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Sharon Vinick discusses corporate demands for projects created by employees after work hours

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LVBH partner Sharon Vinick was interviewed for a recent article in The Register regarding contracts that purport to give corporations the right to intellectual property created by employees, even on projects created on personal time. The Register, a global online technology news publication, wrote about a recent effort by Amazon Game Studios to force employees […]

Rebecca Kagin moderates panel on advocating for essential workers during the pandemic

Attorney Rebecca Kagin

Rebecca Kagin, who co-chairs California Employment Lawyer’s Association’s Immigrant Employee Rights Committee, designed and moderated the continuing legal education seminar “Advocating for Our Essential Workforce During the Pandemic” on August 11, 2021. Speakers addressed how to protect our essential workforce during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, with a special focus on the rights of immigrant workers. […]

100% of LVBH attorneys make the 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list

All attorneys at Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP have been selected to the 2021 Super Lawyers list published in Super Lawyers Magazine. This is the fifth consecutive year and the first with our new Of Counsel Rebecca Kagin and Wendy Musell. Once again, associate attorneys Katherine Smith and Hilary Hammell were both selected to the […]

LVBH prevails in writ proceeding on behalf of sexual assault victim

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Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams and Ehlert Hicks recently secured a rare win in a writ proceeding before the California Court of Appeal.  The underlying case — Dr. Meena Zareh v. County of Los Angeles, University of Southern California, et al., is pending in Los Angeles Superior Court. The writ petition challenged a protective order entered […]

California Corrections Department to pay $2.3 million to decorated special agents for claims of unrelenting gender bias

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The agency that runs California’s prisons has settled a gender discrimination lawsuit by two of its female special agents for $2.3 million, in what is believed to be the largest settlement of its kind for gender discrimination, including failure to promote, and sexual harassment within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).  Parker and […]

LVBH settles harassment, discrimination, and retaliation case against the FBI

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Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP, along with co-counsel Kaupp and Feinberg, has resolved a hard-fought case against the Federal Bureau of Investigation on behalf of a high-ranking woman currently serving as an FBI agent. The allegations focused on a squad of male agents who subjected her to sexual harassment and the retaliation that followed after […]

Darci Burrell to be featured in panel discussion of “A Woman’s Work: The NFL Cheerleader Problem”

A free online screening of the documentary “A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem” will be held on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. PST. A panel discussion will follow featuring the film director Yu Gu, LVBH partner Darci Burrell, LVBH client Lacy Thibodeaux Fields, and Equal Pay Today Director Shannon Williams. The event […]

Dr. Margaret Mitchell, founder of Google Ethical AI Team, terminated after reporting equity issues of race and gender and opposing the firing of co-lead of Ethical AI Research Team Dr. Timnit Gebru

Dr. Margaret Mitchell

February 22, 2020 – Dr. Margaret Mitchell, founder and co-lead of Google’s Ethical AI research team with Dr. Timnit Gebru, has provided additional information regarding events leading up to her termination, which was announced late Friday afternoon. Dr. Mitchell has confirmed that, before and after Google’s termination of Dr. Gebru, she was vocally raising concerns […]

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    LVBH clients featured in Berkeleyside article

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    Wendy Musell interviewed on pay disparities

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    LVBH honored with Distinguished Service Award by the Alameda County Bar Association

  • Special Agent with over 25 years of experience in law enforcement sues California Department of Justice, alleging gender discrimination and retaliation at California Bureau of Investigation

    Special Agent with over 25 years of experience in law enforcement sues California Department of Justice, alleging gender discrimination and retaliation at California Bureau of Investigation

  • LVBH proudly announces Leticia Chavez as an associate of the firm

    LVBH proudly announces Leticia Chavez as an associate of the firm

  • Daily Journal turns the spotlight on LVBH

    Daily Journal turns the spotlight on LVBH

  • Hilary Hammell discusses employer vaccine mandates in KPFA Radio interview

    Hilary Hammell discusses employer vaccine mandates in KPFA Radio interview

  • LVBH wins appellate victory for courageous #MeToo survivor

    LVBH wins appellate victory for courageous #MeToo survivor

  • Hilary Hammell quoted in Aljazeera report on Tesla racism trial in San Francisco

    Hilary Hammell quoted in Aljazeera report on Tesla racism trial in San Francisco

  • American Bar Association features Wendy Musell in panel discussion on religious objections to vaccine mandates

    American Bar Association features Wendy Musell in panel discussion on religious objections to vaccine mandates

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Be mindful of any deadlines you have approaching that relate to your legal situation, and make sure that you meet them. Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP does not assume any responsibility for advice given regarding any aspect of your case until you have a signed legal services agreement engaging the firm’s representation.

Though the firm provides free initial consultations, the firm retains complete discretion in every case to decide whether or not to provide a consultation to any person. Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP makes no guarantees, warranties, or predictions about your case, and past success at the firm does not ensure future results will be the same. The photos on this website do not reflect actual attorney-client interactions.