Latiqua M. Liles

Latiqua focuses her practice on employment law and litigation, concentrating on counseling services for companies spanning diverse industries. With a comprehensive understanding of employment-related matters, she provides legal representation to employers facing various challenges. Latiqua is well-versed in navigating both state and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies at both levels.

A significant facet of Latiqua's practice centers on offering proactive guidance and day-to-day counseling to employers. Her expertise encompasses advising on an array of employment issues, including employee performance, termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leave entitlement, and accommodations, as well as conducting internal investigations. Latiqua also extends her support to employers in the development of essential documents such as employee handbooks, policies, and agreements.

Commencing her legal career as a judicial law clerk in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage, Family Division, Latiqua demonstrated a keen aptitude for managing the juvenile docket, conducting vital legal research, analyzing pertinent legal theories, and drafting official judicial decisions. Her legal repertoire extends to special education law, where Latiqua has provided adept legal representation to parents of children with special education needs.

• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® "Ones to Watch" (2023-2025)

• New Jersey Super Lawyers Rising Stars honoree (2022-2024)

• Top 25 Attorneys Under 40, Garden State Bar Association, Young Lawyers' Division 2020-2021

• Lead NJ, Fellow, Class of 2022
• Leadership Newark, Class of 2023