Mr. Horan focuses his practice on providing labor and employment advice to municipalities in New Jersey, as well as defending municipalities in personal injury cases that arise under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (Title 59). Mr. Horan is very knowledgeable of law enforcement practices in New Jersey, and he provides legal guidance to municipal internal affairs units and also defends police officers in Section 1983 cases where the officers are accused of violating a person’s constitutional rights. Mr. Horan also represents clients in appellate matters.

Prior to joining PRB Attorneys at Law, Mr. Horan practiced labor and employment law and had served as a staff attorney for the State of New Jersey for nearly twenty-five years. This experience included serving in the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). There, he supervised the investigation of discrimination and harassment complaints, and conducting investigations into allegations against high-level State employees. He trained employees and supervisors on their obligations under the State Anti-Discrimination Policy. In this capacity, Mr. Horan worked very closely with the New Jersey Division of State Police. Mr. Horan served at the New Jersey State Parole Board, a State law enforcement agency, as the manager of employee relations and the second in command of the Human Resources office. In this capacity, Mr. Horan prosecuted disciplinary charges against both civilian and sworn employees, including contested matters appealed to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL). Mr. Horan managed the employee grievance process under the labor contracts applicable to the Parole Board. He managed the reasonable accommodation process under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), was the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) Officer for whistleblower allegations, as well as the ethics liaison for the Parole Board with the New Jersey State Ethics Commission. At the Parole Board, Mr. Horan was the Alternate EEO Officer, and he was regularly sought by the Governor’s Office and the New Jersey Civil Service Commission to conduct investigations of discrimination and harassment claims against high-level employees in other State departments and agencies. Mr. Horan assisted in the process to have the Parole Board accredited by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police as following law enforcement ‘best practices.’