Empire State Supervisors and Administrators Association

Joseph E. Lamendola earned his LL.B. from Cardiff University College of Law, and his LL.M. from Tulane Law School. He is counsel to thirty seven administrative units comprised of well over five hundred public school administrators affiliated with the Empire State Supervisors and Administrators Association (ESSAA).

He is primarily responsible for negotiating collective bargaining agreements, impact bargaining, contract grievances, arbitration, PERB challenges and 3020 (a) representation. He has successfully negotiated several favorable contract terms on behalf of his clients despite the unsettled economic climate.

Mr. Lamendola has extensive litigation experience and litigated a multitude of article 78 petitions, motions and trials in various state court jurisdictions. He is a former Corporation Counsel for the City of Syracuse. In that capacity, he represented the interests of the City of Syracuse Police, Fire, and Public Works Departments in all aspects of labor management issues. Mr. Lamendola is also a colonel in the New York Air National and assigned to HQ NYANG, Latham, NY.

Mr. Lamendola is admitted to practice law in the states of New York and Louisiana. He is also an adjunct instructor for the Office of Court Administration and teaches Judicial Ethics and Trial Practice to village and town magistrates.