The Massachusetts Bar Association's Labor & Employment Section is proud
to welcome back the legal community in person to the 51st Annual Robert Fuchs
Labor Law Conference on Feb. 13, 2025, at Suffolk University Law School.
This year, the conference co-chairs invited National Labor Relations Board
(NLRB) Director of the Office of Representation Appeals Terence G.
Schoone-Jongen and Board Member David M. Prouty as our keynote speakers.
Terence G. Schoone-Jongen, Director of the Office of Representation
Appeals, NLRB
During his 9 years at the NLRB, Mr. Schoone-Jongen
has distinguished himself as a leading expert in the area of representation case
law. Mr. Schoone-Jongen joined the Agency as an Honors Attorney in 2010, during
which time he worked for the staffs of former Members Craig Becker, Mark Gaston
Pearce, Terence F. Flynn, and Sharon Block. During this time, he worked on a
range of matters for the Office of Representation Appeals and the Solicitor.
David M. Prouty, Board Member, NLRB
Mr. Prouty was
nominated by President Biden on June 23, 2021 and confirmed by the Senate on
July 28, 2021. His term will last until August 2026.
Most recently, Member
Prouty served as General Counsel of Service Employee International Union (SEIU)
Local 32BJ, the largest labor union for property service workers in the country
with over 175,000 members.
AGENDA
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.:
Registration
1:00 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.: Welcome and
Introduction
Provided by Laurie Houle, Esq. and Kier
Wachterhauser, Esq.
1:05 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Keynote
Speakers Presentation
National Labor Relations Board Director of
the Office of Representation Appeals Terence G. Schoone-Jongen
National Labor
Relations Board Member David M. Prouty
2:30 p.m. – 2:45
p.m.: Networking Break
2:45 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.:
Presentation of Fuch’s Award
2:55 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.:
Labor Law Developments and Legal Updates Panel
Michael Anderson,
Esq., Murphy Anderson, PLLC
Natale V. Di Natale, Esq., Robinson & Cole,
LLP
Maria P. Marotta, Esq., National Grid
Summar Celeste Sparks, McDonald
Lamond Canzoneri, Southborough
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Networking
Reception
Do not miss this exclusive opportunity to network with colleagues, program
faculty, and the leaders of the labor and employment bar.
You must register by 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 12 to
attend.
Faculty:
Laurie R. Houle, Esq., Conference Co-chair
Massachusetts Teachers Association, Quincy
Laura A. Sacks, Esq., Conference Co-chair
Regional Director, National Labor Relations Board, Region 1
Kier Wachterhauser, Esq., Conference Co-chair
Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane LLP, Braintree
David M. Prouty, Esq., Keynote Speaker
National Labor Relations Board
Terence G. Schoone-Jongen, Esq., Keynote Speaker
National Labor Relations Board
Michael T. Anderson, Esq., Panelist
Murphy Anderson PLLC, Boston
Natale V. Di Natale, Esq., Panelist
Robinson & Cole LLP, Boston
Maria P. Marotta, Esq., Panelist
National Grid, Waltham
Summar Celeste Sparks, Esq., Panelist
McDonald Lamond Canzoneri, Southborough