Mark Whitney is a partner at Morgan, Brown & Joy in Boston, and practices in the field of employment law, specializing in management representation. He represents employers before administrative agencies and the courts in disputes arising under the myriad State and Federal laws that regulate the employment relationship. An important part of Mark's practice is helping clients prevent such disputes by providing consulting services on a variety of employment law issues, such as risk management practices, personnel policies, and statutory compliance. He also conducts seminars and employee/management training on a variety of employment-related topics.

Mark has extensive training experience, and has trained managers and employees on a wide variety of topics, including: harassment and discrimination prevention; managing to reduce legal risk; performance management; successful documentation techniques; internal investigations; HR ethics; disability accommodation; dealing with the frequently absent employee; hiring; termination; trade secret protection and noncompete issues; duties of officers and directors; handbooks/policies; employee recognition programs; wage and hour compliance; etc.

Mark serves on the Personnel Board of the Town of Winchester, Massachusetts. Mark is a member of the Board of Directors of the ALS Association - Massachusetts Chapter. Before joining Morgan, Brown & Joy, Mark gained large-firm practice experience in New York City, New Hampshire and Boston. In addition to law firm experience, Mark worked as in-house counsel for a New England-based insurance company where he oversaw its Employment Practices Liability Insurance program.

Mark is a graduate of the University of Rochester (B.A. 1987) and Brooklyn Law School (J.D. 1993), He is admitted to practice before the Bars of: the States of New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of New York, the District of New Hampshire, and the District of Massachusetts; the United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, and Third Circuits; and the United States Court of Federal Claims.

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