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May 5, 2016

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP Attorney Honored with Cooperative Leadership Award

MeachamNorma Meacham, a Partner with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, was recently honored with the Cooperative Leadership Award on behalf of the National School Development Council. The Cooperative Leadership Award recognizes outstanding leadership within the member study councils including exemplary efforts to establish cooperative relationships with other educational agencies or school study councils in the course of supporting educational programs that benefit school personnel and students.

Norma Meacham has been a partner at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP since 1997. Her areas of expertise include all aspects of labor and employment and education law including employment policy, collective negotiations, arbitration, disciplinary proceedings, PERB and NLRB proceedings, employment discrimination and related litigation. Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Meacham was Director of Human Resources for the New York State Unified Court System, with responsibility for employee relations, personnel, equal employment opportunity, training, payroll and judicial benefits. She previously served as Director of Employee Relations, Deputy Director of Employee Relations, and employment counsel for the judicial branch.