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The partners of Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP have, collectively, represented plaintiffs in employment cases for almost a century. Our current practice reflects our commitment to helping employees remedy problems that have occurred in the workplace. We represent employees in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation.


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Leslie Levy

Leslie Levy

leslie@levyvinick.com | LinkedIn | 510-318-7705

Leslie Levy brings a lifelong passion for social justice to her employment discrimination law practice. In addition to representing employees, her record includes pioneering lawsuits against sexually harassing landlords and perpetrators of violence against women and children. Leslie has also successfully brought suit against BART […]

Sharon Vinick

Sharon Vinick

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As a child, Sharon’s favorite retort to any perceived injustice (no matter how large or small) was “that’s not fair.” Her parents jokingly told her that she should be a lawyer, and by the age of 10, she decided to do just that. By the time she entered law school, Sharon had decided that she wanted to be a “civil rights lawyer,” although […]

Darci Burrell

Darci Burrell

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Darci Burrell’s dedication to advancing the rights of society’s less powerful is equaled only by her devotion to the rule of law. An unyielding advocate for her clients, Ms. Burrell’s innovative legal work has expanded the bounds of civil rights law. She is particularly noted for the novel application of “aiding and abetting” […]

Jean Hyams

Jean Hyams

jean@levyvinick.com | LinkedIn | 510-318-7703

Over two decades ago, Jean Hyams left a successful career in high technology marketing to pursue her dream of becoming a civil rights lawyer. Jean believes that employers who institute good management practices can put a stop to discrimination, retaliation and harassment in the workplace. When they don’t, it is the job of […]

Leticia Chavez

Leticia Chavez

letty@levyvinick.com | LinkedIn | 510-318-7713

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 went to work for Local 721 of the progressive Service Employees International Union […]

Salina Isaq

Salina Isaq

salina@levyvinick.com | LinkedIn | 510-318-7709

Salina, LVBH’s Law Fellow, is committed to representing workers across California. A first-generation American and law school graduate, she maintains an unwavering dedication to ending gender-based violence and sexual harassment in the workplace. Salina approaches education and workers’ rights as a feminist issue…

Rebecca Kagin

Rebecca Kagin

rebecca@levyvinick.com | LinkedIn | 510-318-7711

Now based in the North Bay, Rebecca has spent the last 15+ years supporting workers in achieving justice in a wide variety of workplace disputes — including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, negotiation of severance agreement and reasonable accommodation guidance to help employees with disabilities keep their jobs […]

Wendy Musell

Wendy Musell

wendy@levyvinick.com | LinkedIn | 510-318-7712

Wendy Musell has made a career of holding employers accountable when they violate worker’s civil rights. Since 1999, she has dedicated herself to representing employees in wage theft, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and whistleblower actions. She is a recognized expert in representing federal, state and other public employees, including many high-profile whistleblowers who have called out government corruption. […]

Katherine Smith

Katherine Smith

katherine@levyvinick.com | LinkedIn | 510-318-7710

Katherine, who is an associate with the firm, was the first recipient of the Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP law fellowship for talented new lawyers committed to pursuing a career representing workers. An Honors graduate of Golden Gate University School of Law, she served as a law student extern for the Honorable Magistrate Judge Ryu […]

Rachel Terp

Rachel Terp

rachel@levyvinick.com | LinkedIn | 510-318-7714

Rachel Terp fights to ensure her clients enjoy existing workplace protections and obtain justice when they don’t. She has extensive success in litigating wage and hour claims on class, collective, and multi-plaintiff bases. During almost a decade of practice, she has helped recover millions of dollars in unpaid wages for her clients…

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Disclaimer

Nothing in this website is intended in any way to form an attorney-client relationship or any other contract. It is designed solely to provide general information about the practice at Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP.

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.