Kathryn S. Crouss
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Kathryn S. Crouss
“As an attorney, the work I do is complex, but my imperative is simple, and it’s always the same: I help people. Whether I am assisting a local business owner with employment policies, working with a family going through a divorce, or representing a victim of discrimination at work, I want to help. For all my clients, that means finding effective, meaningful, real-life solutions to problems. That’s important to me.”
Areas of Practice
- Employment
- Worker's Compensation
- Domestic Relations & Family
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified Mediator
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Connecticut
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
Education
- Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, Massachusetts
- J.D. cum laude - 2012
- Honors: Recipient: CALI Award for Excellence: Non-profit Law Spring, 2011
- Honors: Dean’s List
- Honors: Recipient: Academic Scholarship, 2008-2011
- Honors: Rodney E. and Gail M. Blakesley Law Scholarship, 2010
- Honors: David Nelson Case Endowed Memorial Scholarship, 2011
- Law Review: Western New England Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 2011 - 2012
- Law Review: Western New England Law Review, Staff Member, 2010 - 2011
- Allegheny College
- B.A.
- Major: Political Science
Published Works
- Law Review Note: Welcome to The Jungle: Salespeople and the Administrative Exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act, Western New England Law Review, Vol. 34, 2012
- Don’t Fall into Common Traps: An Employer’s Obligations to Sick and Disabled Employees , BusinessWest, May 5, 2014
- The Bay State’s Personnel Records Law Beware — There Are Some Traps for the Unwary Employer , BusinessWest, November 4, 2013
- Bullying in the Workplace: Legislation Seeks to Protect Workers from Abuse, Harassment, BusinessWest, July 29, 2013
- Federal Litigation: pension rights, Fall, 2011
Classes/Seminars
- Adjunct Faculty Member, Bay Path University, 2015 - Present
- Co-Chair, Law Review Advisory Committee, 2014 - 2015
Honors and Awards
- Recipient, CALI Awards for Excellence: Non-Profit Law, Spring 2011; Federal Litigation: Pension Rights, Fall 2011
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Hampden County Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Pro Bono Activities
- Board of Directors, Community Legal Aid, 2019 - Present
- Board of Directors, Treehouse Foundation, 2015 - 2016
- Member, Board of Directors, Dress for Success Western Massachusetts Chapter, 2013 - 2015
- Classroom Reader, Link to Libraries, 2016 - Present
Education
- Western New England College School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2012
- Allegheny College, B.A.
Bar & Court Admission
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- State of Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Professional & Community Activities
- Board of Directors, Community Legal Aid, 2019-Present
- Adjunct Faculty Member, Bay Path University, 2015-Present
- Classroom Reader, Link to Libraries, 2016-Present
- Board of Directors, Treehouse Foundation, 2015-2016
- Co-Chair, Law Review Advisory Committee, 2014-2015
- Member, Board of Directors, Dress for Success Western Massachusetts Chapter, 2013-2015
Awards, Achievements & Appointments
- Certified Mediator
- Trained in Collaborative Law
- LAR Qualified Attorney (Limited Assistance Representation), Hampden County
- Trained Conciliator for MA Probate & Family Courts
- Recipient, CALI Awards for Excellence: Non-Profit Law, Spring 2011; Federal Litigation: Pension Rights, Fall 2011
- Editor-in-Chief, Western New England Law Review, 2011-12
- Staff Member, Western New England Law Review, 2010-11
Law:
Don’t Fall Into Common Traps: An Employer’s Obligations to Sick and Disabled Employees,
BusinessWest, May 6, 2014
The Bay State’s Personnel Records Law,
BusinessWest, November 4, 2013
Bullying in the Workplace,
BusinessWest, July 30, 2013
Law Review Note: Welcome to The Jungle: Salespeople and the Administrative Exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act; published in Western New England Law Review, volume 34
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