Morgan, Brown & Joy’s Jaclyn L. Kugell and Andrea E. Zoia Co-Chair MCLE’s 29th Annual Employment Law Conference
Morgan, Brown & Joy Managing Partner Jaclyn L. Kugell and Partner Andrea E. Zoia will co-chair the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) 29th Annual Employment Law Conference on December 4, 2026. The conference features expert practitioners who will cover topics including updates in federal and state discrimination law, contract/torts, the Wage Act, updates from the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the do’s and don’ts of discovery in employment litigation, and more. To learn more and register, visit MCLE.
Kugell is an established employment lawyer who counsels business owners and management through virtually every scenario surrounding the employer-employee relationship. As Chair of Morgan, Brown & Joy’s Management Committee, she brings strong leadership skills to clients, helping them to make important business decisions and manage their operations efficiently while minimizing risks. Her practice encompasses daily employment counseling, training, employment litigation, collective bargaining and labor arbitration.
Zoia provides proactive counseling and advice support on employment matters facing businesses. A significant part of her practice involves providing day-to-day employment law counsel and advice. When litigation is necessary, she skillfully defends employers against workplace allegations such as employment discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, Family and Medical Leave Act claims, breach of contract, and wage and hour class actions. She expertly guides clients to successful resolution of their matters, whether through informal settlement discussions, mediation or trial, having recently secured a full defense verdict on a five-count employment action in Suffolk Superior Court.
MCLE is the Massachusetts legal community’s premier provider of hands-on educational programs and reference materials. Its particular focus is applied law: practical, highly concrete training for attorneys in the essential elements of professional practice. MCLE presents more than 200 programs annually, in a variety of in-person and online formats and has published more than 160 practice manuals.
About Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP
For over 100 years, Morgan, Brown & Joy has been among the largest management-side labor and employment law firms in New England, representing a wide range of Fortune 100 corporations, educational and health care institutions, public sector employers, and small businesses across all sectors of the economy. The firm’s attorneys are known for anticipating and finding solutions to the ever-expanding range of employment-related legal issues in order to avoid the time and cost of litigation. When litigation becomes necessary, the firm aggressively defends its clients and has a proven record of success.
