Justin R. Marino - Deer Park, NY
Attorney at Stevenson Marino LLP
Class and Collective Action Litigation Lawyers in Deer Park, NY
2000 Deer Park Avenue Deer Park, NY 11729
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- 1 Super Lawyers®
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19
Years
Experience
Deer Park Class and Collective Action Litigation Lawyer
Updated: 08/06/2026
Areas of Practice
- Class and Collective Action Litigation
- Discrimination / Retaliation / Whistleblowing
- Employment Counseling
- Employment Litigation
- Employment Contracts, Partnerships & Restrictive Covenants
- Wage and Hour Litigation
Attorney Information
Overview
Justin R. Marino is a founding partner of Stevenson Marino LLP. He has extensive experience in all facets of employment law, including claims pertaining to:
- Wage and hour violations
- Discrimination
- Harassment
- Wrongful discharge
- Bonus and compensation issues
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
- The Americans with Disabilities Act
- The Family and Medical Leave Act
- New York state and city laws
- Employment contracts (e.g., non-solicitation and non-compete agreements)
Mr. Marino, has extensive experience litigating complex class, collective and hybrid actions brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws. In addition to his litigation experience in single plaintiff and class action cases, Mr. Marino also provides advice and counseling on a broad range of employment law issues, including employment policies and practices, handbooks, reductions-in-force, hiring and separation agreements and employee/independent contractor issues. Further, he has additional experience preparing for and defending against governmental agency audits and investigations. Mr. Marino also audits client’s practices for compliance with employment laws.
Prior to founding Stevenson Marino LLP, Mr. Marino practiced employment law for over 9 years at premier international law firms. Specifically, from 2007 through 2010, Mr. Marino was an attorney in the employment law department at Paul Hastings. Thereafter, Mr. Marino was an attorney at Littler Mendelson, P.C. from 2010 through 2016, where he was one of the firm’s “stand-out” wage and hour and class and collective action attorneys. Mr. Marino traveled throughout the country on complex class and collective actions, as well as led teams of attorneys to achieve the client’s objectives. Mr. Marino has litigated cases involving numerous abstract wage and hour issues, including claims that alleged:
- Dispatchers were misclassified as exempt;
- Drivers worked off the clock;
- Assistant Store Managers were misclassified as exempt;
- Assistant Branch Manager were misclassified as exempt;
- Cooks, Servers, and Bartenders worked off-the-clock;
- Improper Tip Pools, Tip Credits, Notices to servers and bartenders;
- Drivers were improperly classified under Motor Carrier Exemption;
- Travel time and post- and pre-liminary work;
- Uniform maintenance pay violations;
Additionally, Mr. Marino has litigated cases across dozens of industries, including:
- National Retailers;
- National Banks;
- Ultra-High End Restaurants;
- National Restaurant Chains;
- Stand-alone Restaurants;
- Diners;
- Catering Companies;
- Inventory Service Company;
- Media and Radio Company;
- Security Company;
- Armored Car Companies;
- Car Wash Businesses;
- Manufacturing/Services Companies
While in law school, Mr. Marino interned in the Domestic Violence Bureau at the Queens District Attorney’s Office and for Chief Judge Melanie Cyganowski of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York. He also served on the executive board of the Moot Court Honor Society and was a St. Thomas More Scholar. Mr. Marino graduated summa cum laude in Accounting from SUNY Albany. Prior to attending law school, he worked at one of the big four accounting firms.
Awards and Honors
Awards
Other Sources of Feedback About Justin R. Marino
Included on the 2026 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2024 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2019 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2018 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2016 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2015 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
- 2014 New York Metro Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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St. John's University School of Law, 2007
J.D.
Honors: St. Thomas More Scholar
Honors: Executive Board, Moot Court Honor Society
Honors: Dean's List
Non Legal Education
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State University of New York,
Albany,
New York, 2003
B.S.
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: New York State Chancellor's Award Recipient
Major: Accounting
Current Employment Position(s)
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Associate
Past Positions
- Paul Hastings, Associate, 2007 - 2010
- Queens District Attorney's Office, Domestic Violence Bureau, Intern
- Chief Judge Melanie Cyganowski of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, Intern
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut
- New York
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
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