THE EMPLOYEE MATTERS: News

Northern California’s Top 100 Super Lawyers List includes three from LVBH!

Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP Partners Jean Hyams and Sharon Vinick, in addition to Of Counsel attorney Wendy Musell, were named to the prestigious 2023 Top 100 Super Lawyers list for Northern California. All three were also selected to the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers for Northern California. LVBH is one of very few firms, […]

In-depth article looks at how #MeToo survivors defend against defamation

Journalist Bryce Covert is out with a new piece focusing on how survivors of sexual assault are now the targets of defamation lawsuits when they speak out against perpetrators. The article – “Years After #MeToo, Defamation Cases Increasingly Target Victims Who Can’t Afford to Speak Out” — highlights the financial and emotional cost survivors are […]

Déjà vu? LVBH attorneys once again named to Northern California Super Lawyers list

Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP is proud to announce that, once again, the majority of our attorneys have been selected for the prestigious 2023 Super Lawyers list, published in Super Lawyers Magazine. Partners Sharon Vinick, Jean Hyams and Darci Burrell made the list, along with Of Counsel attorneys Rebecca Kagin, and Wendy Musell. Also, for […]

Google’s destruction of evidence draws comment from Wendy Musell in The Register

LVBH attorney Wendy Musell was interviewed for an article by The Register, a global online technology news publication, regarding Google employees’ willfully destroying evidence in the Android antitrust case. The issue at hand concerns a feature within Google Chat that allows for conversations to be automatically deleted after 24 hours. Despite a litigation hold being […]

Fair Housing Council honors Leslie Levy with Unsung Heroine Award for pioneering work to combat sexual harassment in housing

February 17, 2023 – The Fair Housing Council of San Diego has announced Leslie Levy as a recipient of the 2023 Unsung Heroine Award, which will be presented during their annual Fair Housing Laws and Litigation Conference. In the Council’s statement announcing this honor, Executive Director Mary Scott Knoll said: “In the beginning, there was […]

CEB Features Jean Hyams Speaking on Implicit Bias and Jury Selection

LVBH partner Jean Hyams is featured in the on-demand course “Dealing with Juror Implicit Bias” currently listed on the CEB CLE Library. Ms. Hyams, along with jury consultant Sonia Chopra, discusses the challenges of dealing with juror bias as well as methods to address it, including strategies for reducing the impact of juror bias in […]

Rebecca Kagin selected for Sonoma Magazine’s Lawyers of Excellence Two Years in a Row

LVBH is proud to announce that Of Counsel attorney Rebecca G. Kagin has been included in Sonoma Magazine’s Lawyers of Excellence list for two years in a row – 2021, the inaugural year for the selection, and 2022. From the Magazine, about this honor: “Sonoma Magazine is proud to spotlight the many accomplished attorneys of […]

Berkeley Law program features Jean Hyams on settling sexual harassment cases

The UC Berkeley’s Center on Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law will feature LVBH partner Jean Hyams in a half-day program focused on settlement of sexual harassment cases on January 26, 2023. Ms. Hyams will weigh in on all things settlement and mediation based on two decades of experience as a mediator. The CLE program “Rethinking […]

Wendy Musell weighs in on gig workers as employees

The Register, a global online technology news publication, interviewed LVBH attorney Wendy Musell about a change proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor that would make it harder for companies to classify gig workers as independent contractors. As the article explains, the current rules rely on only two criteria to determine how a worker should […]

LVBH recognized as a “Best Law Firm” in Northern California

Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams was recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers as one of the outstanding law firms in the Northern California metro area. Best Lawyers, which is a publication of U.S. News and World Report, is one of the oldest and most respected guide to the legal professionals and has been published for […]

LA Times calls on Wendy Musell to discuss the impact of a sexual misconduct settlement

The Los Angeles Times interviewed LVBH attorney Wendy Musell for an article regarding how the California Assembly handles confidentiality in investigations of sexual misconduct by legislators and others. The article focuses on the Assembly turning over witness identities as part of its settlement of a lawsuit by a former California Assemblymember who stepped down after […]

LVBH adds two more members to its superhero legal team

Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP, a boutique worker’s rights firm, has now expanded its ranks by adding two more accomplished women to its roster – Rachel Terp and Salina Isaq. Rachel joins as Of Counsel and Salina joins the firm as an Associate following her graduation from Hastings College of Law and successful completion of […]