Recognized as one of the top employment lawyers in America by Best Lawyers, and as one of the “Top 100 Lawyers in New England” by Super Lawyers, Philip is an experienced and well-regarded employment attorney in Boston and beyond.
Philip’s practice focuses on the employee, representing individuals in every aspect of the employment relationship, with a particular concentration on class action litigation for discrimination, minimum wages, pay equity and wrongful termination.
As a class action employment attorney, Philip has represented thousands of employees in actions against Wal-Mart, Federal Express, BJs, Ryder and other large employers. Philip also represents senior executives at companies across the nation, guiding them through negotiations and dispute resolution.
Philip is a frequent lecturer and panelist on employment law, litigation and ethics. He has also authored and contributed to numerous article and books, and testifies regularly before the House and Senate on bills concerning labor and workforce development.
- Suffolk University Law School
- J.D.
- Honors: First Place, Northeast Law Schools Regional Competition; represented the United States in the International Championship
- Activities: Suffolk University Law Review, Technical Editor; Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team
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- Bowdoin College
- B.A.
- Honors: Dean's List
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- Gordon Law Group, LLP
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- Massachusetts Employment Law: Strategies for Both Sides
- Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
- Retroactive Application of Wage Act Amendment is Fair
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
- Wage Legislation Meets Needs of Employees and Employers
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
- Corporate Growth, Haifa, Israel
- Technion University Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management
- Lecturer
- It’s Not Just the Money
- 128 Innovation Capital Group
- Keynote Speaker
- Keynote Speaker
- Lowell Workers Forum
- How to Guide a Constituent through a Wage Complaint: Employee Rights and Employer Obligations
- Senator Thomas McGee, Senate Chair of Labor & Workforce Development
- Guest Speaker
- Wage Laws: What Every Employee Needs to Know
- Urban League of Greater Boston
- Lecturer, 2007-2008
- 40 Under 40 Award Recipient
- Boston Business Journal
- Top Employment Lawyers in America
- Best Lawyers
- Awarded 2016-2021
- Top 100 Lawyers in New England
- Super Lawyers
- American Bar Association
- Member
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- Activities: Committee on Federal Labor Standards Legislation
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- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Member
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- Activities: Class Action Committee
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- Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)
- Board Member
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- Wage and Hour Project of the Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Member
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- Activities: Senior Partners for Justice
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- Maccabi Games 2004
- Chairman of Hockey
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- New York State Bar
- Member
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- Massachusetts State Bar
- Member
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- Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers
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- 1st Circuit
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- Federal District Court of Colorado
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- Federal District Court of Massachusetts
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- Federal District Court of New York
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- Federal District Court of Pennsylvania
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Free Consultation
- Employment Law
- Insurance Bad Faith
- English: Spoken, Written
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