Patricia S. Bellac, Esq., was admitted to practice law in New Jersey in 1991, and Colorado in 1993. Prior to opening her own business, she was associated with Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey, a large New Jersey law firm, then with Berenbaum, Weinshienk and Eason until 1998. Ms. Bellac's employment practice has included representation of hundreds of employees, employers and labor organizations in a variety of contexts.

After acquiring significant experience, Patricia Bellac established PSB Law, concentrating in employment and business law. She enjoys serving a rich variety of individuals and businesses, and brings and unbiased and unique perspective to her practice. Patricia began her career in the field of employee benefits, after graduating from McGill University. She then became an attorney, receiving her LD, in the top 25% of her class at Fordham University in New York City.

Her first attorney experience was in the litigation department of Carpenter, Bennett and Morrissey. Moving to Colorado, she then became an associate at Berenbaum, Weinshienk &. Eason, P.C., before opening her own practice in 1999. Ms. Bellac has represented employees, employers, corporations, trade organizations and employee benefit plans. She is active in the Boulder County Bar Association, and served as its Labor and Employment Co-Chair in 2005 & 2006.

She is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, and has lectured before these organizations, and the local Chamber of Commerce. Previous publications include: The Legal Advantages of Employment, Boulder County Bar Association (January 2001); "The DOL's Final Regulation Under the Family and Medical Leave Act," Colorado Lawyer. May 1995 at 1049; "Objective Job Requirements Help Employees Avoid Legal Claims," Real Estate J., April 5-April 18, 1995 at 10. She has been recognized by Strathmore and Marquis' Who's Who and named a Colorado Super Lawyer.

Areas of Practice

• Business and Commercial Law
• General Business Counsel and Problem Resolution
• Business Organization and Choice of Entity
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Contracts and Transactions
• Preventive Employment Counseling
• Employment Contracts, No-Compete Agreements and Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Employee Benefits and ERISA
• Business Immigration
• Business Litigation
• Protection of Trademarks and Service Marks
• Federal and State Employment Litigation
• Employment Issues for Public Employees
• Independent Contractor Status Issues
• EEOC and CCRD Claims
• Wage and Hour Disputes
• Wrongful Termination
• Health Care Law
• Mediation, Arbitration, and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Litigation Percentage

• 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1991
• Colorado, 1993

Education

• Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 1991
  J.D.
  Honors: Moot Court Competitor
  Law Review: Fordham Environmental Law Reporter, Member
  
  
• McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1983
  B.A., Political Science
  Honors: McGill Varsity Ski Team and Debating Teams
  Honors: Manager and Cooordinator, Environmental Political Action Committee
  
  

Published Works

• Book Chapter: "The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act", Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Employment Law, December, 2008
• The Legal Advantages of Employment, January, 2001
• Objective Job Requirements Help Employees Avoid Legal Claims, Real Estate Journal, April 5-April 18, 1995
• The DOL's Final Regulation Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, Colorado Lawyer, May, 1995
• Book Chapter, New Jersey Employment Law, 1992
• Daily Camera, Occasional Columnist, 1999
• Daily Camera, Occasional Columnist, 1998

Representative Cases

• Redmond v. Chains, Inc., 996 P.2d 759 (Colo. App. 2000)
• Rekstad v. First Bank System, Inc., 238 F.3d 1259 (10th Cir. 2001)
• Weinstein v. Park Funding Corp., 879 P.2d 462 (Colo. App. 1994)
• Rendine v. Panzer, 276 N.J. Super. 398 (Superior Court of New Jersey 1994)

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Speaker, Employment Law Section, Boulder County Bar Association, 1998 - Present
• Speaker, Colorado Women's Bar Association, 1995 - 2005
• Speaker, Boulder Chamber of Commerce
• What Is Left of the Colorado Wage Claim Act: 2003 Revisions, Lorman Education Seminars, March 3, 2004
• What is Left of the Colorado Wage Claim Act: 2003 Revisions, Labor & Employment Law Sections, Boulder County Bar Assoc ("BCBA"), September 9, 2003
• The Legal Advantages of Employment, BCBA Newsletter, 2001
• Overview of the ADA, Boulder Chamber of Commerce, 1999
• ERISA and Insurance Claims Appeals: A Patient's Bill of Rights, Labor and Employment Law Sections, BCBA, December 3, 1998
• Effective Employment Policies, Jung & Assocs. P.C. Firm Seminar, 1998
• What Is ERISA, and How to Win that Insurance Claim Appeal, Leads Group, October 22, 1998

Honors and Awards

• Twenty-First Century Award for Achievement, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
• Who's Who in the 21st Century, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
• Strathrnore's Who's Who, 2008 - Present
• Fellow, Boulder County Bar Association, 2004 - Present
• Marquis' Who's Who in American Law, 2003 - Present
• Marquis' Who's Who in America, 2000 - Present
• National Registry of Who's Who, 2000 - Present
• International Who's Who in America, 1999 - Present
• Colorado Super Lawyer, 2006 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Colorado Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, 1993 - Present
  
  
• Colorado Women's Bar Association, 1995 - 2001
  
  
• Boulder County Bar Association, Employment Law Section, 1998 - Present
  
  
• Boulder County Bar Association, Employment Law Section, 2003 - 2005
  Co-Chair
  
  
• Boulder Chamber of Commerce, 1999 - Present
  
  
• Boulder County Legal Services, 1998 - Present
  Pro Bono Attorney
  
  
• Colorado Women's Leadership Coalition, 1994 - 1995
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• King & Greisen, LLP, Denver, Colorado, Of Counsel, Part Time: Compliance Enforcement Team in Montez v. Colorado Department of Corrections, 2006 - 2008
• Jung & Associates, P.C., Boulder, Colorado, 1998 - 1999
• Berenbaum, Weinshienk, & Eason, Denver, Colorado, Associate Attorney, 1993 - 1998
• Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey, Newark, New Jersey, 1990 - 1993
• Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York, New York, Legal Assistant/ERISA/Tax, 1987 - 1989
• Alexander & Alexander Consulting Group, New York, New York, 1986 - 1987

Pro Bono Activities

• Member, Volunteer Soccer Coach, Various Local Clubs, 2001 - Present

Birth Information

• 1961, New York, New York