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Richard D. Furlong - Buffalo, NY

42 Delaware AvenueSuite 120 Buffalo, NY 14202 - 3924

Updated: 08/22/2019

Buffalo Labor and Employment Lawyer

Overview

Richard Furlong has represented labor organizations for over 25 years. His work has covered all aspects of traditional labor law, including:
  • organizing drives
  • arbitration and agency hearings
  • negotiations and all related court proceedings
Mr. Furlong’s experience also includes counseling unions on non-traditional activities, including strategic campaigns, creative use of public relations, and other tactics geared toward empowering workers...
Richard Furlong has represented labor organizations for over 25 years. His work has covered all aspects of traditional labor law, including:
  • organizing drives
  • arbitration and agency hearings
  • negotiations and all related court proceedings
Mr. Furlong’s experience also includes counseling unions on non-traditional activities, including strategic campaigns, creative use of public relations, and other tactics geared toward empowering workers.
His knowledge and experience have drawn the attention of many attorneys and labor specialists, who frequently call upon Mr. Furlong to be a lecturer. However, his true passion is exploring—with his union clients—how to use labor law offensively to leverage workers’ power.

About Richard D. Furlong

Practice Areas

  • Labor and Employment
  • Arbitration
  • Department of Labor Investigations & Negotiations
  • Employee Benefits
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Harassment
  • Training
  • Union Administration Matters
  • Wage and Hour Disputes
  • Wrongful Termination

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Special Counsel

Representative Clients

  • Painters District Council No. 4
  • Buffalo Council of Supervisors and Administrators
  • Operating Engineers Local Union No. 17

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 1985
  • U.S. District Court Western District of New York, 1985
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1995
  • U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1996
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 1994

Other Affiliations

  • AFL-CIO, Lawyers Coordinating Committee (Member)
  • AFL-CIO, New York State President, Lawyers Advisory Committee (Former Member)
  • New York State Bar Association

Education

  • State University of New York, Buffalo School of Law, Buffalo, New York, 1984
    J.D.
  • State University of New York, Oneonta, New York, 1980
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude

Past Positions

  • Morris, Cantor, Barnes, Goodman & Furlong

Pro Bono Activities

  • Certified Agent, Professional Lacrosse Players Association
  • Former Certified Agent, National Football League Players Association

Classes and Seminars

  • Adjunct Law Professor for Bridge Courses, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2000 - 2003
  • Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University School, 1985 - 2003

Achievements

Honors

  • The Best Lawyers in America for Labor Law—Union
  • Named to Business First/Buffalo Law Journal's Who's Who in Law for Labor & Employment
  • Distinguished Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

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Office Information

Address

42 Delaware AvenueSuite 120 Buffalo, NY 14202 - 3924

Fax

  • (716) 855-1580

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

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