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Legal Secretary: Aishling Turek
TEL: 201-489-3000, ext. 5008
aturek@coleschotz.com

Randi Kochman focuses her practice in the areas of employment law and litigation. She has extensive experience representing clients in all types of employment-related matters, including wrongful discharge, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage and hour compliance issues, contract disputes, and business tort claims in the state and federal courts and administrative agencies in New Jersey and New York. Ms. Kochman also provides guidance on all types of policy, procedure, training and personnel issues.  Ms. Kochman lectures and writes regularly on all aspects of employment law.

Ms. Kochman has been awarded an AV rating for her professionalism and the quality of her legal work from Martindale-Hubbell, the premier directory of legal professionals.  She has been selected as one of New Jersey’s Rising Stars in Employment Litigation and was named to New Jersey Law Journal's "40 Under 40" list for 2009.  Ms. Kochman was also named to "Forty Under 40" by NJBiz in 2009.

Martinez v. Volkswagen of America, 189 F.3d 461, 1999 WL 710107, Unpublished Disposition, C.A.2 (N.Y.), September 02, 1999 (No. 99-7038.)

• Ask A Lawyer: How to Use the Paid Family Leave Law, The Record, January 13, 2009
• New York Adopts State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, Cole Schotz Docket, Fall 2008
• Employee Handbooks: Doing It the "Write" Way, New Jersey Business, November 2008
• Ask A Lawyer: New Law Limits Use of Genetic Data, The Record, July 15, 2008
• Ask A Lawyer: 'Non-Exempt' Workers Entitled to Overtime Pay, The Record, May 20, 2008
• Ask A Lawyer: Family Leave Expanded for Military Kin, The Record, May 13, 2008
• Ask A Lawyer: State's WARN Act Stricter Than Federal Law on Downsizings, The Record, May 6, 2008
• Ask A Lawyer: How Civil Union Laws Affect Employers, The Record, October 2, 2007
• Ask A Lawyer: Employees Must Meet Strict Rules for Drug Testing, The Record, July 24, 2007
• Ask A Lawyer: Soldiers' Jobs Protected While They Are At War, The Record, June 26, 2007
• Stereotyping Parent Employees, New Jersey Law Journal, April 9, 2007
• Corporate Officers and Directors Personally Liable for Unpaid Wages, Cole Schotz Docket, Winter 2007
• Supreme Court Holds That Unemployment Compensation Proceeding Determinations Are Not Entitled To Collateral Estoppel In Subsequent Litigations, Bergen Barrister, Winter 2007
• What Every New Jersey Employer Needs to Know: Personnel Practices and Policies, Cole Schotz Docket, July 2006
• What Every New Jersey Employer Needs to Know: Hiring Practices, Cole Schotz Docket, Spring 2006
• Crucial Personnel Policies & Practices for NJ Employers, Commerce Magazine, July 1, 2005
• Ensure that your Business is Properly Insured, Cole Schotz Docket, Summer 2005
• Poor Employee Hiring and Retention Decisions Could Have Deadly Consequences, New Jersey Law Journal, April 19, 2004
• New Jersey Courts Tie Employers’ Hands Regarding Noncompetition Agreements, Cole Schotz Docket, Summer 2003
• The Garden State is Not Always Rosy for Employers, New Jersey Law Journal, March 24, 2003
• Taxation Without Representation, New Jersey Law Journal, March 25, 2002
• Reconciling Federal and State Family Leave Laws, New Jersey Lawyer, December 3, 2001

• Panelist, Social Media Risks and Rewards for Lawyers and Firms, New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting and Convention, May 20, 2010
• How Technology is Changing the Face of Employment Law, Society for Human Resources Management, March 17, 2010
• How Technology is Changing the Face of Employment Law, Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce, March 16, 2010
• Technology in Employment Law: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Company in a Digital Age, Cole Schotz Webinar, October 27, 2009
• Before You Layoff, Stop: Ensure Your Human Resources Decisions are Legally Compliant, Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ), May 6, 2009
• How to Strengthen Your Company During a Down Economy, Cole Schotz Seminar, September 24, 2008
• Better Safe Than Sorry: Ensuring a Safe and Productive Workplace Through the Use of Employee Background Checks, CIANJ Human Resources Roundtable, September 23, 2008
• 9 H.R. Topics in 90 Minutes, New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Meeting & Convention, May 22, 2008
• Developing Employee Handbooks & Policies, New Jersey Business & Industry Association, May 2, 2008
• Floods, Power Outages and Other North Jersey Disasters: Is Your Business Ready?: 2008 Disaster Planning For Medium-Sized Businesses, Cole Schotz and Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce Seminar, April 8, 2008
• Taking Your Company's Temperature: Do Your Personnel Practices Comply with Recent Developments in NJ and NY Employment Law?, Cole Schotz Seminar, November 28, 2007
• How to Litigate an Employment Discrimination Case, Bergen County Bar Association, October 17, 2007
• Understanding the Financial Impact of Human Resources Decisions on the Business, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), November 7, 2006
• The Avian Flu: Preparing Your Business for a Possible Pandemic, New Jersey General Counsels, September 14, 2006
• Enforcing Restrictive Covenants: How to Control Competition by Ex-Employees, New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association, May 12, 2005
• When the Employment Relationship Sours: Employee Termination and Related Issues, Cole Schotz Seminar, October 26, 2004
• Basic Wage and Hour Law in New Jersey, National Business Institute, August 20, 2004
• Running Your Business Without Running Afoul of New Jersey Employment Laws, Cole Schotz Seminar, June 3, 2004

• New Jersey State Bar Association
• Bergen County Bar Association
• Barrister, Sidney Reitman Employment Law Inn of Court
• Co-Director of Women's Leadership Committee, New Jersey Women Lawyers Association, 2008-2010
• Co-Secretary, New Jersey Women Lawyers Association, 2010-present
• Member, Steering Committee, CIANJ Human Resource Council, 2009-present