Law Firm Leeds, Morelli & Brown: Becoming Powerful Wall Street Foe With Hardball Tactics
Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. Congratulates Michael Phelps on his Olympic Victories

The lawyers of the Law Firm of Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. would like to extend their most heartfelt congratulations to Michael Phelps on his performance in the 2008 Olympic Games.  As most of our readers are aware Michael Phelps won eight gold medals dominating all of the men’s swimming events.  Michael Phelps is a tribute to what hard work, dedication, and a strong desire to achieve excellence can accomplish.

The attorneys of the law firm of the Law Firm of Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. also know what its like to quest for and achieve satisfactory results for its clients.  A significant portion of  Leeds Morelli & Brown’s practice is devoted to championing the cause for employees whose rights have been violated.  Read the rest of this entry »

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is a government agency that enforces employment discrimination laws.  Religious discrimination is one type of employment discrimination.  Although Leeds, Morelli & Brown has been successfully handling many religious discrimination cases for some time, the law has been somewhat unclear.  In the last decade, the number of religious discrimination cases filed with the EEOC has substantially grown. (http://eeoc.gov/stats/religion.html).

On July 22, 2008, the EEOC revised its Compliance Manual on religious discrimination in order to provide clarification, especially with regard to an employer’s duty to accommodate an employee’s religious beliefs and practices.  Read the rest of this entry »

Law Firm Leeds, Morelli & Brown: Becoming Powerful Wall Street Foe With Hardball Tactics
Hubby Sued for Giving Wife STD: Grounds for Divorce, Adultery 

On Thursday August 14, 2008 CNN reported that a woman was suing her husband for $25 million dollars.  The husband admits to being involved with other women during business trips, and to having a mistress in New York.  He also admits to twice infecting his wife with sexually transmitted diseases, most recently HPV.  The story is shocking and upsetting, and an example of how adultery can have a physical and emotional toll on a spouse.  Read the rest of this entry »

The effects Divorce has on our Children’s Education

Bill and Melinda Gates were special guests on an episode of the Oprah Winfrey show last week discussing problems in the American education system.  The show points out that even though America is the richest nation on Earth its students are not meeting the standards of students in other countries.  The law firm of Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. shares in the belief that education is fundamental to the continued success of America, and has itself donated to worthy educational institutions, including Hofstra University School of Law. 

 Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. knows that their neighbors in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Nassau and Suffolk Counties share this ideal and that parents want the best future possible for their children.  Read the rest of this entry »

Prenuptial Agreements and Hope

 On July 28, 2008 the New York Law Journal published a fascinating article by Susan M. Moss, Daniel Z. Rivlin and Vanessa L. Keegan-Natola called “YouTube Aside, The Law On Prenups”.  The article covered a great deal of topics relating to prenuptial agreements, but one specifically caught our eye here at Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. As part of Leeds Morelli and Brown P.C.’s continuing commitment to the law, we wanted to share this information with our friends and neighbors in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Nassau and Suffolk Counties. 
 Prenuptial agreements are contracts that spouses sign before they get married.  The agreement governs the division of assets in the event of a divorce.  Like any contract there is a limited window where the agreement can be challenged because it is unfair.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Leeds Morelli & Brown, P.C.- Representing Plaintiff against the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority

When residents of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Nassau and Suffolk Counties are victims of employment discrimination, Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. is there to fight for the compensation that they deserve.  The latest in a long string of positive results that Leeds Morelli and Brown P.C. lawyers have secured for their clients came on July 28, 2008. A federal jury in Manhattan found in favor of Leeds Morelli and Brown client Gregory Fishman in an amount approaching one million dollars.

Gregory Fishman was the victim of religious discrimination and retaliation at the hands of his employer, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, and his supervisor Peter Senesi.   Mr. Fishman stood up for himself after he was denied a promotion because of his faith. Read the rest of this entry »

The one that the big companies fear

The attorneys of Leeds, Morelli & Brown P.C. know that when a person is the victim of employment discrimination, it is not uncommon to feel like the entire world is against them.  After all, they are just one person and they are taking on their employer and all the recourses at the employers’ command.  The larger and more powerful the employer is, the more that this effect can serve to intimidate and demoralize an employee.  Read the rest of this entry »

The attorneys of the law firm Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. know that divorce can have a devastating emotional and financial toll on everyone it touches. Sadly, many of our neighbors and friends are facing the realities of divorce. It is an unfortunate truth that the innocent children of the parties often suffer several unintentional side effects resulting from the proceedings. Leeds Morelli & Brown P.C. lawyers are committed to protecting all of their client’s interests including the welfare of their children.

On Friday, June 20, 2008, Oprah will rebroadcast an interview with M. Gary Neuman, author of Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way. Read the rest of this entry »

Last month, a kindergarten student named Alex Barton was “voted out of his class” by his classmates. His teacher, Wendy Portillo, urged the children in the class to tell Barton, one-by-one, what they did not like about him, prior to organizing the vote. Barton lost, 14-2. Read the rest of this entry »

El mes pasado, un estudiante de kindergarten llamado Alex Barton fue “Elegido fuera de su clase” por sus compañeros. Su maestra, Wendy Portillo, urgió a los niños de la clase que uno por uno, le dijeran a Barton, que no les gustaba sobre el, antes de organizar el voto para sacarlo de la clase. Barton perdió 14-2. Read the rest of this entry »