Practice

Kerri A. Wright is counsel to Porzio, Bromberg & Newman and a member of the firm’s Commercial Practice Group. She focuses her practice in the areas of education law and employment law.

Prior Relevant Experience

• Georgia Supreme Court, Chambers of Justice Hunstein, Atlanta, Georgia, Legal Intern, Fall 2004
• Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C., Morristown, New Jersey, Summer Associate, 2004
• Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C., Morristown, New Jersey, Summer Intern, 2003
• Law Office of David Spector & Associate, Millburn, New Jersey, Law Clerk, 1999–2002
• Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Morristown, New Jersey, Intern/Analyst, Summer 2001
• Morris County Court, Morristown, New Jersey, Intern, Family Court, Non-Dissolution Unit, Summer 2000

Opinions, Decisions and Cases

• Edmondson v. Elmer, et al., 424 N.J. Super. 256 (App. Div. 2012).

• Securitas Security Services, U.S.A., Inc., v. New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Purchase and Property; and Protection Plus Security Corporation, et al., Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division, Docket No. A-2608-10T4, A 5965-10T4 and A-0894-11T4.

• J.K., on behalf of minor child, P.B., v. Board of Education of the Township of Springfield, Union County, OAL Docket No. EDU 09972-09, aff'd by Comm'r, Agency Docket No. 219-8/09.
• Maureen Miller v. Board of Education of the Township of Clinton, Hunterdon County, OAL Docket No. EDU 11444-10, aff'd by Comm'r, Agency Docket No. 555-9/10

• Betsy Carey v. Bd. of Educ. of Twp. of Springfield, Union County, 2010 OAL Docket No. EDU 11994-09, aff'd by Comm'r, Agency Docket No. 222-9/09.

• Michael C. Matthews, Jr. v. The New Jersey Institute of Technology, et al., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59171, Civil Action NO. 09-2840.
• Michael C. Matthews, Jr. v. The New Jersey Institute of Technology, et al., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27182, Civil Action NO. 09-2840.

• KVL Audio Visual Services, Inc. v. Hackworth, 2010 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 107, (App. Div. 2010)(unpublished)

• N.J. Ass'n of School Business Officials v. Davy, 409 N.J. Super. 467 (App. Div. 2009).

• Bd. of Educ. of Borough of Newfield v. Bd. of Educ. of Buena Reg'l Schl. Dist.,  2009 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 728, aff'd by Comm'r, Agency Docket No. 50-2/07.

• Jennifer Wallace v. Bd. of Educ. of Twp. of Franklin, 2008 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 804, aff'd by Comm'r, Agency Docket No. 250-7/06.

• Donald Sloan v. Bd. of Educ. of Twp. of Clinton, 2007 N.J. AGEN LEXIS 641, aff'd by Comm'r, Agency Docket No. 956-07.

Honors and Awards

• Recognized on the New Jersey Super Lawyers "Rising Stars" List, 2012 - 2013

Organizations/Memberships

• Chester Board of Education, Member, 2007 to present, Vice President, 2010 - 2012; President, 2013
• Morris County Bar Association
• New Jersey Bar Association
• American Bar Association
  
• New Jersey Women Lawyers Association
• New Jersey School Boards Association

Publications

• "How Sending-Receiving Relationships Can Double a District's Resources," New Jersey School Boards Association School Leader, Vol. 43, No. 1, July/August 2012.
• "Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives Exempt From Overtime," Porzio Compliance Alert, June 2012.
• "Are Pharma Sales Reps Entitled to Overtime Pay?," New Jersey Law Journal, February 13, 2012.
• "Even The 21st Century Water Cooler Has Rules," Law360.com Employment Law and Media & Entertainment Law, January 13, 2012.
• "NAACP v. North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue: The Business Case For Residency Requirements-Do They Live Up To The Court's Expectations?" NJSBA's New Jersey Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 4, June 2011.
• "The New Reality of Sales Force Behavior and Management," FDLI Monograph Series, Vol. 2, Num 6, June 2011.
• "Blowing the Whistle on CEPA Expansion," New Jersey Law Journal, March 29, 2010.
• “Court Prescribes No Overtime For Pharmaceutical Sales Reps,” New Jersey Defense, A Publication of The New Jersey Defense Association, Vol. 25, Issue 2, June 2009.
• "The Battle Over Overtime Pay - State Knocks Out claims that Pharmaceutical Sales Reps are Entitled to Overtime," New Jersey Law Journal, May 25, 2009.
• "Regulations Complicate Student Discipline,” New Jersey School Boards Association School Leader, March/April 2006.
• “Appellate Division Imposes Workplace Harassment Standards on Schools,” New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, April 2006.
• “Using Their E-Words Against Them: Corporate Defendants Are Turning the Tables by Serving E-Discovery Requests on Plaintiffs,” New Jersey Law Journal, January 30, 2006.
• “Turning the Tables on Plaintiffs—Using Their E-Communications Against Them,” New Jersey Defense, A Publication of The New Jersey Defense Association, Vol. 22, Issue 2, January 2006.

Speaking Engagements

• "Current Hot Topics in Charter School Law," New Jersey Charter Schools Conference, April 15, 2013.
• "You’re Fired: Addressing and Properly Handling the Challenges of Employee Terminations," Fourth Annual Porzio Employment Law Forum, Morristown, NJ, December 2012.
• "Employment Laws Made Simple:  Wage and Hour issues,"  National Business Institute, Newark, NJ, June 13, 2012.
• "Social Media For Your Non-Profit Organization," ARC of New Jersey, May 30, 2012.
• "Employment Law Topics That Impact Your Business," New Jersey Child Care Association's Annual Conference, New Brunswick, NJ, March 31, 2012.
• “Lawfully Managing Student Records Without Violating Privacy Rights," National Business Institute, Princeton, NJ, January 24, 2012
• "Communicating with the Troops: How to Best Document and Distribute Information on Company Policies," Porzio Employment Law Forum, November 2011.
• "Cutting Edge Wage and Hour Issues: Avoiding Emerging Pitfalls," Porzio Employment Law Forum, November 2011.
• "Hot Legal Topics that Impact Your Business," New Jersey Child Care Association's Partners in Education Child Care Conference, Raritan, NJ, April 2, 2011.
• "Wage and Hour: The U.S. DOL Initiatives and Lessons Learned from Class Action Lawsuits," Porzio Employment Law Forum, Morristown, NJ, October 26, 2010.
• "The Benefits of Sharing Services Between School Districts and Municipalities," State and Local Officials Roundtable, Cranford, NJ, April 29, 2010.
• "Student Drug Testing," Student Privacy: The Top 4 Hot button Legal Issues, NBI Seminar, Princeton, NJ,  March 23, 2010.
• Presenter, "Recent Amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA")" and "Case Law Update on NJ Law Against Discrimination," Porzio Employment Law Forum, Morristown, NJ, October 6, 2009.
• "Governance and Education," Morris County Administrators and Supervisors Association, Morristown NJ, August 5, 2009.
• “Written Rules of the Workplace,” Professional Women’s Group, Madison, New Jersey, May 16, 2006.