James Benjamin Gontarski is an esteemed legal professional with distinguished expertise in whistleblower protection, labor and employment law, and public interest advocacy. At LLG National Law Group, he serves on the Student Discipline Defense team, providing exemplary representation to safeguard students’ rights in complex educational disputes.
Mr. Gontarski’s career encompasses significant roles at premier institutions:
• Law Clerk, The Cochran Firm, Washington, D.C., supporting high-profile personal injury and civil rights litigation (2025).
• Legal Intern, Government Accountability Project, defending federal employees’ rights to report waste, fraud, and abuse (2024-2025).
• Trial Litigation Intern, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Regional Solicitor, handling complex wage, hour, and workplace misconduct cases, including FLSA, OSHA, and MSHA (2023-2024).
• Legal Intern, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Information and Administrative Law Group, maintaining exemplary standards in Freedom of Information Act appeals (2022).
• Student Attorney, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Whistleblower Protection Clinic, formulating strategic advocacy for non-governmental organizations in high-stakes whistleblower matters (2024).
• Student Attorney, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Youth Justice Clinic, securing favorable outcomes for indigent clients in housing disputes (2024).
Mr. Gontarski holds a Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (2025), a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a concentration in Domestic Politics from Coastal Carolina University (2020), and an Associate of Science in Criminal Justice from Ocean County College (2017).
This attorney is not licensed in New Jersey.