Kainen, Escalera & McHale PC

7 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Education Law Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Hartford.

Biography

Mr. Weinstock represents public and private sector employers exclusively in all aspects of labor relations and employment law before state and federal courts, arbitration boards and state and federal administrative agencies, including the State Board of Labor Relations, State Board of Mediation and Arbitration, American Arbitration Association and Freedom of Information Commission. He represents employers in collective bargaining negotiations, grievance and interest arbitrations and prohibited practice complaints. Mr. Weinstock also represents employers in all types of workplace discrimination claims before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Responsibilities and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He also counsels public and private sector employers in all labor and employment matters including compliance with all laws and regulations governing the workplace, contract administration, personnel policies, sexual harassment training, hiring and firing matters, employee testing and general personnel and human resource concerns.
Kainen, Escalera & McHale PC

7 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., graduated 1993
  • Boston University, BA

  • New Jersey, - State of New Jersey
  • New Jersey, - District of New Jersey
  • Massachusetts, - District of Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts, - State of Massachusetts
  • Connecticut, - District of Connecticut
  • Connecticut, - State of Connecticut

  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Connecticut Association of Boards of Education - Member
  • Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys - Member
  • Connecticut Bar Association - Member
  • Connecticut School Attorneys Council - Member
  • Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation Emek Shalom - Board of Directors & Recording Secretary
  • Hartford County Bar Association - Member
  • International Public Management Association for Human Resources - Member
  • Labor and Employment Relations Association - Member
  • Massachusetts Bar Association - Member
  • National and Connecticut Public Employer Labor Relations Association - Member
  • National School Boards Association - Member
  • Society for Human Resource Management - Member
  • New Jersey, - State of New Jersey
  • New Jersey, - District of New Jersey
  • Massachusetts, - District of Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts, - State of Massachusetts
  • Connecticut, - District of Connecticut
  • Connecticut, - State of Connecticut
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Connecticut Association of Boards of Education - Member
  • Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys - Member
  • Connecticut Bar Association - Member
  • Connecticut School Attorneys Council - Member
  • Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation Emek Shalom - Board of Directors & Recording Secretary
  • Hartford County Bar Association - Member
  • International Public Management Association for Human Resources - Member
  • Labor and Employment Relations Association - Member
  • Massachusetts Bar Association - Member
  • National and Connecticut Public Employer Labor Relations Association - Member
  • National School Boards Association - Member
  • Society for Human Resource Management - Member
  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., graduated 1993
  • Boston University, BA

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Education Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Education Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Education Law, Hartford (2026)
  • Education Law, Hartford (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Education Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
Awards:
  • Since 2014, Mr. Weinstock has been selected by his peers to be listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice areas of Labor and Employment Law – Management; Education Law.
  • Prior recipient of the Hartford Business Journal’s “40 Under Forty” award, recognizing Mr. Weinstock as one of Greater Hartford’s up and coming business and civic leaders.

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