Our Team

Jonathan Bernstein is a longtime advocate for workplace fairness. With a thorough knowledge of the complex laws that regulate relationships between employers and employees, he provides practical and effective advice to his clients in discrimination, harassment and wage and hour matters. He also assists with negotiating non-compete agreements, executive compensation packages, severance agreements, and settlements of workplace disputes, and represents workers in arbitration and mediation.

Many small businesses rely on Jonathan’s expertise to provide guidance on workplace practices,  labor laws and compliance issues. Jonathan provides meaningful assistance to entrepreneurs, aspiring business owners regarding business structures, operating agreements, shareholder agreements, bylaws, commercial leases and internal practices.

Jonathan is proud to serve as outside counsel in labor and employment matters to the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Argentina to the United Nations. The Permanent Mission is committed to respecting federal, state and City laws protecting workers.

He is licensed to practice law in New York and Pennsylvania. He holds his J.D. from the City University of New York Law School and an B.A. from the University of Texas.

Jonathan speaks, reads and writes Spanish and French. Prior to becoming a lawyer in 1997, Jonathan was a translator, editor, travel agent, disc jockey, migrant farm worker, accredited representative in the U.S. Immigration Courts, and small business owner importing Mexican handicrafts. His experience gives him particular insight into the experiences and struggles faced by many  workers and business owners.

Lisa Isaacs has been a litigator since 1996. She brings trial skills and mediation strategies to advocacy and client counseling. She attends meetings and mediation sessions in New York to avoid litigation if possible and to obtain a quick and amicable resolution. She coaches clients to improve their advocacy during school meetings to achieve their goals. She also litigates aggressively to obtain desired results for her clients.

Lisa handles cases in a variety of family law areas, including adoption, guardianship, child custody and support. She also serves as a court-appointed guardian ad litem in special education matters and as a mediator in the Philadelphia's Family Court and Landlord/Tenant Eviction Diversion Program.

Lisa is licensed to practice law in New York and Pennsylvania. A graduate of Brooklyn Law School, she also holds degrees in English and American Literature from Bard College and Washington University.

Prior to private practice, Lisa worked in various non-profit organizations in New York City in the areas of family law and disability rights.