Benjamin Herold

Representative Matters

Advice and Counseling

• Drafted and audited employee handbooks and policies for employers in the luxury hospitality industry
• Trained hourly employees and managers on sexual harassment, discrimination, abusive conduct, and racial sensitivity
• Trained employers on the intersection between leadership skills and legal compliance
• Conducted investigations into sexual harassment, discrimination, and abusive conduct complaints

Litigation

• Obtained a full defense award in favor of employer after arbitration of allegations including race discrimination, defamation, retaliation, wage and hour violations, and various other related claims
• Obtained dismissal of wage and hour PAGA claim during the summary judgment phase
• Obtained dismissal of ADA/Unruh complaint involving failure to accommodate hearing impaired individual plaintiff
• Worked with a team that secured the exoneration of three wrongfully convicted and imprisoned individuals
• Obtained full acquittals of numerous defendants facing significant prison sentences

Education

• J.D. Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 2014
• • Editor-in-chief, Moot Court Honor Society
  • Jacob Burns Medal for Public Service
• B.A. Philosophy magna cum laude Hunter College 2009

Bar Admissions

• California
• New York