Joel Barras

Joel Barras is Senior Vice President & Managing Counsel, Employment Law for Citizens Bank, N.A. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the enterprise’s employment law litigation and provides counseling and support to human resources leaders and business line executives on employment law and immigration policies, practices, and procedures.

Prior to joining Citizens, Joel was a partner in the Labor and Employment Group at Reed Smith. Joel represented a variety of public and private employers in employment and traditional labor matters. Before Reed Smith, Joel spent two years as Assistant Counsel to the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, the state analog to the National Labor Relations Board.

Joel has been published and quoted in numerous media outlets on employment and labor matters, including the Washington Post, Fox Business News, NBC 10 Philadelphia, Forbes, Fortune, and Law360.

Joel is a graduate of Boston University School of Law and holds a Master’s in Mass Communications from Boston University College of Communication.