Overview
Zachary D. Schurin uses a "big picture" approach and creative problem solving skills to help counsel boards of education, municipalities, businesses, non-profit organizations, and individuals through complex labor, employment, litigation and education law matters.
Zach's practice includes the negotiation of certified and non-certified collective bargaining agreements, representation at grievance and interest arbitration hearings, advocacy before state and federal courts, representation at student expulsion and residency hearings and the development of board of education and municipal policies and regulations. Zach regularly represents clients before a wide-variety of administrative agencies including the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO), the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission (FOIC), the Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations, the Connecticut State Department of Education and the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) among others.
Zach has frequently written and spoken on education, labor and employment and education law issues. His written work has been published in The Connecticut Law Tribune, The Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal, the Connecticut Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Quarterly, The CABE Journal and Pullman & Comley’s Education Law Notes and Working Together blogs. He is a past-president of the Connecticut Council of School Attorneys, is chair of the Connecticut Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section and is a member of the steering committee of Connecticut Valley Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA).
Attorney Schurin is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law and Hamilton College. Upon graduation from the University of Connecticut School of Law, Zach was awarded the Fleming James Jr. Award for excellence in labor law studies and the Connecticut Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section’s annual scholarship award. While in law school Zach served as a legislative fellow in the Connecticut General Assembly’s Office of Legislative Research. Since 2016 Zach has been continuously selected as a “Rising Star” in the field of schools and education by Super Lawyers magazine.
Office
Professional Affiliations
Labor and Employment Relations Association - secretary, Steering Committee, Connecticut Valley Chapter
Connecticut Council of School Attorneys - past president
Connecticut Bar Association - Labor and Employment Section chair
Oliver Ellsworth Inn of Court
Manchester Bar Association
Honors & Recognitions
Selected by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in the field of schools & education - 2016-2020
Connecticut Bar Association's Labor and Employment Section 2008 Scholarship Award
Fleming James Jr. Award for Excellence in labor law studies
Practice Areas
Industries
Bar and Court Admissions
- Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Education
University of Connecticut School of Law, J.D., 2008
Hamilton College, B.A., 2003