I am passionate about the work I do as an employment and civil rights lawyer because I believe that everyone deserves to live free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, regardless of who they are, where they work, or go to school.

I am a first-generation American lucky enough to have been raised in Queens, New York, the most ethnically diverse county in the world. My parents and most of our neighbors were new Americans with big accents but little social and economic capital. Growing up, I saw first hand how people who sound, look, or are perceived to be “different” are often denied an equal playing field, making it more difficult for them to establish a good life.

I have decades of experience working in the legal services industry. I began my career as a paralegal in the White House Counsel’s Office. I earned my law degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. After graduation, I worked for several prominent employment and labor law firms in New York City before I started my own practice.

As an attorney, I have managed the development of complex cases against some of the largest and most powerful organizations and corporations in the world. 

I am licensed to practice law in New York State and I am admitted to all of the federal courts in New York. Occasionally, I accept a case outside of New York and have appeared on a pro hac vice basis in cases litigated in Alabama, Connecticut, Kentucky, Nevada, New Jersey, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Wyoming.

I keep current on developing legal trends in part by being active in the legal community.  I am a member of the New York City Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the National Employment Lawyers Association, where I served on the Board of the New York Chapter for many years.