Nicholas J. Enoch

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Nicholas J. Enoch has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest attorney rating of “AV” and is listed in Best Lawyers in America Southwest Super Lawyers.  He was named Best Lawyers’ Lawyer of the Year in 2016 and Lawyer of the Year in its Labor Section in 2017.

Nick specializes in complex labor and employment law matters. His practice focuses on wage and hour issues, discrimination cases, wrongful termination, and employment agreements. He also represents employees in administrative agency proceedings and has handled arbitrations, and bench and jury trials. Nick also represents unions and employees in grievances, arbitrations, unfair labor practice cases, and collective bargaining negotiations.

Education

• The University of Dayton (J.D., M.B.A., 1995)
• The Pennsylvania State University (B.A., Labor Studies with minors in Business and History, 1991)

Professional Recognition

• • AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee (1996-present)
  • American Constitution Society
    • Economic, Workplace, and Environmental Regulation Issue Group
    • Judicial Nominations Task Force
  • Federal Bar Association (Sections: Labor and Employment Law; ADR; Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources; Transportation and
    Transportation Security Law)
  • Labor and Employment Relations Association
    • • Board of Directors (2008-) and President (2012-2013), Arizona Chapter
      • Rocky Mountain Chapter
      • Greater Houston Chapter
      • Nittany Chapter
      • Airline Industry Council
      • Utilities Industry Council
      • Labor Unions/Labor Studies Section
      • Dispute Resolution Section
  • National Employment Lawyers’ Association (Arizona, Colorado and Texas Chapters
  • State Bar of Arizona
    • Labor and Employment Law Section including, inter alia, CLE Committee (2009-2013), Executive Council (2010-), and Secretary (2014-)
    • ADR Section
    • Administrative Law Section
    • Monitor, Member Assistance Committee (1998-2008)
    • Monitor, Law Office Management Assistance Program (2000-2008)
    • Maricopa County Bar Association (Sections: Employment Law and Litigation)
    • State Bar of Colorado (Sections: Labor and Employment Law; ADR; Natural Resources and Energy Law)
      • Colorado Bar Association Civil Rights Committee
    • Denver Bar Association
    • State Bar of Texas (Sections: Labor and Employment Law; ADR; Aviation Law; Public Utility Law)
    • El Paso Bar Association (Sections: Labor and Employment Law; ADR)

Bar Admissions

• • • Arizona
    • Colorado
    • Texas

Court Admissions

• • • U.S. Supreme Court
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
    • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
    • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
    • U.S. District Court, District of Louisiana
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
    • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
    • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Related Publications 

○ Nicholas J. Enoch & Kyla Graves, Arbitration Stays: Should I Stay or Should I Go?: SCOTUS Addresses Arbitration Stays, Arizona Attorney, November 2024, at 36.
○ Preemption, Arbitration, and Fair Representation, 1 Arizona Employment Law Handbook 2.3 (State Bar of Arizona Employment & Labor Law Section, Supp. 2010).
○ A Discharged Union Member Asks “Should I Hire an Attorney?”, Employment & Labor Law News (State Bar of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona), summer 2006, at 4 & Alternative Resolutions (State Bar of Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Austin, Texas), Feb. 2006, at 5.
○ Co-authored the Arizona-specific chapter in Wage and Hour Laws: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books, 3rd ed. 2016) and all of the biannual updates that followed.

Community Involvement

• • • St. Paul’s Preparatory Academy Board of Trustees (2003-2009) including, inter alia, its Chair (2007-2008).
    • SS. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church Council (2003-present). See generally www.sspeterpaulaz.org.
    • Board of Directors (2010-present) and Manager (2008- present) for Tempe South Little League. See generally www.tempelittleleague.com.
    • Manager for Chandler National Little League (2007-2008).
    • City of Tempe Commission on Disability Concerns (2001-2003).
    • Youth baseball coach for Team NuttyBuddy f/k/a Tempe South Javelina (2010-2014).
    • Board of Directors (2009-2012) and Assistant Den Leader for Cub Scout Pack 275 (2008-2012).
    • Board of Directors (2012-present) and Secretary (2013-present) for Boy Scout Troop 172.

Other Professional Experience

• • • Judge Pro Tempore with the Maricopa County Superior Court – Phoenix, AZ (2010-present)

In addition to numerous Court mandated appointments, Mr. Enoch has served as an arbitrator in approximately seventy-five (75) cases. He serves as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association (Commercial, Customer Account, Employment and Non-Binding Panels), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Chairperson certified), National Arbitration and Mediation, Inc. and, previously, for the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and the Better Business Bureau’s Auto Line Program. Mr. Enoch is also a Hearing Officer for the State of Arizona’s Department of Education.

The following is a list of Mr. Enoch’s publicly available awards as an arbitrator:

• • • • Joachimi v. Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., FINRA Case No. 10-03384.
      • Knapp v. UBS Services, Inc., FINRA Case No. 10-01670.
      • Sivertson v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., NASD Case No. 06-03398.
      • Alkire v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., et al., NASD Case No. 03-08546.

In addition to serving as an arbitrator, Mr. Enoch is also a credentialed mediator in the State of Texas pursuant to Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 154.052(a).

• • • Pennsylvania State University – University Park, PA
      • Adjunct Faculty (HRER 501: Labor & Employment Law; LER 401: Labor Law) with the https://lser.la.psu.edu/School of Labor Studies & Employment Relations (2010-present).
      • Authored LER 401: Labor Law course for the School of Labor Studies & Employment Relations (2013).
      • Teaching Assistant (LIR 101: Employment Law) with the Department of Labor Studies & Industrial Relations (1990-1991).
      • Teaching Assistant (History 142: History of Communism) with the Department of History (1991).
  • • Summer Associate with Hostler Law Offices – Charleston, WV (summer 1994)
    • Legal Extern to the Honorable Walter H. Rice, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio – Dayton, OH (1993/94 school year).
    • Legal Intern with U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Economic & Business Affairs, Developed Country Trade Division – Washington, D.C. (summer 1993)
    • Summer Associate with Jon A. Barkman, Esq. – Somerset, PA (summer 1992)
    • Assembly Line Worker with Emglo Air Compressors – Johnstown, PA (summer 1991)
    • Grievance Department Intern with Council 13, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employee, AFL-CIO – Harrisburg, PA (summer 1990)
    • Highway Maintenance Worker with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation – Somerset, PA (summers of 1988 and 1989)