Overview
Janice Sued Agresti counsels and represents employers in a broad range of labor and employment matters. Janice is a problem-solver who manages employment-related problems with a focus on business-oriented solutions.
Janice advises clients in a wide range of complex employment issues related to due diligence, and she advises multinational employers in managing their international workforce. She also advises employers regarding issues related to restrictive covenants, confidentiality agreements, COVID-19, workplace investigations, high-profile matters, and the prevention of unlawful discrimination in the workplace under the ADA, the ADEA, Title VII, and state or local laws. Janice also represents employers in employment litigation arising under both state and federal laws.
Janice seconded with a Fortune 250 Financial Services Company in New York City. Before joining Faegre Drinker, Janice was an associate at a major international labor and employment law firm.
During law school, Janice clerked at an established regional law firm and served as a judicial intern for the Honorable David R. Strawbridge, Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the Honorable Garrett D. Page, Judge in the 38th Pennsylvania Judicial District. During law school, Janice was also a staff editor for the Temple International and Comparative Law Journal and a board member of the Latin American Law Students Association and School Discipline Advocacy Service.
Before practicing law, Janice taught high school history in Philadelphia and her hometown of New York City.
Janice is bilingual and can serve clients in two languages. She is an active member of the New York City Bar Association, currently serving on its Trade Secrets Committee; the Dominican Bar Association, currently co-chairing both the Youth Outreach Committee and the Law Student Committee; the National Employment Law Council, serving on its Newsletter Committee; and the Hispanic National Bar Association.
Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Languages
Spanish
Education
Queens College, CUNY
B.A. magna cum laude, Phi Alpha Theta
Temple University Beasley School of Law
J.D. Certificate in Trial Advocacy, Temple International & Comparative Law Journal - Staff Editor (2017)
Queens College, CUNY
M.S.Ed. Master's Extension Certificate in Bilingual Education
Insights & Events
Insights
Leadership & Community
Professional Associations
- New York City Bar Association — Trade Secrets Committee
- National Hispanic Bar Association
- Dominican Bar Association
Honors
- National Employment Law Council (NELC) — Academy Fellow, 2019-20
- Super Lawyers — Rising Star, 2019-20
- Hispanic National Bar Association — Participant, Latina Leadership Academy, 2019
- Temple University Beasley School of Law — Outstanding Oral Advocate in Trial Advocacy and Legal Research & Writing; Distinguished Class Performance in Evidence; Conwell Scholarship Recipient, 2013-17; Dean's List, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017
- Queens College, City University of New York —Intensive Teacher Institute Scholar; Taft Fellow, 2009; Excellence in History Faculty Award, 2008