SCHWARTZ & PERRY has established itself as one of the leaders against all types of workplace discrimination and sexual harassment in New York.
SPECIALTIES: Our practice focuses on all aspects of employment law, including age discrimination, gender discrimination, race discrimination, sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, retaliation and all other types of employment law issues. We have been at the forefront of representing plaintiffs in workplace discrimination since the inception of laws prohibiting such discrimination. Additionally, our practice covers all legal services related to the employment law field. Please click here for more details.
ACHIEVEMENTS: We are "AV"-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, a distinction bestowed on just 5% of the law firms in the entire country. Our partners have been honored as Super Lawyers, Murray Schwartz in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and most recently in 2011, and Davida S. Perry in 2009, 2010 and again in 2011. Our accomplishments in the field of employment discrimination law include multi-million dollar jury verdicts and groundbreaking court decisions, which are still cited by attorneys around the country. Please click here for more details on our achievements.
LECTURES AND ARTICLES: Our attorneys fare on the faculty at some of the largest Continuing Legal Education Providers in the country and frequently lecture at New York bar associations and approved Continuing Legal Education providers on various employment law related subjects such as age discrimination, and sexual harassment. Our attorneys have also been published in numerous legal and academic publications, and have made media appearances on national and local news programs. Please click here for more details.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS: To learn what many of our clients have said about us, please click here for more details.
RECENT HAPPENINGS: To learn about our law firm's current activities in the field of employment discrimination law, which include lectures we present at New York bar associations and approved Continuing Legal Education providers. Please click here for more details.
LAW INTERN PROGRAM: We have conducted a summer internship program for the past ten years which has provided law students from as many as six New York-area law schools an opportunity to obtain hands-on, practical legal experience in the field of employment discrimination law. Please click here for more details on this significant internship program.
Please click the links below for more information on our achievements:
Murray Schwartz was named to the Super Lawyer list in 2007, 2008 and again 2009. Davida S. Perry was named to the Super Lawyer list in 2009. Click on the logo to learn more.
The law firm of Schwartz & Perry is "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Click on the logo to learn more.
Murray Schwartz is a Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Click on the logo to learn more.
Age Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Discrimination Law
New York Employment Lawyer Blog
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New York Sexual Harassment Lawyer Blog
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- NYPD Allegedly Fires Woman for Refusing to Drop Sexual Assault Charges A 26 year-old woman is suing the New York Police Department (NYPD), claiming that she was fired because she refused to drop a complaint against a ....
- New York Woman Brings Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Claim Against the Staten Island Ferry Jennette Suarez claims that she was subjected to lewd sexually harassing behavior during her employment at Staten Island Ferry. Suarez alleges in her ....
