Meet The Attorney
Ritha Pierre, Esq.
Ritha Pierre is an experienced attorney licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey. Ritha began her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in Kings County. There she prosecuted cases of domestic violence, elder abuse, and general crimes. After leaving the DA’s office, Ritha went on to work to practice labor and employment law. She began her career in labor law at Local 32 BJ, one of the largest labor unions in the country. There, Ritha worked as an Associated General Counsel in the Contracts and Grievances division. Ritha advocated for approximately 160,000 union members in contract and disciplinary arbitrations throughout the mid-Atlantic United States.
Ritha then went on to work for Highgate, a hotel and real estate management company, as Associate Labor Counsel and Director of Human Resources. There she Assisted with labor negotiations, arbitrations, proceedings, and preventive labor relations measures; provided advice and counsel across 35 plus hotels in New York and various properties around the country concerning human resources related issues, including wrongful termination, discrimination, disability accommodations, wage-hour, compliance with local laws and ordinances, and labor-related matters.
Ritha is currently an Deputy General Counsel for a large not-for-profit sector specializing in Labor and Employment.
Ritha is an alumna of St. John’s University and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government & Politics with a minor in Africana Studies. Her passion for representing the community and advocating for justice and human rights inspired her to pursue a Juris Doctor Degree from Fordham University School of Law. Following this, Ritha went on to obtain a Master’s Degree in Bioethics from Columbia University.