Delivering Realistic And Sustainable Results To New York Individuals And Businesses
Kim Patricia Berg
- Founding partner
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Practice Areas
- Employment Law
- Discrimination and Harassment
- Retaliation
- Wage and Hour claims
- Discipline/Termination
- Employer handbooks, training, agreements, and investigations
- Separation Agreements
- Commercial Transactions
- Civil Rights
- Student Discipline
- Mediation
Biography
KIM PATRICIA BERG is a founding partner of Gould & Berg, LLP. Throughout her career she has focused her practice in the area of labor and employment law, discrimination, retaliation, civil rights, commercial litigation and mediation.
Ms. Berg's representation of both employees and small employers, coupled with her role mediating cases on behalf of her clients and as a certified mediator on numerous court mediation panels, provides her with a unique and well-rounded perspective toward employment disputes and litigated matters. She routinely pursues and defends claims before administrative agencies such as the EEOC, NY State Division of Human Rights, New York City Human Rights Commission and New York State Department of Labor, as well as before trial and appellate courts in the state and federal courts throughout New York. She has successfully tried and resolved hundreds of cases throughout her career. Her success at trial in a complex prisoner death case won her accolades for the highest verdict in a civil rights case as reported by Verdict Searches "Top NY Verdicts for 2009." Year after year, she is named to the New York Super Lawyer's list.
In addition to being an experienced litigator, Ms. Berg provides advice and consult to employees and small employers analyzing the particular issue to determine cost effective solutions, developing strategies for easing difficult work environments or dealing with difficult employees, mediating disputes, and conducting investigations into employee complaints. Ms. Berg guides employers on all facets of local, state and federal employment laws, discrimination policies and reporting procedures. She conducts internal investigations, presents mandated annual trainings, prepares employer policy manuals, and advises employers on key issues relating to department of labor classifications of workers and pay/overtime rates. Ms. Berg routinely reviews, drafts, revises, and negotiates employment, independent contractor and separation agreements.
Ms. Berg is an active member of numerous local, state and federal bar associations where she routinely serves as a panelist on legal topics. She has been recognized for her leadership and excellence in the profession and as a staunch advocate for and provision of mentorship to others.
Education
- Pace University School of Law, White Plains, New York
- J.D., - 1995
- Honors: cum laude
- Pace University
- B.A., - 1992
- Honors: magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1996
- New Jersey, 1996
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 1996
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1996
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1998
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2001
Awards and Recognition
- New York State Bar Association, 1996-present
- Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, Chair of Employment Law Committee, 2013 to 2014
- Westchester Women’s Bar Association, Corresponding Secretary, 2016-present
- Westchester Women’s Bar Association, Vice President, 2014 to 2016
- Westchester Women’s Bar Association, Co-Chair of Employment Law Committee, 2009-present
- Westchester Women’s Bar Association, Co-Chair of Membership Committee, 2014 to 2016
- Westchester Women’s Bar Association, Co-Chair of Awards Committee, 2014-present
- Westchester Women’s Bar Association, Litigation Committee Member, 2009-present
- Westchester Women’s Bar Association, Local Director, 2013 to 2014
- Westchester Women’s Bar Association Foundation, Director, 2009-present
- Westchester Women’s Bar Association Foundation, Secretary, 2010 to 2011
- Westchester Women’s Bar Association Foundation, President, 2011 to 2014
Betty Weinberg Ellerin Mentor Award March 2026 recognizing the vision, creation and continued leadership of the WWBA Mentor Program since 2018 which program provides meaningful mentorship and networking opportunities by pairing attorney mentors with law students at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and delivering programs tailored to law students on substantive areas of law, legal skillsets, wellness, and networking, thereby shaping career paths, opening professional doors, and creating long lasting mentor-mentee relationships that positively impact law students, mentors, and the legal profession as a whole
Above the Bar Award for “Leading Civil Rights” in June 2018 attorney in recognition of legal career devoted to the pursuit of justice for victims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation and violations of civil rights and for being well-respected as an attorney who uniformly engages in ethical representation of clients.
“Top NY Verdicts for 2009″ recognizing highest recovery in civil rights case involving a preventable death of a pre-trial detainee in a correctional facility.
New York Super Lawyer annually from 2013-present
Community Service and Professional Development
• Westchester Women’s Bar Association Mentor Program, 2018- present
• Westchester County Bar Association developed written guide for community members regarding laws, regulations and resources during Covid-19; developed and hosted attorney peer group meetings about employment laws, 2019-2023
• Elizabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University Women in the Law Mentor Committee Chair, 2019-present
• Community, Civic and Legal Education Programs organizer and presenter, 2005-present
• White Plains Youth Court mentor and presenter 2022-present
• Gender Fairness Committee for the 9th Judicial District, 2010-present
• Westchester Women’s Bar Association liaison to the Pace Women’s Justice Center, 2016
• Pace University School of Law New Directions Program presenter, 2009-2015
Honors
- “Top NY Verdicts for 2009"
- New York Super Lawyers, 2013-present
Professional Associations
- Gender Fairness Committee for the 9th Judicial District, 2011-present
- Westchester Women’s Bar Association liaison to the Pace Women’s Justice Center, 2016
Westchester Women’s Bar Association (WWBA) 1999-present
• Board positions:
◦ Executive Board member 2019 to present
◦ President, 2018-2019
◦ President Elect, 2017-2018
◦ Corresponding, Secretary and Editor-in-Chief, 2016-2017
◦ Vice President, 2015-2016
◦ Local Director, 2013-2014, 2019-2022
• Leadership positions:
◦ Founded WWBA Mentor Program and Co-chair Mentor Committee, 2018-present
◦ Co-chair of the Employment Law Committee, 2009-present
◦ Chair of the Bylaws Committee, June 2020-present
◦ Co-chair of the Annual Dinner Committee, 2018 and 2019
◦ Co-chair of the Awards Committee, 2015-2018
◦ Co-chair of the Membership Committee, 2014-2016
Westchester Women’s Bar Association Foundation 2009-2017, 2023-present
• Board Positions:
• President, 2011-2015
• Secretary, 2010-2011
• Member of Board of Directors, 2009-2017
• Advisory Board Member, 2023-present
Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York 1999-present
• Executive Committee, Chapter President, 2018-2019
• Co-Chair Employment and Labor Law Committee, 2014-2015, 2020-present
• Co-Chair of Equal Rights Amendment/Civil Rights Committee, 2019-2022
Westchester County Bar Association 2015-present
• Co-chair of Community Recovery Task Force providing pro-bono guidance and identifying resources relating to employment laws and unemployment access for members of the community during COVID-19
• Developed, plan and lead bi-monthly employment law peer group meetings 2020 to 2023
• Member of Labor and Employment Law, Diversity and ADR Committees
• Annual coat, hat and glove drive co-leader donating to local homeless shelters
Other Associations
• Federal Bar Council, Secretary to Westchester Committee 2019-2023
• Federal Bar Association
• New York State Bar Association