Mr. Escalera has more than 30 years of litigation experience. The emphasis of Mr. Escaleras practice is labor and employment law and litigation. Mr. Escalera served with the Army Judge Advocate General\’s Corps for nine years where he engaged in extensive criminal and civil litigation. Mr. Escalera was last stationed at the Pentagon where he acted as lead counsel for the Army Litigation Division defending Army officials in employment discrimination suits brought by civilian employees. Since 1990, Mr. Escalera has been exclusively defending private and public sector employers in labor and employment matters. Mr. Escalera has defended numerous employment discrimination and wrongful termination suits in various state courts, federal district courts, and United States Courts of Appeal. Mr. Escalera has extensive experience in class-action wage and hour litigation. He is a frequent lecturer on the Americans with Disabilities Act, sexual harassment, drug testing, wage and hour law, non-compete agreements, effective hiring and management of employees, and avoiding wrongful termination suits. Mr. Escalera was selected to be listed for 2005-2011 in Martindale-Hubbell, The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Escalera was selected to be listed for 2007-2011 as a Connecticut and New England Super Lawyer: Management Defense, Employment and Labor. Mr. Escalera is a member of the American Bar Association, American Employment Law Council, and the Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association.