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 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 …
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 …
One of the very first episodes of the the BetterBrave Community Podcast featured Jean Hyams discussing how reporting harassment is doing the company a service. Better Brave is a nonprofit dedicated to tackling sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Hyams explained in the interview explains why and how employers are required to respond to …
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The California Employment Lawyers Association bestowed Jean Hyams with the Joe Posner Award, the organization’s highest honor. Established in honor of a beloved founder of CELA and awarded at the organization’s annual conference, the Joe Posner Award annually recognizes the individual attorney who has best demonstrated one or more of Joe’s inspiring qualities and who …