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

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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

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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

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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 […]

CEB Features Jean Hyams Speaking on Implicit Bias and Jury Selection

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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

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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

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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 […]

Wendy Musell discusses California bill requiring salary ranges on job listings

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LVBH attorney Wendy Musell was interviewed for a recent article in The Register regarding a California bill which would require employers with 15 or more employees to include salary ranges on job listings. The Register, a global online technology news publication, wrote about SB 1162, which aims to promote pay equity. The bill would also […]

Plaintiff Magazine spotlights Darci Burrell

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Plaintiff Magazine, a premier publication for attorneys who specialize in representing consumers and employees, features a profile of LVBH Partner Darci Burrell.  The article describes some of Darci’s most memorable victories, including her first jury trial representing an African American woman against her employer, Caltrans, for discrimination and retaliation. Another notable success was a class action […]

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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.