Siobhan  Beere

Siobhan Beere
Partner

Overview

Siobhan Beere is a partner with the firm concentrating on employment law, local government law, and  litigation defense.  Ms. Beere began working with the firm in 2004 as a legal assistant/paralegal, and continued to work full-time while completing both her masters and law degrees.  This has resulted in Ms. Beere having extensive experience in a variety of practice areas, including appellate practice.  While completing her master’s program, Ms. Beere also completed an externship and thereafter became employed at West Bergen Mental Healthcare, where she continued to work part time while completing her law degree at Rutgers School of Law-Newark.

Ms. Beere has extensive experience in advising  corporate and public entity clients on the development, implementation, and enforcement of employment related policies and practices.  Her experience has grown substantially in the past year as clients had to navigate the “new normal” of maintaining a business during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ms. Beere is also a primary member of our litigation defense practice and currently represents police and state employees throughout the State of New Jersey.  To that end, Ms. Beere regularly appears on behalf of clients in federal and state courts.  She regularly represents   corporate clients and local government agencies  in the defense of employment and labor related matters.  She also regularly represents state employees, as assigned by the New Jersey Attorney General, in the defense of civil rights and alleged law enforcement misconduct claims.

Ms. Beere holds a Master’s Degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers School of Law.  She was admitted to the Bars of New Jersey and New York in 2014.  Ms. Beere has also been a Visiting Professor of Ethics at DeVry University and Adjunct Faculty in the Paralegal Program at Raritan Valley Community College since 2018.

Professional Memberships and Civic Recognition:

  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Psi-Chi - National Psychology Honor Society
  • Selected as “Super Lawyers Rising Star” in 2018 through 2023

Rutgers School of Law - Newark, J.D.

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, M.A.

Boston College, B.A.

New Jersey

New York

New York State Bar Association

Psi-Chi, National Psychology Honor Society