Attorney Horner graduated from Dickinson College and earned both a Masters in Business Administration and a Law degree from Temple University.

Attorney Horner has over 30 years of experience in labor and employment law. In addition, he has the perspective and negotiating skills that often enable him to achieve his client's goals and avoid litigation. However, if a lawsuit is required, Attorney Horner is ready to vigorously pursue his client's interests in state or federal court. Awarded the highest possible evaluation rating ("AV") in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. His professional affiliations include:

• former co-chair of the Stamford/Norwalk Regional Bar's Employment Law Committee
• former Chair of the Employment Law Section of the Corporate Bar
• member of the National Employment Lawyers' Association
• member of the Connecticut Employment Lawyers' Association
• member of the Labor/Employment Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association

Attorney Horner is admitted to practice in Connecticut and New York, and before the U.S. District Courts of those states. He is also admitted to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

Attorney Horner has given hundreds of speeches on a wide variety of employment law topics to most of the above associations and to many other groups.

A syndicated columnist, Attorney Horner wrote "Labor and the Law," an original column that was published periodically by The Norwalk Hour, the Wilton Bulletin, The Minuteman and other area publications for many years. Some of these articles include:

"Is This Age Discrimination"
"What's a Tort?"
"Anatomy of a Lawsuit"
"Employment at Will has its Limits"
"Who is Ada?"
"Discharge After Worker's Comp?"
"Consultant or Employee?"
"No Competition Allowed?"
"Sexual Harassment?"
"Employment Contract?"
"How to Keep Your Next Job"

In addition, Attorney Horner has given scores of employment-related lectures, including the following:

"Negotiating an Employment Contract" at the Executive Forum in May of 2004

"Negotiating an Employment Contract" at Drake, Beam & Morin in March of 2004, September of 2003 and March of 2003

"Negotiating a Severance Agreement" at a NELA Regional conference seminar in Boston in April of 1999

"Building an Employment Law Practice" at a NELA Regional conference seminar in Boston in April of 1999

"An Overview of Employment Law" to the Fairfield County Association of Accountants in 1992

"An Overview of Age Discrimination Law" to several Chambers of Commerce meetings over the last five years

"An Update on Employment Law" to the Westport Bar Association

"An Overview of Non-Compete Agreements" to the Norwalk-Stamford Regional Bar Association in 1997

"An Overview of Sex Harassment" to the Stamford/Norwalk Regional Bar Association in 1996

"How to Keep Your Next Job" to the Southport Trinity Church's Networking group in April of 1999

"Testing Your Bargaining Position/Negotiating Your Package" to a group of executives at Drake Beam Morin in 1998

"Unlawful Termination" as a guest on the Metro Law television show in March of 1999

"Employment Laws and Women" to the "Women and Money" seminar in Stamford in 1995

"Litigation Issues Under the Wage and Hour Law" at the Employment Litigation seminar of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association in January of 1992

"Personnel Manuals: Their Pros and Cons" to the Fairfield County Legal Administrators Association in 1995

"The Negligent Employer" to the Council on Education in Management in May, 1994

"Liability for Sexual Harassment Outside the Workplace" to the Council on Education in Management in August, 1996

"Legal Issues for New Business" to the Wilton Chamber of Commerce in October of 1997

"Evaluating Employment Law Cases" to the Westport Bar Association

"Evidentiary Issues in Employment law Litigation" to the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association in April, 1998

"Employment Law Basics" to the Regional Bar Association in November of 1998

"Employment Issues" to the Westport Chamber of Commerce in May of 1997

"Litigation Issues Under the Wage and Hour Law" at the Employment Litigation seminar of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association in January of 1992

Attorney Horner was also a regular guest on the Norwalk radio station WNLK where he discussed employment law.