Skoler, Abbott & Presser welcome new attorney and two paralegals
SPRINGFIELD, WORCESTER, Mass. – Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., a leading labor and employment law firm serving employers in the greater Springfield area, recently welcomed Attorney Jeremy Forgue and two paralegals, Jonathan Applefield and Tracy Belanger, to its team.
Attorney John Gannon, a partner at Skoler Abbott, said, “It’s an exciting time of growth for us and we are fortunate to find such exceptional talent to add to our team. Our recent hires bring a depth of experience to our firm and our clients. Employment and labor laws are ever-changing, and the pace has increased over the past year. Jeremy, Jonathan and Tracy will allow us to keep our clients abreast and compliant with the latest regulations and look after their best interests.”
A Springfield native, Attorney Forgue received his law degree from Western New England University School of Law where he was drawn to business and employment law and was the managing editor of the university’s Law Review. Prior to joining Skoler Abbott, he was a law clerk for the Massachusetts Housing Court. He enjoys preparing employers for new and changing laws to prevent compliance issues, such as reviewing existing policies for vulnerabilities and assisting in open forum discussions.
As a paralegal, Applefield, a resident of Northampton, provides broad administrative support to the attorneys and their clients. Before joining the firm, he worked for 16 years as a legal assistant in Manhattan, a job he held while earning an M.A. and M.Phil. in art history at Columbia University. He earned his B.A. from Bowdoin College in Maine.
While she lived in California for nearly two decades, Belanger, also a paralegal, is a western Massachusetts native now living in Three Rivers. She earned her associate degree in administration of justice and a certificate of achievement with an emphasis on the law and public policy at Pasadena City College in California, where she was a member of the honor society, Alpha Gamma Sigma. She then pursued her B.A. in criminology, law and society from the School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine, followed by completion of an ABA accredited paralegal studies program and an externship at the United States Bankruptcy Court.
About Skoler, Abbott & Presser
Founded in 1964, Skoler, Abbott & Presser is a boutique firm with offices in Springfield and Worcester that exclusively practices labor and employment law and represents only the interests of management. The firm’s practice areas include all aspects of labor and employment law, including traditional labor law, contract negotiations, union avoidance, and arbitrations; employment litigation in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies; employment counseling, policy review and training; and a wide range of other areas of the law related to the management of employees, including ERISA issues, reductions-in-force, compliance with state and federal employment statutes, Immigration law, and audits of human resources practices. In addition to its offices in Springfield and Worcester, Mass., the firm also has an extensive practice in Connecticut. Further information about Skoler, Abbott & Presser can be found on its website, skoler-abbott.com.