John Gross, a graduate of the Cornell School of Industrial Labor Relations and Cornell Law School, has over forty years of experience representing school districts, colleges, non-profit organizations, and municipalities. He provides general and labor counsel in matters involving municipal law, education law, public sector labor law, employment law, and corporate issues. Beyond an active court litigation and appellate practice, Mr. Gross frequently litigates appeals before the Commissioner of Education, teacher tenure discharge tribunals, the State Division of Human Rights, various arbitration tribunals, the courts, and the New York State Public Employment Relations Board. He has negotiated many labor contracts and has represented chief school officers, including Chancellor of the City School District of the City of New York and several Superintendents of large city school districts nationwide. Mr. Gross has addressed numerous organizations and participated in many seminars and instructional programs on municipal law, public sector labor relations, labor negotiations, and education law.

 

In addition to his practice, Mr. Gross has taught courses on education law, collective bargaining, and labor law. He has served as an adjunct professor with New York University and as a faculty member of the Cornell University Industrial and Labor Relations Program in New York City.

 

Mr. Gross’ commitment to the legal profession is also evident in his extensive bar association involvement. He served as President of the 3,500-member Suffolk County Bar Association and has been a member of the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates and its statewide Nominating Committee. He also served as the Suffolk County Bar Association's delegate to the American Bar Association and is a member of the Suffolk, Nassau, and Westchester County Bar Associations. He chaired the New York State Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, and in 1999, was appointed by New York State Chief Judge Judith Kaye as a founding member of the New York State Judicial Institute on Professionalism in the Law, where he continues to serve on the board. He is Treasurer of the New York State Fair Trial-Free Press Conference, has been a member of the House of Delegates and Finance Committee of the New York State Bar Association, and served as a member at large of the New York State Bar Association Executive Committee and Vice President for the Tenth Judicial District. Mr. Gross is also counsel to the Suffolk County Bar Association and the Suffolk County Board of Ethics, and has represented the New York State Bar Association.