Lenard Leeds
Employment Law - Carle Place, NY

It's not easy for victims of workplace discrimination to receive a measure of justice. New York is an "at will" state - essentially, an employee serves at the will of the employer. Unless the worker belongs to a labor union or has an employment contract, he or she can be terminated for any reason or even no reason.

But employees dismissed or passed over for promotions because of race, gender, religion or sexual orientation - members of legally protected classes - have special rights. State and Federal juries have routinely recognized the plights of these workers. But litigating these cases can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and it is often many years before a jury ever hears them, so the advantage nearly always lies with the deeper-pocketed corporation.

How, then, does a worker seek justice? The first step is by preparing the case. It's our experience that juries generally are sympathetic to our clients, but won't find a verdict without a significant body of evidence. Company XYZ has 200 managers, but only three of them are female? Statistics don't lie. This is what juries are looking for.

We also work closely with Albany and Washington. We led the movement to have sexual orientation included as a legally protected class, a civil right that is now accepted in courts throughout the state. And we are working with legislators to get more New Yorkers the protection they're entitled to.

After years as the leader in this field, Leeds Morelli & Brown is in a position where it can be very selective about the cases it takes. When we take on a client, it's because we believe the case has merit, and may have significant legal precedent. Moreover, we have utilized the services of mediators to resolve many cases. This process is expeditious and cost-efficient, and normally beings satisfactory results with our clients. The saying "justice delayed is justice denied" is nowhere more apt than in our field of the law.

Lenard Leeds
"Company XYZ has 200 managers, but only three of them are female? Statistics don't lie. This is what juries are looking for."
Phone: (516) 873-9550
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Education
State University of New York at Stony Brook, BA
Hofstra University Law School, JD
New York University School of Law, LLM, Masters of Law

COMPILED FALL 2003
 
2005-01-03 16:57:50