THE EMPLOYEE MATTERS: Press Releases

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

LVBH client settles lawsuit against San Rafael City Schools

June 6, 2022 – Juan Rodriguez, a beloved principal at Venetia Valley School, has settled a discrimination and retaliation case that he brought against San Rafael City Schools (“SRCS”). SRCS has agreed to pay $725,000 to settle Mr. Rodriguez’s claims. The lawsuit, filed in September 2020, alleged that the Superintendent and Board of San Rafael […]

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

April 15, 2022 – Special Agent in Charge R. Capello, one of the two highest-ranking women within California Department of Justice’s Bureau of Investigation, has filed a lawsuit against the DOJ alleging a persistent pattern of gender discrimination and retaliation. Capello, who has worked for the agency since 1999, alleges that her male superiors have […]

LVBH proudly announces Leticia Chavez as an associate of the firm

Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP, a boutique worker’s rights firm, has expanded its ranks by adding Leticia (Letty) Chavez as an associate attorney. Letty, the proud daughter of hard-working immigrants, developed a passion for fighting injustice when she witnessed her father being exploited at his job as a landscaper. Between college and law school, she […]

LVBH wins appellate victory for courageous #MeToo survivor

Sacramento, CA, October 1, 2021 – Today, the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, ruled that a former member of the California Assembly cannot sue the woman who accused him of sexual assault. In holding that the fair report privilege applies in the case of Dababneh v. Lopez, the court’s ruling protects survivors who […]

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

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

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 […]

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

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 […]