General Counsel
The International Union of Police Associations

Mr. Nisenson has represented law enforcement officers in employment and labor relations matters for well over a decade.

Experienced in police labor law, Mr. Nisenson has trained police union leaders, members, and their attorneys on various aspects, including representing officers in internal affairs investigations and interrogations, the law and tactics for negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and the handling of grievances and pay disputes. He also provided advice to union leaders on matters affecting local unions, such as the duties of union stewards, a unions’ duty of fair representation, and the feasibility of grievances and litigation. The U.S. Congress and local governments have introduced or passed public safety legislation drafted by Mr. Nisenson. In addition, this attorney has published articles on labor law issues for newspapers and union publications.

By representing police officers in over 100 interrogations and disciplinary appeals, Mr. Nisenson has gained experience in representing police officers on the local level. His aggressive and thorough approach to police disciplinary hearings has resulted in significant success for officers. Having served as chief negotiator in collective bargaining negotiations for police unions in numerous contract negotiations, he successfully negotiated several initial contracts and has gained significant pay and benefit improvements in virtually all collective bargaining negotiations. Mr. Nisenson has also represented police labor unions in administrative hearings involving election and unfair labor practice disputes.

Mr. Nisenson has been at the forefront of advancing the pay of police officers through the use of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Michael Leibig used Mr. Nisenson's assistance on many of the groundbreaking FLSA cases Mr. Leibig litigated. In addition, Mr. Nisenson has represented police officers and unions in federal and state court litigation challenging actions taken by police management on constitutional grounds.

Prior to being appointed I.U.P.A. General Counsel, Mr. Nisenson had his own law firm, was a partner at a labor and employment firm, and was an Associate General Counsel for the I.U.P.A., while with the law firm of Zwerdling, Paul, Leibig and Kahn.

Mr. Nisenson received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany, cum laude, and law degree from Boston College Law School. He is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland, the State of Florida,  and the Commonwealth of Virginia, and before the United States Supreme Court.