Morgan, Brown & Joy attorney Mario Nimock was recently appointed Vice Chair of the GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD). Nimock served as a member of the GLAD Board for two years prior to his appointment, co-chairing many of the organization's events.

Nimock is a trial lawyer and advisor to employers of all types, advising and defending them in connection with a range of workplace matters. His experience includes defending employers against various claims, including discrimination and retaliation, harassment, wage and hour, employment contracts, and enforcing confidentiality agreements. Experienced in defending clients before Federal and State courts, and in surrounding mediations and arbitrations, he also represents employers in actions pending at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, Rhode Island Commission of Human Rights, and the EEOC.

Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy, and education, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation.