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Languages

  • English
  • French
  • Spanish

Biography

Mr. Zackin’s practice for many years has concentrated heavily in the areas of employment law and benefits litigation and client counseling. He has been particularly active in discrimination and wrongful discharge matters and has focused extensively on reduction in force and other employment termination related issues, including cases under the WARN Act and whistleblower protection laws. He has also handled a wide variety of ERISA, wage and hour, restrictive covenant, trade secret, and employment agreement issues both in terms of litigation and counseling. Mr. Zackin is included on the New Jersey Super Lawyers “Employment Litigation: Defense” list and the Best Lawyers® “Employee Benefits (ERISA)” list.

In addition, Mr. Zackin has authored numerous articles dealing with some of these more timely issues. He is also an editor of Gibbons on Federal Practice in New Jersey, published by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Other Info About Richard

Education

Law School

Rutgers School of Law – Newark, J.D.

  • Managing Editor, Rutgers Law Review, 1969-1970

Undergraduate School

Rutgers University, B.A.

Clerkships

Richard served as a clerk for the court(s) and judge(s) below:

Law secretary to the Honorable Lawrence A. Whipple, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, 1970-1971

Bar Memberships

Richard is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

New Jersey

Courts

Richard is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Supreme Court of the United States

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

Award Selection Methodology

Recognized by Best Lawyers®, 2026 Edition: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Included on New Jersey Super Lawyers list, Employment Litigation: Defense

Included on the Benchmark Litigation “Labor & Employment Stars – Northeast” list

Included on the Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated list

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Gibbons on Federal Practice in New Jersey, published by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Editor

 

New Jersey State Bar Association
Section on Labor & Employment

 

American Bar Association
Section of Litigation
Committee on Appellate Practice Litigation
Committee on Employment and Labor Relations Law Litigation

 

“New Jersey Employment Discrimination Issues in the ’90’s,” National Business Institute, Inc. Seminar
Faculty, 1993

 

New Jersey Supreme Court District Ethics Committee, 1995-1999