
Jeffrey F. Swiatek
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- New York
Education
Canisius College, B.A., cum laude
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.
Jeff regularly counsels clients on a wide range of issues, including employment law and labor relations, contract negotiations, employee evaluation and discipline, budget and related financial issues, governmental reorganization and restructuring, purchasing and competitive bidding, construction and real property matters, personnel policies and procedures, employment authorization (I-9) procedures, as well as representation in actions and proceedings before the courts and administrative agencies. Jeff brings a practical perspective to this work as a result of his strong background in municipal governance, through his service for 16 years as a Councilmember for the Town of Cheektowaga, as well as previous service as special assistant to U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan in Washington, D.C. Jeff regularly presents at conferences and training programs across the state as well as nationally, including for organizations such as the New York State School Boards Association, the New York State Association of Towns, the Government Finance Officers Association, the Association of School Business Officials, the National Association of College and University Attorneys and a variety of other groups.
Honors
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Education Law) 2019 - 2024
Press Releases
- August 17, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 19, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2019
- Press Release, August 15, 2018
- Press Release, June 6, 2014
Publications
- Hodgson Russ Occupational Safety & Health Act Alert, August 8, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , July 21, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , July 6, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , June 28, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 16, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , April 26, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, April 18, 2023
- March 9, 2023
- March 7, 2023
- February 28, 2023
- February 22, 2023
- February 21, 2023
- February 17, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 7, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 28, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 27, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Municipal Alert, November 28, 2022
- U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Independent Contractor Rule for Federal Wage and Hour PurposesHodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 26, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 24, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 21, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 21, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, October 18, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , June 24, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 17, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Municipal Alert, May 16, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 6, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy & Municipal Alert, May 3, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert, April 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 5, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 23, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 25, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 25, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, February 18, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, January 14, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, January 12, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, January 5, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, January 4, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, December 23, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, December 20, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 20, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, December 8, 2021
- New York Requires Private Employers to Notify Employees of Telephone, Email, and Internet MonitoringHodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 6, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 3, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA Alert, November 17, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, November 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA Alert, November 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA Alert, November 5, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Healthcare and Labor & Employment Alert, November 5, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Cannabis & Hemp and Labor & Employment Alert, November 4, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Healthcare and Labor & Employment Alert, November 2, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Municipal Alert, October 29, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, October 26, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, September 7, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, September 2, 2021
- Labor and Employment Alert, July 19, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education and Media & First Amendment Alert, June 23, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert, May 13, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert, April 5, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert, March 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, March 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, February 22, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, February 17, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, January 25, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 18, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 3, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , December 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, November 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, October 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, October 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert , October 21, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, September 14, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert, August 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, August 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ College & University Alert, July 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 23, 2020
- Municipalities Hit with Deluge of FOIL Requests After Repeal of Section 50-a of the Civil Rights LawHodgson Russ Municipal Alert, June 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 18, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 16, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Public Authority Alert, June 9, 2020
- Governor Cuomo’s Latest Executive Order Extends Deadlines to Submit Absentee Ballots for School VoteHodgson Russ Education Alert, June 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, June 5, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, May 13, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal Alert, May 5, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, May 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 28, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 16, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 14, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal Alert, April 14, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal Alert, April 10, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education, Municipal & Public Finance Alert, April 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Practice Alert, April 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Public Authority Alert, April 3, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment and OSHA Alert, April 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Public Finance Alert, April 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , March 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, March 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal Alert, March 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 26, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 25, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Tax and Labor & Employment Alert, March 24, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, March 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 19, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 19, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 18, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal Alert, March 17, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Practice Alert, March 17, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal Alert, March 16, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 3, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal Alert, January 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert, October 21, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, August 16, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, August 14, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 25, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 17, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 2, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 25, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, June 14, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Municipal Law Alert, May 22, 2019
- Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, April 12, 2019
- Municipal Law Alert, February 27, 2019
- Labor & Employment Alert, January 15, 2019
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 1, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, August 29, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, August 14, 2018
- Municipal Law Alert, July 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 19, 2018
- Labor & Employment and Employment Litigation Alert, February 27, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, January 23, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 26, 2017
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 19, 2017
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 12, 2017
- Labor & Employment Alert, November 23, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, November 14, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 28, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, May 23, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, May 18, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 27, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 5, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 1, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 1, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, March 18, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, March 11, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, January 22, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 29, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 20, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 15, 2015
- On Board, May 27, 2013
- Labor & Employment Alert, May 3, 2013
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 26, 2013
- Education Alert, March 12, 2013
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 9, 2012
- October 2, 2012
- Labor & Employment Alert, August 30, 2012
- Education Law Alert, July 11, 2012
- Labor & Employment Alert, May 18, 2012
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 18, 2012
- Labor & Employment Alert, March 15, 2012
- Labor & Employment Alert, February 17, 2012
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 30, 2011
- Education Law Alert, November 28, 2011
- October 13, 2011
- Labor & Employment Alert, September 20, 2011
- Education Law Alert, July 22, 2011
- Education Law Alert, July 8, 2011
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 14, 2010
- Labor & Employment Alert, November 28, 2007
- Labor & Employment Alert, August 21, 2007
- Health Alert, July 2007
- Municipal Alert, May 19, 2006
Presentations & Events
- Buffalo Marriott Niagara 1340 Millersport Hwy, Amherst, NY 14221, January 13, 2023
- Buffalo Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Hwy, Amherst, NY 14221, May 6, 2022
- Bravo Cafe and Catering, April 28, 2022
- May 20, 2021
- January 15, 22, and 29
- August 13, 2020
- May 7, 2020
- Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Buffalo NY 14225, January 17, 2020
- August 1, 2019
- Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga, NY 14225, May 16, 2019
- February 6, 2019
- Millennium Hotel Buffalo, January 18, 2019
- August 1, 2018
- Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga, NY 14225, May 17, 2018
- Millennium Hotel Buffalo, 2040 Walden Ave, Buffalo, NY, January 12, 2018
- Cheektowaga, New York, January 13, 2017
- Hilton Garden Inn, 30 Clifton Country Road, Clifton Park, NY, September 27, 2016
- Cheektowaga, NY, May 17, 2016
- Millennium Hotel Buffalo, 2040 Walden Ave, Buffalo, NY, January 15, 2016
- Buffalo/Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst, NY, November 5, 2015
- Millennium Hotel Buffalo, 2040 Walden Ave, Buffalo, NY, January 16, 2015
- Buffalo/Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst, New York, November 6, 2014
- Buffalo, NY, May 22, 2014
- Buffalo, NY, January 17, 2014
- Amherst, NY, November 7, 2013
- Buffalo, NY, May 16, 2013
- Buffalo, NY, January 18, 2013
- Amherst, NY, November 1, 2012
- New York, NY, October 24, 2012
- Buffalo, NY, May 17, 2012
- February 2012
- Buffalo, NY, January 20, 2012
- Amherst, NY, November 3, 2011
- Belmont, NY, August 30, 2011
- Buffalo, NY, August 29, 2011
- Buffalo, NY, May 27, 2011
- Cheektowaga, NY, May 12, 2011
- Buffalo, NY, January 14, 2011
- Buffalo, NY, July 13, 2010
- Cheektowaga, NY, May 26, 2010
- Buffalo, NY, January 15, 2010
- Cheektowaga, NY, November 12, 2009
- Buffalo, NY, January 9, 2009
- New York, NY, November 2008
Professional Associations
- Director, New York State Association of School Attorneys (2009-2017, 2019-present; President 2018)
- Member, Canisius College Board of Regents (2017-present)
Community & Pro Bono
Jeff previously served as a councilman for the Town of Cheektowaga, a municipality of approximately 85,000 residents.