Eric J. Schmertz
Of Counsel (In Memoriam, 1925 to 2010)
Born New York, New York, December 24, 1925. Admitted: New York State Bar, 1955. Education: Union College (A.B. 1948); New York University (J.D. 1954). [Lt. (j.g.) USN, WW II]. Awarded LLD by Union University, 1978. Author: “Personnel Administration and The Law,” BNA Books. Member: Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Director: Labor Tribunals of the American Arbitration Association 1952-1960. Executive Director: New York State Board of Mediation 1960-1962. Member: New York City Office of Collective Bargaining 1971-1981. Member: New York State Public Employment Relations Board 1981-1997. Commissioner: Labor Relations of the City of New York 1990-1991. Appointed by President George Bush as a Member of the Presidential Emergency Board to Recommend Settlements of Labor Disputes, 1992. Dean: Hofstra University School of Law (1982 – retired 1998). Recipient of the Edward F. Carlough Distinguished Professorship of Labor Law, Hofstra Law School’s first endowed professorship. Appointed: Distinguished Scholar in Residence by Pace University School of Law where Mr. Schmertz taught Labor Law and Dispute Resolution courses (1998 – 2010). Awards: American Arbitration Association’s J. Noble Braden Award (1980); Whitney North Seymour Sr. Arbitration Medal (1980); Alexander Hamilton Law Citation (1980). Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, and Mediation.