Kathern Nukk-Freeman, Esq.

Co-Founder & President, SHIFT HR Compliance Training · Employment Attorney

Katherin Nukk-Freeman is Co-Founder and President of SHIFT HR Compliance Training and a founding partner of Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C. A practicing employment attorney with more than 30 years of experience, she has spent her career advising employers on complex workplace issues and helping organizations prevent problems before they become costly legal disputes. In 2014, Katherin co-founded SHIFT to bring that same proactive, attorney-led approach to HR compliance training, helping employers strengthen workplace culture, reduce risk, and prepare employees and managers to make better workplace decisions.

• Workplace harassment & discrimination
• Workplace investigations
• Workplace violence prevention
• ADA & disability compliance

• FMLA & leave management
• Wage & hour compliance
• Reductions in force & restructuring
• High-risk employment decisions

• Leadership accountability
• Manager & supervisor development
• Workplace culture & psychological safety
• Organizational risk management

Education

• Boston College Law School, J.D.
• B.S. Finance & Accounting, Penn State (University Scholars)

Bar Admissions

• California & New Jersey
• U.S. District Courts (E.D. Cal., D.N.J.)

Awards & Recognition

• Chambers USA Ranked Attorney
• Best Lawyers in America
• New Jersey Super Lawyers (Top 100; Top 50 Women)
• AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
• HR.com Top Women Founders in HR (2026)

Katherin is a regular speaker and employment-law educator for HR, legal, and executive audiences. She has presented for SHRM, HR.com, HR Acuity, the Association of Corporate Counsel, the New Jersey Bankers Association, and Goldman Sachs, among others.