Attorney Kate Montgomery Swearengen
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Kate M. Swearengen

Partner

Kate M. Swearengen

Partner

Representation Areas

  • Labor Representation
  • Individual Employment Matters
  • Workplace Litigation
  • Wage & Hour

Concentrations

Litigation, Arbitration, NLRB Practice

Education

  • Columbia Law School Logo Columbia Law School, J.D.
  • Princeton University Logo Princeton University, A.B., with honors

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska

My Philosophy

I listen to my clients and give them the honest, straightforward advice I would want to receive if I were in their shoes.
  • AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance
  • Committee on Development of the Law Under the NLRA, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law
  • National Employment Lawyers Association

Awards and Recognition

  • Kate was named as a Super Lawyer for 2023 for Employment and Labor Law and Employment Litigation on the New York Metro Annual List of Super Lawyers magazine, and was named as a Rising Star in that magazine from 2017-2021.
  • In 2019, she was selected to participate in the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law's Leadership Development Program.

Off the Clock

  • Kate lives in western Queens and is an avid Mets fan.