Christopher James Lowrie
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Counsel, since
1987
| Phone: | 508-990-7980 |
| Fax: | 508-991-5589 |
| Email: | Contact Me |
Attorney Lowrie has successfully advised Federal government agencies, corporations, small businesses, and individuals on a wide range of complex employment law, discrimination law, civil rights law and labor law issues, including:
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Hiring; promotion; evaluations; discipline; terminations; layoffs; reductions-in-force; medical & FMLA leave; wage & hour claims; grievances; arbitrations; mediations; breach of contract; unemployment appeals & hearings; discrimination claims;
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Wrongful termination; workplace harassment; hostile environment; workplace retaliation;
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Sexual harassment; sexually hostile work environment; sex discrimination; pregnancy discrimination; denial of equal pay and advancement opportunity;
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Age discrimination; race discrimination; national origin discrimination; religious discrimination; sexual orientation discrimination; discrimination in places of public accommodation; handicap discrimination; disability discrimination, denial of reasonable accommodations & medical leave;
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Negotiating and drafting employment contracts; severance agreements; severance packages; non-compete agreements; non-solicitation agreements; confidentiality agreements; settlement agreements & releases;
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Advising employers and employees and drafting MCAD Complaints; MCAD Position Statements; MCAD Rebuttals; EEOC Complaints;
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Employment law and discrimination law litigation before Massachusetts & Federal courts; Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD); United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Labor Relations Authority; Arbitrators; Mediators; Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance; other Federal & State Administrative Agencies.
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law
- Discrimination Law
- Civil Rights Law
- Labor Law
Bar Admissions
- Maine, 1973
- Massachusetts, 1973
- Pennsylvania, 1974
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1973
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
Education
- Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts,
1973
J.D. - Stonehill College, North Easton, Massachusetts,
1966
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Representative Clients
- U.S. Department of Defense
Honors and Awards
- National Catholic Honor Society
- Lawyers Cooperative Contract Award
- Dean's List
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Massachusetts Employment Lawyers Association
Past Employment Positions
- U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. (JAG), Captain
- U.S. Military, Military Service
- U.S. Military, Meritorious Service Medal