Jessica L. Naegely

Jessica Naegely is an employment law and civil defense litigator admitted in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Maine. She currently manages the firm’s Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Maine practices and maintains an active New York caseload. Jessica works directly with companies to help them navigate both day-to-day employment questions and more complex legal issues with a mind towards reaching solutions that make business sense. Her experience ranges from discrimination and retaliation claims, wage-and-hour issues, and compliance counseling.

Beyond employment, Jessica defends complex product liability, premises liability, Child Victims Act, and toxic tort matters. Trial-ready and business-focused, she has independently developed and executed comprehensive defense strategies, conducted hundreds of examinations under oath and depositions and defended cases through settlement negotiation, mediation and trial with favorable results. She also counsels corporate and institutional clients on optimizing litigation defense systems nationwide and coordinates with local counsel to implement efficient, scalable improvements.

Clients rely on her balanced approach—combining detailed legal analysis, practical risk assessment, ability to develop key leverage points for early resolution, and readiness to try cases when necessary.

Representative Experience

Contributed to the discovery and pretrial motions in a defense verdict for an international manufacturer of home appliances in a subrogation matter and breach of contract matter.

Obtained summary judgment as to negligent infliction of emotional distress and breach of social services law in Child Victims Act case.

Obtained dismissal of claims of statutory liability and negligent supervision in Child Victims Act case.

Conducted successful mediation before state agency involving claims of disability discrimination and retaliation arising from a former employee’s termination.

Prepared multi-jurisdictional survey analyzing laws affecting an employer’s change to employees’ pay day, including jurisdictions with no specific statutory guidance.

Obtained full defense verdict during bench trial in case involving allegations of breach of contract and property damage.

Successfully reduced damages by more than half of what plaintiff demanded via jury trial in case involving significant property damage.

Obtained summary judgments in various cases involving alleged breaches of contract.

Negotiated favorable resolution of case involving allegations that employer’s vacation policy violated wage act and that additional compensation was due at termination, saving client cost of responsive pleading and undergoing discovery.

Developed guidance regarding navigation of appeal process from Department of Homeland Security Notice of Intent to Fine for substantive Form I-9 violations.

Education, Admissions & Activities

Education

Suffolk University Law School

J.D.

University of Southern Maine

BBA

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts

New York

New Jersey

Maine

Court Admissions

United States District Court of Massachusetts

United States District Court of New York

Eastern and Southern