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About Stephen J. "Steve" Jones at a glance
Stephen J. "Steve" Jones is a employment and litigation attorney based in Victor, New York, practicing at Nixon Peabody LLP. Admitted to practice in New York, United States, New York, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, New York, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, and New York, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. Educated at St. John Fisher College (BA). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Trade Secrets Law (2026). Serands clients in Victor, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Tenacious
- Focused
- Strategic
- These are the core qualities upon which Steve Jones has built his employment litigation practice
- Steve is a trusted advisor and experienced trial attorney representing employers of every size
- Steve leads the firm’s Labor & Employment Class Action Team and is regularly called upon to defend “bet the company,” high-stakes litigation
- His experience includes defense of over 50 class and collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Title VII and obtaining over two dozen dismissals of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and ERISA claims in the last three years alone
- Steve’s practice is at the forefront of cutting-edge law
- For example, he is defending an international food company in the first case ever filed under the whistleblower provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act
- He recently obtained a temporary restraining order enforcing employment agreements prohibiting the solicitation of customer referral sources in an evolving area of New York non-competition law
- Steve has also developed innovative auditing methodologies in EEO and wage-hour areas, thereby reducing or eliminating his clients’ exposure to class action litigation
- Steve is recognized as an industry thought leader, regularly providing commentary to the news media on legal developments, presenting CLEs and writing articles, including one advocating for specific legislative reforms to the country’s overtime laws published in the Rochester Business Journal in December 2013
- In 2014, the New York Law Journal chose Steve for its Rising Stars Award—the only Rochester attorney to receive the award that year, based on his contributions to the practice of law
- Steve is also peer rated as a Super Lawyer, Employment Litigation Defense by Super Lawyers Magazine
- Steve served for over a year on special assignment as in-house counsel to Eastman Kodak Company, where he was responsible for managing external counsel and counseling business units
- This experience has proven invaluable in understanding the pressures and budgetary constraints placed on his in-house clients
Practice Areas Explained
Stephen J. "Steve" Jones's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Stephen J. "Steve" Jones handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in New York
Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Victor are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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