Heather Weine Brochin and J. Andres Mayor Selected as NJLJ 2015 New Leaders of the Bar
Parsippany, NJ, September 30, 2015 – Day Pitney is pleased to announce that Heather Weine Brochin and J. Andres Mayor were awarded New Jersey Law Journal's 2015 New Leaders of the Bar.
“This recognition is well deserved. Heather and Andres excel in their day-to-day roles, handling matters for our firm’s largest clients. They also act as mentors to our associates and have been extremely involved in pro-bono and community activities,” said Day Pitney Managing Partner Stanley A. Twardy, Jr.
The New Jersey Law Journal selected and profiled 50 lawyers, “that have already built accomplished careers and, despite their youth, have established themselves as leaders within their firms and organizations, as well as within the larger legal community.”
Heather Weine Brochin is a partner at Day Pitney. She is a member of the firm's Labor and Employment Department and concentrates her practice on employment law litigation and counseling and employee benefits litigation. She represents clients with a national presence, including Fortune 500 companies. Her profile noted her “many lead roles in Day Pitney's important employment litigation matters for high-profile clients.”
J. Andres Mayor is a partner at Day Pitney, focusing his practice on complex commercial litigation, tort litigation defense and product liability defense. He spent five years as a member of the firm's Hiring Committee and is an active member of the Day Pitney Attorneys of Color Network. His profile noted his involvement in the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey. In addition to serving as a trustee or officer, he helped to create “public positions on various issues impacting the Hispanic community, such as judicial appointments, equal protection and funding for legal services.”
About Day Pitney
Day Pitney LLP is a full-service law firm with close to 300 attorneys in Boston, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Washington, DC. The firm offers clients strong corporate and litigation practices, with experience on behalf of large national and international corporations as well as emerging and middle-market companies. With one of the largest and most sophisticated individual clients practices in the country, the firm also has extensive experience advising individuals and their families, fiduciaries and tax-exempt entities plan for the future.
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