John K. Bennett

John K. Bennett is a Shareholder in the Morristown, New Jersey office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Mr. Bennett’s entire practice is devoted to representing employers in all areas of labor and employment-related matters. He is well versed in handling: employment-related litigation in federal and state courts and administrative agencies, including jury trials; negotiating and enforcement of employment agreements and restrictive covenants, traditional labor matters before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and arbitrations under collective bargaining agreements; labor-injunction matters in federal and state courts; and virtually all aspects of labor relations and employment law for employers.

Mr. Bennett has been ranked by Chambers USA from 2009 -2015 as a leader in the Labor and Employment Law practice area. Chambers USA 2015 recognizes that sources say Mr. Bennett is “an outstanding attorney.” Mr. Bennett “advises clients on various employment-related matters and disputes and is highly accomplished when it comes to taking matters to trial.” One impressed source describes his as “the most effective lawyers on his feet I have ever seen.” He focuses on representing employers in litigation, and is credited with a full and thorough knowledge of employment law.” Additionally Mr. Bennett has been named in Best Lawyers in America from 2006-2012, in New York Area’s Best Lawyers from 2007-2012, and selected as a New Jersey Super Lawyer.

Mr. Bennett was Articles Editor for the Seton Hall Law Review. When he received a Master of Law (LL.M. in Labor Law) degree, summa cum laude, from New York University School of Law, he was recognized for achieving the highest grade point average in the school’s Labor Law Program. From 1980-1981 he was law clerk to the Hon. Robert L. Clifford, Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.