DANA GERSHONfocuses her practice on employment law matters. She counsels clients on all aspects of employment relationships, including federal and state anti-discrimination laws, wage and hour laws, and employee non-competition agreements. She regularly reviews and drafts employee handbooks and negotiates employment agreements, consulting agreements and separation agreements. She also provides non-discrimination and non-harassment training to large and small employers, and completed the certification course required by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (“MCAD”) to provide MCAD-ordered non-discrimination and non-harassment training. She represents numerous clients in the healthcare industry.
Previously, Dana worked at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. in Boston, where in addition to her counseling practice, she litigated employment law cases before the MCAD, the Cambridge Human Rights Commission, and in state and federal court. She also previously served as the Manager of the Litigation Department at Goodwin Proctor, LLP, and taught legal research, writing and oral advocacy at Boston University School of Law.
Dana received her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She received her B.A. from Cornell University, magna cum laude, and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. She is a member of the Bars of Massachusetts and New York State, and is admitted to practice in the federal and state courts of both jurisdictions.
Dana serves on the Boards of Trustees of the Rashi School in Newton and the Union for Reform Judaism’s Northeast Camps. She also serves on the Board of Advisors of the New England Center for Children.
