Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP is pleased to announce that Joel Clymer, a partner in the firm’s Employment Law and Litigation Departments, has been elected to serve as Secretary of the Garden State Bar Association (GSBA).   

Mr. Clymer primarily focuses his practice on employment litigation, counseling and employment -related workplace investigations. His litigation experience encompasses discrimination and retaliation claims under federal and state employment law statutes including Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, NJLAD and CEPA. In the area of employment counseling, Mr. Clymer provides guidance on a variety of employment issues in the workplace, including accommodation requests, employee benefits, leaves of absence, workplace investigations, workplace policies and procedures, employee handbooks, severance agreements, and compliance issues arising under OSHA, FLSA, and other state and federal laws and regulations. He has conducted both prelitigation investigations and workplace investigations to assess the validity of employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and whistleblower complaints during all stages of the litigation process, from initial filing through trial.  

The GSBA is New Jersey's oldest and largest professional organization for African-American judges, lawyers, and law students.  Since 1975, the GSBA has continuously assisted African-Americans and other ethnic minorities in becoming an effective part of the judicial and legal systems. The GSBA also seeks to advance the science of jurisprudence, improve the administration of justice, support initiatives designed to improve economic condition of all individuals, and eliminate discrimination and inequality based on racial, ethnic or sexual considerations. Learn more by visiting the GSBA’s website.