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Kevin M. Sibbernsen is a principal in the Portsmouth, New Hampshire, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Kevin routinely advises clients regarding compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws, including those related to wage and hour issues, employee discipline and discharge, disability management and leave of absence issues, as well as reductions in force.

Kevin also regularly advises clients regarding traditional labor law issues, including employer rights and obligations under collective bargaining agreements and the National Labor Relations Act. Kevin has defended employers in litigation in state and federal courts, including wage and hour litigation and litigation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and state and federal anti-discrimination statutes, and has represented employers in administrative proceedings before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.

While attending law school, Kevin was the executive notes editor for the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law.

Honors and Recognitions

  • Super Lawyers®, "Rising Stars" (2013-present)

Published Works

  • "Looking for Water Down Under," Georgetown International Environmental Law Review XXI.4 (January 2009) [Author]
  • "Employees as Family Caregivers: What Every Lumber Retailer Needs to Know About the Laws That Cover Them," The Lumber Co-operator November-December (November 2008) [Co-Author]
  • “Misclassified Employees: The Dangers of Misusing Independent Contractors," The Lumber Co-Operator (2009) [Co-Author]

Credentials

Education
University of Georgia School of Law
J.D.

cum laude

University of Notre Dame
B.A.

cum laude
English & Psychology

Admitted to Practice
1st Circuit Court of Appeals
Massachusetts - D. Mass.
New Hampshire - D. N.H.
Massachusetts
New Hampshire

University of Georgia School of Law
J.D.

cum laude

University of Notre Dame
B.A.

cum laude
English & Psychology

1st Circuit Court of Appeals
Massachusetts - D. Mass.
New Hampshire - D. N.H.
Massachusetts
New Hampshire