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 […]
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 […]
LVBH honored with Distinguished Service Award by the Alameda County Bar Association
The Alameda County Bar Association presented Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams with the Distinguished Service Law Firm Award during the annual meeting and Installation of the 2022 Board of Directors on April 7, 2022. The event took place at Tilden Park’s beautiful Brazilian Room. ACBA President Pamela Ross introduced the firm as “a leader for equity […]
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 […]
Once Again. Every. Single. LVBH Attorney. Makes the Northern California Super Lawyers List.
For the fourth consecutive year, all four partners of Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP have been selected to the 2020 Super Lawyers list published in Super Lawyers Magazine. In addition, associate attorneys Katherine Smith and Hilary Hammell were both selected to the 2020 Rising Stars list. It is the third consecutive year for Katherine Smith […]
Jean Hyams Receives Joe Posner Award as CELA’s Attorney of the Year
The California Employment Lawyers Association has bestowed Jean Hyams with the Joe Posner Lawyer of the Year Award, the organization’s highest honor. Established in honor of a beloved founder of CELA and awarded at the organization’s annual conference, the Joe Posner Award annually recognizes the individual attorney who has best demonstrated one or more of […]
100% of Attorneys at Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP Have Been Selected for the 2019 Super Lawyers List
For the third consecutive year, all four partners of Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP have been selected to the 2019 Super Lawyers list published in Super Lawyers Magazine. In addition, associate attorneys Katherine Smith and Hilary Hammell were both selected to the 2019 Rising Stars list. Among those honored, Jean Hyams was named one of […]
Associate Attorneys Katherine Smith and Hilary Hammell named to 2019 Rising Stars List
Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP is proud to announce that associate attorneys Hilary P. Hammell, left, and Katherine L. Smith have been selected to the 2019 Northern California Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers. The distinction is limited to only 2.5% of attorneys in Northern California. Katherine joined the firm as an associate attorney in […]
LVBH Wins $325,000 Jury Verdict Against Lawrence Berkeley Labs
On May 24, 2019, LVBH won a $325,000 jury verdict in Alameda County Superior Court against the UC Regents and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on behalf of Kathy Eidson, a long-time employee of the Lab. Ms. Eidson began working at the Lab in 2001 as an electrician. In 2006, she fell off a ladder […]
US Postal Service Pays $600,000 to Two Female Letter Carriers Who Were Victims of Serial Sexual Harasser
Wendy Musell, working with Legal Aid at Work, filed a sexual harassment case against the United States Postal Service on behalf of two female letter carries who were sexually harassed by a supervisor who had been harassing female employees for over a decade. According to the lawsuit, the supervisor’s sexual behavior was an open secret […]
Katherine Smith Selected to the 2018 Northern California Rising Stars List
Katherine L. Smith, an associate in our firm, was selected to the 2018 Northern California Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Katherine joined Levy Vinick Burrell Hyams LLP as […]
California Employment Lawyers Association Honors LVBH Partner Jean Hyams with 2018 Leadership Award
On October 12, 2018, LVBH partner Jean Hyams received the CELA Leadership Award “for vision and wisdom in leading CELA to achieve our mission.” California Employment Lawyers Association Chair Wendy Musell presented Jean with the award in front of more than 500 attendees of CELA’s 31st Annual Conference, held this year in San Diego, California. […]
