Areas of Practice include:

Education Law
Labor & Employment
Municipal Law
Public Officers

Christian P. Jones joined Mackenzie Hughes in 2005 and is in the firm's business department. He has focused on labor and employment law for over ten years. He represents both private and public sector employers in a variety of labor and employment proceedings and matters, including: employment discrimination actions before state and federal agencies and courts; unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board; labor arbitrations; unemployment insurance proceedings before the NYS Department of Labor; superintendent's hearings; employment contracts; wage and hour issues; union organizing; state and federal drug testing regulations; and workplace policies.

Chris frequently speaks at seminars for employers and supervisors concerning all aspects of the employment relationship, including sexual harassment, hiring and discharge practices, wage and hour law issues, the Family Medical Leave Act, and employment discrimination.

Chris received a Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, from Cornell University, where he completed a major in Human Service Studies in 1992. He then went on to study at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he graduated with a Juris Doctorate in 1995. Chris was admitted to the New York Bar in 1996, and is also admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of New York.

Chris is a member of the Onondaga County and New York State Bar Associations (Labor and Employment Law Section). He also participates in the Onondaga County Bar Association's Volunteer Lawyer Project.

Prior to joining Mackenzie Hughes, Chris was an attorney at a local law firm, where he concentrated on labor and employment law matters, as well as municipal and education law issues.

In his spare time Chris enjoys rollerblading, golfing, attending Syracuse University athletic events, and reading.