Laura Matlow Wong-Pan, Esq.

With over 30 years of experience in employment and labor law, Laura Wong-Pan is a trusted advocate for employees, educators and organizations throughout New York State.
Before founding her private practice in 2018, Ms. Wong-Pan served as an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board, represented unions in New York City, worked as Senior Assistant County Attorney in Orange County, and was a partner at a Dutchess County law firm representing educational institutions.
She has been named by Upstate New York Superlawyers and Hudson Valley Magazine for work in the field of Employment and Labor law. She continues to serve the legal community, including as an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), as a Court-appointed mediator and as an elected Town Justice in Ulster County.
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Professional Affiliations & Leadership
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Town Justice, Gardiner, NY (2024-present)
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Mid-Hudson Women’s Bar Association
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President (2021–2023, 2019-2020)
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VP, Secretary, Director (2017-2021)
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Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York – Co-Chair, CLE & Awards Committees
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National Employment Lawyers Association, NY Chapter
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Court-appointed Mediator, Ninth Judicial District
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Town of Gardiner – Open Space Commission (2018-2024); Zoning Board of Appeals (2004-2014)
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Wallkill Valley Land Trust, Board of Directors (2014-2018)


Education & Bar Admissions
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B.A., Tufts University (1987)
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J.D., Northeastern University School of Law (1994)
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Admitted to practice in Massachusetts (1994) and New York (1997)
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Federal Court admissions: Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of New York
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Second Circuit Court of Appeals
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U.S. Supreme Court
Recognition
Top Labor & Employment Attorney, Hudson Valley Magazine (2021–2025)
Upstate New York Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor Law for 2023, 2024 and 2025.

