Joan B. Lopez is a partner in the New York office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Labor & Employment Practice. Ms. Lopez represents employers in employment discrimination, retaliation, and wage and hour matters at the federal and state court levels, as well as before administrative agencies. Ms. Lopez also has experience in drafting handbooks, employment agreements, consulting agreements, and severance packages. 

Prior to joining Lewis Brisbois, Ms. Lopez was an associate attorney at a full-service law firm in Garden City, New York where she provided advice and counsel, conducted workplace investigations, and represented employers in litigation cases brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act, New York Labor Law, Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law.

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • New York
• United States District Courts
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Admissions

New York

United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Associations

Asian American Bar Association of New York

Awards & Honors

New York Super Lawyers®, Rising Star, 2018-2023

Education

Northeastern University School of Law

Juris Doctor

Harvard University- The Divinity School

Master of Theological Studies in “Religion, Ethics, and Politics”

• Presidential Scholar

University of California- Santa Barbara

Bachelor of Arts in Law & Society and Religious Studies, Minor in Asian American Studies, Highest Honors

• College Honors
• Dean’s Honors
• Ridley Tree Foundation Scholar
• Recipient of the Professor Thomas F. O’Dea Memorial Award, The City Club Prize, and Academic Excellence Award