Law Offices of Costello & Mains, P.C.
The Employment Rights Lawyers - Discrimination, Harassment, Discharge, Wage & Hour, Whistleblower
Firm Overview
Protecting the Employment and Civil Rights of New Jersey Residents
No matter what the legal issue, people deserve to have a lawyer who will advocate for their rights. Kevin Costello and Deborah Mains have been committed civil, employment and labor law advocates for 32 years between them, having concentrated their practices nearly exclusively for that entire time in protecting and advancing the rights of the people of New Jersey, in Court, throughout the state.
Protecting the Employment and Civil Rights of New Jersey Residents
No matter what the legal issue, people deserve to have a lawyer who will advocate for their rights. Kevin Costello and Deborah Mains have been committed civil, employment and labor law advocates for 32 years between them, having concentrated their practices nearly exclusively for that entire time in protecting and advancing the rights of the people of New Jersey, in Court, throughout the state.
Our firm's primary focus is on protecting the rights of employees throughout New Jersey. No one deserves to suffer from an abusive or hostile work environment, or deserves to be discriminated against or retaliated against. We will file claims against your employer to get you the compensation you deserve. Weâll fight anyone, anywhere, any time, including the largest corporations, and public employers.
Kevin M. Costello Bio
KEVIN M. COSTELLO put himself through college (Brandies University, 1988) and law school (Suffolk University, 1991) working as a tennis pro, truck loader, bouncer, bartender, personal trainer and aide in the New York Department of Health and Human Services.
After serving a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Barry M. Weinberg in Camden, New Jersey, Kevin began a jury litigation practice in 1992 which continues to the present, concentrating in employment and civil rights, personal injury, consumer protection and criminal defense. He has been representing individuals, their families and their small businesses for his entire career.
Kevin is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, a designation given to less than four percent of New Jersey lawyers.
He is a member of the Board of Governors of the New Jersey Association for Justice, and, for NJAJ, Chairs the " Meadowlands Seminar" and "Boardwalk Seminar" Employment Programs and also serves as Chair of the Labor and Employment Section of NJAJ. In that capacity, Kevin has been teaching Employment Trial Law to other employment trial lawyers for years.
He serves as an instructor for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, has been published in the area of employment and civil rights law, was a 2008-2009 Vice Chair for the LGBTI rights section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, has served as a faculty member teaching other lawyers trial law, and has served as a Chairman of both the Camden County Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Committee and Personal Injury Committees.
Kevin has been named a "Champion of Equality" by the Garden State Equality Advocacy Organization. He has been named a 2005 "Super Lawyer", a 2006 "Top Lawyer Under Forty" a "Top 5% of New Jersey Lawyers" for 2007, a 2008 "Super Lawyer" and a 2009 "Super Lawyer" by New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine, as a result of independant voting.
He has been named to the Board of the Garden State Equality Organization in recognition of his service to the GLBT community.
Kevin has appeared in print for numerous causes and cases, most recently for the Toga Bartenders litigation against Harrah's Casino in Atlantic City. He has appeared on, among other broadcasts, the NJN Network to discuss workplace bullying and on the "Morning Show with Mike and Juliet", on the Fox network, a nationally televised morning program.
Kevin has served as a Board Member for the South Jersey Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, has volunteered for, and has consistently supported, a number of South Jersey charities and public interest organizations, and remains committed to the community and constituency he serves.
He lives with his wife and son in South Jersey.
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Kevin M. Costello
KEVIN M. COSTELLO put himself through college (Brandies University, 1988) and law school (Suffolk University, 1991) working as a tennis pro, truck loader, bouncer, bartender, personal trainer and aide in the New York Department of Health and Human Services.
After serving a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Barry M. Weinberg in Camden, New Jersey, Kevin began a jury litigation practice in 1992 which continues to the present, concentrating in employment and civil rights, personal injury, consumer protection and criminal defense. He has been representing individuals, their families and their small businesses for his entire career.
Kevin is Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney, a designation given to less than four percent of New Jersey lawyers.
He is a member of the Board of Governors of the New Jersey Association for Justice, and, for NJAJ, Chairs the " Meadowlands Seminar" and "Boardwalk Seminar" Employment Programs and the Labor and Employment Section of ATLA-NJ.
He serves as an instructor for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, has been published in the area of employment and civil rights law, is a 2008-2009 Vice Chair for the LGBTI rights section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, has served as a faculty member teaching other lawyers trial law, and has served as a Chairman of both the Camden County Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Committee and Personal Injury Committees.
Kevin has been named a "Champion of Equality" by the Garden State Equality Advocacy Organization. He has been named a 2005 "Super Lawyer", a 2006 "Top Lawyer Under Forty" a "Top 5% of New Jersey Lawyers" for 2007, a 2008 "Super Lawyer" and a 2009 "Super Lawyer" by New Jersey Super Lawyers Magazine as a result of independant voting.
He has been named to the Board of the Garden State Equality Organization in recognition of his service to the GLBT community.
Kevin has appeared in print for numerous causes and cases, most recently for the Toga Bartenders litigation against Harrah's Casino in Atlantic City. He has appeared on, among other broadcasts, the NJN Network to discuss workplace bullying and "Morning Show with Mike and Juliet", on the Fox network, a nationally televised morning program.
Kevin has served as a Board Member for the South Jersey Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, has volunteered for, and has consistently supported, a number of South Jersey charities and public interest organizations, and remains committed to the community and constituency he serves.
He lives with his wife and son in South Jersey.
- Bar Number: Civil Trial Attorney
, 2003
- Suffolk University Law School
Juris Doctor (Doctor of Laws) , 1991
Boston, MA
- Brandeis University
B.A. , 1988
Waltham, MA
Deborah Mains
Deborah L. Mains is a shareholder in the Firm.
Deborah graduated from the State University of New York at
Deborah joined the firm after her tenure as associate general counsel of the largest property services union in the
Ms. Mains is licensed to practice in
Deborah resides in south
Education:
Professional Associations and Memberships:
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Jersey Association for Justice