Monica T. Nugent

Associate She / Her / Hers
New Jersey

Monica Nugent is an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department, focusing her practice on labor and employment matters, including employment discrimination and retaliation, wage and hour, and general advice and counseling. She advises clients on case development, litigation strategy, unique legal issues, areas of exposure, and opportunities for risk management.

Monica has notable experience representing global, national, and local companies in a variety of industries, including health care, biopharmaceutics, life sciences, commercial construction, hospitality, and banking.

Experience 

Representative Matters

  • Key member of the trial team securing a complete victory for global biopharmaceutical company CSL Behring LLC, defeating a wrongful termination action of a director-level employee who alleged age and gender discrimination and retaliation following her termination. Won summary judgment on plaintiff’s retaliation claim, and won a complete defense verdict on plaintiff’s age and gender discrimination claims after a five-day jury trial in D.C. federal court.

Professional Highlights

Judicial Clerkships

Hon. Thomas C. Miller, P.J.Cv., Superior Court of New Jersey, 2017-2018

Credentials 

Education

Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D. 2017)
Dean’s List
Rubin Public Interest Honor Society
Law and Public Policy Scholar
Recipient, Weisman Fellowship

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (B.A., cum laude, 2011)
Dean’s List

Admissions

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania