Paula M. Dillon is a dedicated employment and civil litigation attorney with a strong focus on representing employees in discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases. As a partner at Goldman Davis Krumholz & Dillon, PC, she brings decades of legal experience and a record of significant jury awards, including a landmark $2.75 million whistleblower verdict against a municipal fire department.
Admitted to practice in New Jersey, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court, Paula combines deep litigation skills with mediation training from the New Jersey Civil Mediation Program. She is an active member of the National Employment Lawyers Association and has lectured on workplace harassment for the NJ State Bar Association. Her practice is dedicated to protecting employee rights and securing justice for individuals facing workplace injustice, personal injuries, and civil rights violations.
Services Offered
- Employment Law
- Discrimination Law
- Disability Discrimination
- FMLA Violations
- Retaliation & Whistle Blowing
- Sexual Harassment
- Wage Disputes
- Title VII Civil Rights Act
- Workplace Bullying
- Wrongful Termination
- Unemployment Appeals
- Workers’ Compensation
- Occupational Injuries
- Workplace Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Personal Injury
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Bicycling Accidents
- Civil Litigation
- Professional Malpractice
- Corporate & Business Law
- Business Contracts
- Tenure & Education Law
- Age Discrimination
- Appellate Practice
- Auto Accident
- Commercial Construction Site
- Employee Rights
- Employment Discrimination (NJ Law Against Discrimination, Title VII)
- Environmental and Toxic Torts
- Ethnic Discrimination
- Failure to Pay Overtime (Fair Labor Standards Act)
- Failure to Pay Wages Under Prevailing Wage Act (PWA)
- Fraud and Misrepresentation
- Harassment
- Hostile Work Environment
- Medical and Legal Malpractice
- National Origin Discrimination
- Pregnancy Discrimination
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Race Discrimination
- Railroad Injuries and Illnesses
- Religious Discrimination
- Severance Agreements
- Sex and Gender Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- Wage and Hour Issues
- Whistle Blower Retaliation (CEPA)
- Workers’ Compensation Retaliation
She serves clients throughout Bergen County, Hudson County, and surrounding communities including Teaneck, Maywood, Fort Lee, and Jersey City. Fluent in legal advocacy inside and outside the courtroom, she is committed to achieving favorable settlements and verdicts for those wronged by employers, negligent parties, or civil rights violations.
