Attorney Jonathan E. Sacks

Email: jes@stadlersacks.com

Phone: 262-304-0610 Ext. 2

Jonathan E. Sacks is a founding shareholder at Stadler Sacks. He frequently represents employers and government entities, assisting in matters from compliance, to internal investigations, to defending class action lawsuits, and everything in between.  His practice focuses on representing clients in a variety of labor and employment law issues, including wage and hour, non-competition agreements and restrictive covenants, unemployment compensation, hiring and firing, sexual harassment, and conducting internal investigations.

• Civil Rights
• Class Action Litigation
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Discrimination Defense
• Employment Practices Liability
• Employment and Labor Law
• Jail and Prison Liability
• School and Public Entity Defense

Jonathan E. Sacks represents clients in a variety of labor and employment law issues, including wage and hour, non-competition agreements and restrictive covenants, unemployment compensation, hiring and firing, sexual harassment, and conducting internal investigations. His experience includes counseling and defending alleged violations of the FLSA, FMLA, ADA, Title VII, and other discrimination issues. He frequently represents both private and public sector employers in federal and state court, as well as in administrative proceedings.

Jon has an extensive municipal law practice where he represents counties, cities, public school districts, and other public entities on various issues, including employment, constitutional law, contracts, land use and zoning, and police practice matters. He also assists school districts with every aspect of education law including special education and discrimination, Title IX compliance, discipline matters, and student gender issues.

 
Jonathan helps clients take proactive measures to avoid liability and the interruption of business, including developing policies, providing training to management and employees, assisting in preparing employee handbooks, and drafting restrictive covenants related to confidentiality, non-competition, and non-solicitation.

Jon previously practiced at several large and small firms in the Milwaukee and Greater Philadelphia areas and gained invaluable insight working as a law clerk for the Honorable Allen J. Littlefield, N.J. Superior Court – Civil Division.

• Super Lawyers®, “Rising Stars” (2019) (2021) (2022) (2023)
• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America - Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Wisconsin Law Journal, Up and Coming Lawyers (2019)

• Wisconsin
• U.S. District Court – ED of WI
• U.S. District Court – WD of WI
• U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit

• Rutgers Law School – Camden, J.D. Cum Laude
• Lawrence University, B.A. Magna Cum Laude

•  “Best Practices for Investigating Sexual Harassment and Other Misconduct” Corporation Counsel/Defense Counsel Forum, WI Co. Mutual Insurance Corp. (September 2022)
• “Navigating Employment Discrimination Claims & the Wisconsin DWD Equal Rights Division 2021” State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Seminars (June, 2021)
• Arrest and Conviction Record Discrimination” Wisconsin Association for Legal Professionals Annual Meeting (September 2020)
• “Conducting Effective Employment Investigations,” Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation Liability Seminar (Stevens Point, WI, July 2019)
• “School Law Expert Panel: How to Handle Your Biggest Challenge, ”National Business Institute (Milwaukee, WI, November 2018)
• “Corporation Counsel/Defense Counsel Forum,” Wisconsin County Mutual Insurance Corporation (Stevens Point, WI, October 2016)
• “Beware Landmines: Ethical Considerations in Defending Employment Cases,” Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal, (Summer 2017) [Co-Author]
• “An Analysis of the Legality of Conversion Therapy,” Rutgers Journal of Law & Religion (2011), [Author]

Jon lives in West Bend with his wife Amanda and enjoys competing in athletics, from softball to distance trail running. He strongly believes in giving back to his community through philanthropy and volunteerism.  He is actively involved in several local organizations including:

• Sunrise Rotary Club of West Bend - Board of Directors; Past President
• Washington County Volunteer Center - Board of Directors
• National Alliance on Mental Illness of Washington County - Board of Directors
• Washington County Historical Society - Board of Directors