Top Civil Rights Lawyers From New York

New York offers some of the broadest civil rights protections in the country, enforced through multiple agencies and robust legislation like the New York Human Rights Law. It protects against discrimination based on race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, and more—across employment, housing, education, and public life. Civil rights law here also addresses police accountability, voting access, and public protest rights. Whether in a city borough or a rural county, skilled legal counsel helps New Yorkers hold institutions accountable and assert their rights in a complex and demanding legal system.

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Andrew Lieb
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Education, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Litigation, Title And Boundary Issues
Thomas J. Frank
Legal Specialization: Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Lawsuits and Disputes, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Creditor Debtor Rights, Foreclosure, Residential Real Estate
Robert J. Alessi
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Entertainment & Sports, Lawsuits and Disputes
Practice Areas: Administrative, Arbitration, Financial Markets And Services, Litigation
Sean Hecker
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Lawsuits and Disputes
Practice Areas: Antitrust And Trade Law, Appeals, Litigation, Securities and Investment Fraud, Tax Fraud and Tax Evasion, White Collar Crime
Catherine (Katie) Cherkasky
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: Administrative, Drug Crime, Litigation, Military Law, Sexual Harassment, Violent Crime
Howard M. Shapiro
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Lawsuits and Disputes
Practice Areas: Antitrust And Trade Law, Government Contracts, Litigation, Science & Technology, White Collar Crime
Eric Hecker
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights
Practice Areas: Corporate, Litigation
Fran Hoffinger
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Family, Lawsuits and Disputes
Practice Areas: Child Abuse & Neglect, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce & Separation, Domestic Violence, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, Litigation, ...
Pierre Bazile
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Health Care, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Administrative, Appeals, Arbitration, Car Accidents, Contracts And Agreements, Motorcycle Accidents, Railroad Accidents, ...
Jennifer Bonjean
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: Drug Crime, Gun Law, Litigation, White Collar Crime
Didi Hutt
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Health Care, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Animal and Dog Bites, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Discrimination, Litigation, Motorcycle Accidents, ...
Andrew G. Celli, Jr.
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights
Practice Areas: Antitrust And Trade Law, Appeals, Class Action, Constitutional, Discrimination, Litigation, Native Peoples Law, ...
Zack Holzberg
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Child Abuse & Neglect, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Litigation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination
Theresa Prezioso
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Animal and Dog Bites, Car Accidents, Drug Crime, Marriage And Prenuptials, Medical Malpractice, Motorcycle Accidents, Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect, ...
Andrew T. Miltenberg
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights
Practice Areas: Contracts And Agreements, Copyright, Litigation, Securities and Investment Fraud, Trademark
Brett H. Klein
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights
Practice Areas: Asylum, Brain Injury, Litigation, Wrongful Death
John T. Refermat
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appeals, Constitutional, Discrimination, Land Use And Zoning, Libel and Slander, Litigation, ...
Richard M. Kenny
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Construction And Development, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Motorcycle Accidents, Nursing Home Abuse And Neglect, Slip & Fall Accidents, ...
Andrew M. Friedman
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Health Care, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Spinal Cord Injury, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
Jeffrey Nash

Jeffrey Nash

  • Giordano, Glaws, Fenstermacher & Nash LLP
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Lawsuits and Disputes
Practice Areas: Identity Theft, Litigation, Products Liability
Michael V. Cibella
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Domestic Violence, Drug Crime, Federal Crime, Gun Law, Litigation, Sexual Harassment, ...
Marc A. Rapaport
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Administrative, Constitutional, Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Sexual Harassment, Telecommunications, Wage And Hour Laws, ...
Andrew M. Doktofsky
Legal Specialization: Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Estate Planning
Practice Areas: Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt & Lending, Probate
Jim Walden
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Lawsuits and Disputes
Practice Areas: Administrative, Antitrust And Trade Law, Banking & Finance, Litigation, White Collar Crime
Ryan M. Finn
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Employment, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Credit Card Fraud, DUI & DWI, Discrimination, Domestic Violence, Drug Crime, ...

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