Alert 02.12.26
Fourth Circuit Holds That Anti-DEI Executive Orders Are Likely Not Facially Unconstitutional
The Order vacates a district court’s preliminary injunction, which had been temporarily stayed by the Fourth Circuit last year.
Nina Martinez focuses her practice on employment issues, providing clients with advice and counsel in crafting workplace policies, negotiating employment agreements and addressing discrimination and harassment claims.
Nina provides clients with deliberate and thoughtful solutions bolstered by her extensive experience in all aspects of litigation, including conducting case investigations, written and oral discovery, motion practice, mediation and settlement. Nina’s practice litigating employment and complex business disputes supplies her clients with the critical information they need to make important decisions.
Professional Highlights
- Adjunct Professor, Mediation Clinic at CUNY LAW from August–December 2016
- Course designer and instructor of Conflict Resolution Course for Rikers Island Women’s Facility
- Has served as an instructor for the Eastern District of New York’s annual Mediation Advocacy Program pro bono attorney training for over four years
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- Speaking Engagements
- “Recent Developments under the Federal Arbitration Act,” 16th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference, Fall 2022. Panelist.
- “Understanding the Basic of Representing Federal Pro Se Employment Discrimination Plaintiffs for the Limited Purpose of Settlement,” New York City Bar Association, Spring 2018. Panelist.
- “Managing Risk and Creating Safe Workplaces,” New York State Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section Fall Meeting, Oct. 2018. Moderator.
- “Labor, Employment and the Latinx Community,” 22nd Annual National Latino/a Law Student Association (NLLSA) Conference, Latinx Unidos: Power through Justice, Spring 2018. Panelist.
- “Practice before the New York City Human Rights Commission,” NELA/NY Spring Conference, May 2018. Panelist.
- “Think Like a Mediator - Conflict Resolution Program at Rikers Island,” Mediate.com, Nov. 2017
- “Mediation Advocacy Training,” Trainer for Eastern District of New York Mediation Advocacy Program, Mar. 2017. Trainer.
- “Court to Court: Limited Scope Pro Bono Representation for Pro Se Litigants,” Federal Judicial Center, Mar. 2017. Speaker.
- “Requesting Accommodations in the Workplace: Working with MS,” Can Do Multiple Sclerosis, Feb. 2017. Speaker.
- “Working Models: An Analysis of Workplace Mediation Programs Available to New York City Complainants,” Penn Law Legal Scholarship Repository, May 2015
- External Publications
- “Recent Supreme Court Decisions and Legislative Developments Suggest a Changing Arbitration Landscape,” ABA Labor & Employment Law Newsletter, February 22, 2023
- “Overview of Process at the Commission,” Authored for presentation at the NELA/NY Spring 2018 Conference, New York, NY, May 2018. Co-author.
- “Requesting Accommodations in the Workplace: Working with MS,” Can Do Multiple Sclerosis, February 2017
- “‘Think Like a Mediator’ Conflict Resolution Program at Rikers Island,” Mediate.com, November 2017. Co-author.
- “Expecting a Baby? Know Your Workplace Rights,” Huffington Post, October 2016
- “How to Clinch that ‘A’ and Not Lose Your Mind,” National Law Journal, September 2015
- “Working Models: An Analysis of Workplace Mediation Programs Available to New York City Complainants,” Penn Law Legal Scholarship Repository, May 2015
Education
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J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2015
M.S., Elementary Education, Hunter College, The City University of New York, 2012
B.A., Political Science and English, University of Florida, 2010
Phi Beta Kappa, Valedictorian
Admissions
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New York
Florida
Courts
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Languages
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Spanish