Eugene Huang, Esq.

Eugene Huang was born in Montclair, New Jersey.  He is a graduate of the Lawrenceville School; Boston College where he graduated magna cum laude; and the New York University School of Law.

Eugene has been practicing with Wiley Malehorn Sirota & Raynes since his admission to the Bar of the State of New Jersey in 1995.  He became a partner of the firm in 2001.  Eugene was admitted to the Bar of the State of New York in 1998.

Eugene’s practice includes business law, commercial transactional law, estate planning and administration, environmental law, employment litigation, commercial litigation, disability law, real estate, and land use.  Eugene has given seminars in the area of employment law.

Eugene has also written a number of articles in the area of employment law, including: "Who is an employee? Let us count the ways" 12 N.J.L. 871 (2003)(co-authored) (Click for text version of article); "Two holdings on employee counting" 13 N.J.L. 18 (2004) (Click for text version of article); and "Guidance Still Awaited on FMLA Leave Remedy," 13 N.J.L. 2139 (2004)(co-authored) (Click for text version of article).

Eugene has been involved in a number of published cases including:  Vanderhoof v. Life Extension Institute, 988 F.Supp. 507 (D.N.J. 1997) (under the FMLA, hours worked with a predecessor employer can be applied to a successor employer to determine eligibility for leave); Petrusky v. Maxfli Dunlop Corp., 342 N.J.Super. 77, certif. denied, 170 N.J. 388 (2001) (age discrimination under the NJLAD); and Cedeno v. Montclair State University, 319 N.J.Super. 148 (App. Div. 1999) affirmed, 163 N.J. 473 (2000) (the first application of the U.S. Supreme Court’s McKennon "after acquired evidence" doctrine in New Jersey.)

In 2007, Eugene was recognized by the New Jersey Law Journal's editorial board as being one of New Jersey's "40 under 40", lawyers who in their estimation are worthy of attention.  Eugene received a 2007 Professional Lawyer of the Year award from the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law.  Eugene is the immediate past president of the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey.  He was named in the New Jersey Law Journal's 2005 list of the top 50 leading minority and women attorneys in the State of New Jersey.  Eugene was named a Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2006 and 2007 by Law & Politics and New Jersey Monthly.  He sits on the Judicial Eligibility Committee of the Morris County Bar Association and is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association Professional Responsibility Committee.

Eugene's "Dossier" from the June 1, 2005 issue of the Daily Record can be seen by clicking here.

Eugene resides in the area with his wife, Elizabeth, and his daughter.

You can contact Eugene at ehuang@wmands.com.