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Ms. Nigro has over 19 years of experience litigating cases in state and federal courts in a variety of areas, including commercial and residential real property disputes, business dissolutions and break-ups, intellectual property disputes, and Article 78 proceedings. She also litigates employment matters, including human rights law and discrimination claims, and class and/or collective action claims arising under federal and state law. In addition, she counsels clients on operational practices to eliminate claims and diminish potential class certification and potential liability. Ms. Nigro is a contributing editor to The Developing Labor Law: the Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act.
Recently, Ms. Nigro obtained a favorable decision from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, which overturned a controversial law enacted by the Village of East Hampton that prohibited outdoor events at inns and hotels in the Village.
Ms. Nigro also has a significant appellate practice. She successfully represented the Town of Riverhead in a series of appeals before the Appellate Division, Second Department, arising from hybrid Article 78/ declaratory judgment actions seeking to annul and invalidate the Town’s comprehensive zoning plan and corresponding resolutions adopted by the Town Board.
Ms. Nigro is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey. She earned her undergraduate degree from SUNY Albany and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Albany Law School of Union University. While attending law school, Ms. Nigro worked for the New York State Office of the Attorney General in the Environmental Protection Bureau. She also served as a Special Assistant District Attorney for the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, where she argued appeals before the New York State Appellate Division, First Department.
Ms. Nigro worked in private practice in New York City for 12 years before relocating her practice to the East End.
Originally from Huntington, Ms. Nigro resides in East Hampton. She is an avid runner.
On Saturday, December 14, 2024 members of Twomey Latham, along with family and friends, participated in the Polar Bear Plunge for Heart of the Hamptons at Coopers Beach in Southampton, NY. This was the 20th consecutive year the Firm participated in this fundraiser. Over 300 people took the plunge and more than 800 people came […]
By: Jennifer Nigro, Esq. On Wednesday, May 6, the Appellate Division, Second Department (which covers cases in Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Long Island, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties) issued Administrative Order 2020-0506 (“EO-506”), which established new deadlines for appeals that were previously suspended due to COVID-19. For criminal appeals, briefs that […]
By: Jennifer Nigro, Esq. On Wednesday, Monday, May 6th, the Appellate Division, Second Department (which covers cases in Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Long Island, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties) issued Administrative Order 2020-0506 (“EO-506”), which established new deadlines for appeals that were previously suspended due to COVID-19. For criminal appeals, […]
A series of new laws in New York are set to impact employers and workers across the state in 2020. New York Labor Law §203-e On November 8, 2019 Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that protects employees against discrimination on the basis of their reproductive health decision-making. Health decisions are defined as including, but not […]
Twomey Latham has partnered with The Press News Group / 27east as Presenting Sponsor of The Press Sessions, a new series of issue-based discussions, in Southampton, New York and East Hampton, New York. The event on Thursday, October 24th at Rowdy Hall in East Hampton was focused on Open Land and Accessory Apartments: Striving to Address the Affordable Housing Crisis. East Hampton […]
On March 7, 2019, the US Department of Labor issued its proposed new exemption rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), raising the minimum salary from $23,660 annually (or $455 per work week) to $35,308 annually (or $679 per work week). Under the proposed new exemption rule, employees earning a fixed salary under $35,308 […]
Partner Jeffrey Pagano and Counsel Jennifer Nigro served as contributing editors of the 7th edition of The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act. For more than 45 years, practitioners have relied on The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act to keep them current on […]
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