Clayton Giles

• DePaul University, College of Commerce, B.S., Accountancy, 1997
• Rutgers Law School, J.D., 2002

Besides practicing law, Clay is a financial damages expert with Axia Advisors, LLC, and serves as Of Counsel to the Law Offices of Joshua Parkhurst. He is the co-author of “Winning with Financial Damages Experts: A Guide for Litigators,” which features 15 interviews with respected attorneys and forensic accountants on using financial damages experts in civil litigation. Clay previously served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Roger M. Kahn (Retired) of the Tax Court of New Jersey. Before law school, he was a senior accountant at Trebron Management Inc., formerly GynCor, Inc., a company that specializes in physician practice management.

• Represented a restaurant owner in claims of retaliation and discrimination.
• Advocated for a computer vision engineer in a whistleblower action under New Jersey’s Conscientious Employee Protection Act, Law Against Discrimination, and related fraud claims.
• Assisted a healthcare professional in securing reasonable accommodations for a chronic medical condition.
• Represented a New York importer, distributor, and retailer of high-end kitchenware in matters related to copyright infringement and disability-access claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, New York State Human Rights Law, New York Civil Rights Law, and New York City Human Rights Law.
• Defended a healthcare company in whistleblower and wrongful termination claims under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act.
• Represented a restaurant owner in wage-and-hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law.
• Advocated for a property owner in claims of breach of contract, fraud, and Consumer Fraud Act violations against a demolition contractor.
• Represented a federal government employee in age discrimination charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
• Advocated for an employee in retaliation claims under the New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Act.
• Represented an employee in claims of disability discrimination, refusal to do business, and retaliation under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.
• Assisted a restaurant owner in disputes over breach of contract and fraud relating to a buy-out agreement.
• Represented “black car” drivers in breach of contract, fraud, and wage-and-hour claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York State Labor Law.
• Advocated for a whistleblower in False Claims Act litigation in New York.
• Represented a general contractor in lien enforcement actions under the New Jersey Construction Lien Law.
• Assisted buyers of residential real estate in claims of fraud and breach of contract against the seller.
• Represented an author in breach of contract and fraud claims against a publisher and distributor.
• Advocated for military veterans in claims under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and discrimination and hostile work environment claims against a public employer.
• Represented a commercial real estate brokerage firm in breach of contract and fraud disputes relating to a joint venture with a developer.
• Assisted a Fire Code Official in whistleblower claims under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act involving Uniform Construction Code violations and a Department of Community Affairs investigation.
• Represented the Social, Case, and Clerical Workers Union in good-faith appeals of county-wide layoffs.
• Advocated for a white-collar union in good-faith appeals of city-wide layoffs.
• Represented Police and Fire Officers’ Unions in good-faith appeals of demotions.
• Advocated for Firefighters and Fire Officers’ Unions in petitions to compel permanent appointments to captain and battalion chief vacancies.
• Assisted Firefighters’ Unions in securing permanent captain appointments with back-pay awards.
• Represented public employees in complex major disciplinary appeals.