First Name: Initial: Last Name: Suffix: Arbitrator Since: Julie A. Torrey 2015

Arbitration/Mediation Experience

2015-present JTorreyADR, Arbitrator, Mediator 2017-present Scheinman Arbitration and Mediation Services, Arbitrator, Mediator Arbitrating and mediating labor and employment cases involving diverse disciplinary, contract and statutory issues since 2015. Admitted to NAA in 2023

Panels/Permanent Arbitrator

AAA Roster of Labor Arbitrators FMCS Roster of Arbitrators United States District Court, EDNY Arbitration Panel Realty Advisory Board/Local 32BJ, SEIU, Arbitration Panel NYC Department of Education/United Federation of Teachers, Local 2, AFT-CIO § 3020-a Arbitrator New York State § 3020-a Panel of Arbitrators NYC Office of Collective Bargaining, Register of Neutrals New York County, Part 137 Arbitration Panel Cornell ILR National Roster of Neutrals Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Mediate Art Panel

Issues/Industries

incompetency, misconduct, absenteeism, substance abuse, computer use violations, bargaining unit work, discrimination, fringe benefits, job posting, management rights, past practices, pension and welfare plans, safety/health conditions, seniority, sexual harassment, strikes, subcontracting, tenure/reappointment, wages, work hours/schedules/assignments, working conditions

Work History

2002-2015 Ingerman Smith, LLP, of Counsel, labor law firm; represented clients in all facets of labor-management relations, including collective bargaining agreement negotiations, discipline and contract arbitrations, improper practice proceedings, mediations, fact-finding proceedings and Commissioner of Education hearings; Appeared before PERB, NYS Division of Human Rights, EEOC, NYS Labor Board, state and federal courts on variety of labor and employment matters; counseled clients in connection with NLRA, Taylor Law, New York State Labor Law, FLSA, New York State Wage and Hour Laws, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, New York State and City Human Rights Laws, ADEA, ADA and FMLA 1999-2002 Rains & Pogrebin, P.C., associate counsel representing municipalities and private companies in labor and employment matters in retail, publishing, medical, financial and public sector industries (education, corrections, police, civil servants) 1995-1999 Sidley & Austin, LLP, associate counsel in litigation and employment law matters for private sector clients and professional sports teams in NY

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1995, cum laude, Dean’s List Georgetown University, BA, 1992, cum laude, Dean’s list Cornell University ILR, Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, Labor Arbitrator Development Program (2011-2015); FMCS Institute for Conflict Management, Labor Arbitrator Training (2014); AAA, Mediation Essentials (2018)

Professional Affiliations

NYS Bar Association NYC Bar Association LERA, Long Island, Board Member LERA, NYC, Member Society of Federal Labor & Employee Relations Professionals Adjunct Instructor, Cornell University, ILR Outreach Division