Stephen Hans

New York Employment Defense Attorney

Stephen D. Hans has practiced law in Queens County, New York for over 35 years. His legal career began at a general litigation firm in New York City in 1977.

In 1979, he was presented with an opportunity to represent a NYCTA bus operator who was suspended for refusing to drive an unsafe bus. The bus operator prevailed at that hearing and was restored to his job. Mr. Hans’s successful representation of the bus operator did not go unnoticed.

In 1979, the bus operators’ union in Queens and the sister local in Staten Island retained Mr. Hans as their General Counsel for all employment and labor matters.

In 1980, both the subway and bus unions decided to strike throughout New York City.

Mr. Hans served as General Counsel to the unions not only in the daily collective bargaining sessions but also before the New York Supreme Court where the unions were facing contempt charges for engaging in an illegal strike. Mr. Hans was successful in keeping the union leaders out of jail and substantially limiting the financial penalties that were imposed by the New York Supreme Court. As a result of that representation, Mr. Hans continued representing the bus unions for a decade which included hundreds of grievances, arbitrations, and various disciplinary matters. The representation included a variety of lawsuits in both state and federal courts.

As time went on, the practice began to focus entirely on employment/labor law matters. While employment cases were not as abundant as they are today, the firm handled a diverse case load of employment matters.

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University Of Mississippi

New York State Bar  # 1068758

Member

1977 - Current

New York

Since 1977

• Labor & Employment Law
• Employment Defense Attorney