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Overview
Trisha Efiom represents employers in labor and employment matters. She assists in the defense of management against allegations of discrimination, wrongful discharge, breach of contract and retaliation by former and present employees and in disputes before the National Labor Relations Board. Trisha handles matters to assist in-house counsel, human resources and labor relations professionals on federal, state and local laws affecting the workplace.
Trisha was a judicial clerk for the Honorable Zahid N. Quraishi, when he was a Magistrate Judge and more recently as a District Judge at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. As a judicial clerk, she gained experience conducting legal research, drafting judicial opinions on non-dispositive and dispositive motions, and assisting with resolution of complex discovery disputes.
Trisha was a judicial intern for the Honorable Magistrate Judge James B. Clark, III, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. She was also a legislative intern for Assemblyman Jeffrion L. Aubry at the New York State Assembly, where she assisted with the development of legislation; and a congressional intern for Congressman Paul D. Tonko at the U.S. House of Representatives. Trisha was a summer associate at Day Pitney.
During law school, Trisha was involved in the Rutgers Law School Civil Justice Clinic, where she represented indigent clients in civil housing matters in the Newark, NJ area.
Education and Credentials
Education
- Rutgers Law School, J.D., 2020, Women's Rights Law Reporter, Articles Editor; Moot Court, Board Member
- State University of New York at Albany, B.A., magna cum laude, 2017
Admissions
- State of New Jersey
- State of New York
News & Insights
Thought Leadership
- New Year, New Employment Law Updates: New York's 2025 Updates , February 6, 2025
- New York Employment Law Developments: Paid Lactation Breaks, Posting Requirements and More , May 22, 2024
- New York Rings in the New Year With New Employment Laws , January 29, 2024
- New York Employment Law Continues to Heat Up Even as the Weather Cools Down , August 31, 2023
- Updated: New York Legislature Passes Noncompete Ban , June 13, 2023
Events
- Garden State Bar Association's 5th Annual Labor and Employment Symposium, November 14, 2024
- "Annual Scholarship," Garden State Bar Association, June 29, 2024
- "4th Annual Labor and Employment Symposium," Garden State Bar Association, November 13, 2023
- 2023 Annual Employment and Labor Conference, June 7, 2023
- Day Pitney Sponsors Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey's 42nd Annual Scholarship Gala and Awards Dinner, April 1, 2023
News
- Garden State Bar Association 47th Anniversary Scholarship and Awards Gala, September 10, 2022
In The Media
Media Mentions
- Business Begins Angling To Scale Back FTC's Proposed Limits on Noncompete Agreements, Inside Radio, January 18, 2023
- Associates Class of 2022, New Jersey Law Journal, October 31, 2022
Speaking Engagements
- 2023 Annual Employment and Labor Conference, June 7, 2023