Jean Hyams and Sharon Vinick, the founding partners of Vinick Hyams Trial Partners, were both named to the prestigious 2023 Top 100 Super Lawyers list for Northern California and the Top 50 Women Super Lawyers for Northern California. To arrive at its “top” lists, Super Lawyers conducts a multi-phase peer nomination process in which attorneys […]
Vinick Hyams LLP founding partner Jean Hyams and noted jury consultant Sonia Chopra discuss the challenges of dealing with jury bias in an an on-demand legal education training through Continuing Education of the Bar. The CEB webinar, “Dealing with Juror Implicit Bias,” covers best approaches to voir dire, implicit association tests, attorney biases/stereotyping in jury
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Vinick Hyams LLP and co-counsel Law Office of Wendy Musell represent Special Agent in Charge R. Capello, one of the two highest-ranking women within California Department of Justice’s Bureau of Investigation, in her lawsuit against the DOJ. The lawsuit alleges a persistent pattern of gender discrimination and retaliation. Capello, who has worked for the agency
Vinick Hyams LLP and co-counsel Burrell Kagin Law are pursuing a lawsuit on behalf of three women employed as custodians at Berkeley High School. This Berkeleyside article discusses the lawsuit against the district for failing to prevent on-going sexual harassment and gender discrimination. As the article notes, this is the second lawsuit alleging inappropriate and
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The Register covered how employers use employment contracts to claim the intellectual property of their employees, sometimes even for projects the employee creates on their own time. The Register, a global online technology news publication, wrote about a recent effort by Amazon Game Studios to force employees to grant them the right to all intellectual
In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, Tanzina Vega from the public radio show “The Takeaway” interviewed Sharon Vinick about how employers can be held liable for harassment that occurs while employees are working remotely. In the segment– which you can vist through this link — Sharon discussed the risks of the virtual office
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The New York Times published an article discussing a lawsuit filed by executive Emily Kramer against her former employer, the financial technology company Carta. In her lawsuit, Kramer alleges claims for gender discrimination, denial of equal pay, retaliation, and wrongful termination. As the article notes, Ms. Kramer claims that she was paid less than her
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The California Court of Appeals ruled that a woman who accused a former member of the California Assembly of sexual assault was protected by the law when she chose to speak out at a press conference after reporting the assault to the legislature. This means that former Assemblymember Matthew Dabbaneh’s lawsuit against her for defamation
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Dr. Margaret Mitchell, founder and co-lead of Google’s Ethical AI research team with Dr. Timnit Gebru, provided fuller context regarding events leading up to her termination in February 2021. Dr. Mitchell confirmed that, before and after Google’s termination of Dr. Gebru, she was vocally raising concerns of race and gender equity at Google, including publicly
During the era of #MeToo, more women are bravely stepping forward about the sexual harassment they have experienced. The Mother Jones article “She Said, He Sued: MeToo Accusers Face Defamation Suits,” brings needed attention to the increasing tactic of accused perpetrators launching defamation lawsuits to continue to silence their accusers. The story describes how Pamela
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