Atty. Maureen C. Pavely

Professional Experience Ms. Pavely practices in the areas of commercial and employment litigation with experience in restrictive covenants, trade secrets, unfair competition, breach of duty of loyalty, shareholder and partnership disputes and dissolutions, and business fraud. She also has experience in drafting and counseling employers, employees, and others in the trade secret and restrictive covenant context. Ms. Pavely has successfully litigated a number of such cases in state court on behalf of employers and employees seeking injunctive and monetary relief in a wide variety of contexts. Ms. Pavely has been involved with all phases of litigation, including management of large-scale discovery, dispositive motions, trial preparation and alternative dispute resolution. She has coordinated electronic and hard copy record collection and managed large-scale review projects in numerous complex litigation matters. Ms. Pavely served as law clerk to The Honorable Herman D. Michaels, presiding judge, Appellate Division, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1991-1992. News, Publications & Presentations · Featured, "Day Pitney Wins Favorable Decision for Client SCS Healthcare Marketing," Day Pitney Press Release, December 14, 2012 · Featured, "Allergan Can't Dodge Trade Secrets Suit, NJ Judge Rules," Law360, December 12, 2012 · Co-author, "A New Act for Trade Secrets," New Jersey Law Journal, March 7, 2012 · Co-author, "New Jersey Governor Signs Legislation Adopting the Uniform Trade Secrets Act," Day Pitney Alert, January 12, 2012 · Speaker, "Multistate Practice Involving Restrictive Covenants," New Jersey CLE Seminar, February 9, 2011 · Co-author, "New Jersey Appellate Court Holds that Shareholders May Gain Access to Minutes of the Board of Directors and Executive Committees Upon Proof of a 'Proper Purpose,'" Day Pitney Alert, August 20, 2010 · Contributing author and lecturer, Covenants Not to Compete, New Jersey ICLE, 2004, 2007 · Contributing author and lecturer, Covenants Not to Compete: Issues to Consider in an Area of Job Mobility, New Jersey ICLE, April 2001 Professional Affiliations · New Jersey State Bar Association · Worrall F. Mountain American Inn of Court · Morris County Chancery Practice Committee · Women in E-Discovery Awards and Achievements · Recognized as a New Jersey Super Lawyer, 2006, 2007 · AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell