rochester, New York, August, 2002  
• Writing the Employee Handbook in New York, Lorman Education Services Seminar, March, 2001
• Handling the Unemployment Insurance Process, Lorman Education Services Seminar, August, 2000