James S. Weliky is a partner in the law firm of Messing, Rudavsky & Weliky, P.C., which specializes in plaintiff's employment law.  He has been with the firm since his admission to practice in 1995.  Mr. Weliky was a member of the Boston Bar Association's Labor and Employment Committee from 2005 to 2008.  He was chair of the Massachusetts chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association's Amicus Committee from 2000 to 2006.  Mr. Weliky was the 2002-2003 Chair of the Employment and Labor Law Section Council of the Massachusetts Bar Association.  He served as Vice-Chair of the Section Council during the 2001-2002 year; Co-Chair of the Massachusetts Bar Association's Employee Rights and Responsibilities practice group for the 1999-2000 year; and Secretary to the Brown Bag Lunch Committee of the MBA during the 2000-2001 year.  In 2001, Mr. Weliky was named one of five "up and coming" attorneys by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.  Mr. Weliky was selected for inclusion in the Massachusetts Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Edition in 2005, and in Massachusetts Super Lawyers in 2006 through 2008.  Mr. Weliky has received Martindale-Hubbell's "AV" rating, reflecting that he has been judged by his peers to practice at the highest level of professional skill and integrity. Mr. Weliky received his J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in 1995.  Prior to attending law school, Mr. Weliky was an executive director of a not-for-profit community based organization, a lobbyist for affordable housing programs, and a legislative assistant to a New York City Council member.  Mr. Weliky is a 1984 graduate of Oberlin College.