The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington

E-Newsletter: September 2017

Civil Rights and Personal Injury and General Practice Law Firm, Dedicated to Social Justice

The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington is a well-respected litigation firm with an office in Hempstead, Long Island. Our focus is primarily in the area of civil rights, voting rights, employment discrimination, police misconduct, personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and criminal law. However, the Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington is a full- service law firm handling matters in numerous areas of law and providing a wide range of services from contract formation to litigation and trial practice. RECENT VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS $7.75 million- Civil Rights and wrongful death action brought by the family of deceased $4.7 million- Repeated verbal and physical assaults on Yemeni-American employee, while supervisor failed to protect employee and discipline the assailant $1.277 million- Race based attack and serious injury by violent acts against Plaintiffs, who were lured to an isolated warehouse $2.8 million- Wrongful death, products liability case involving a tow motor accident at a sewage treatment plant	AT THE FIRM Federal Court Holds That Garden City, New York Zoning Decision Had Unjustified Disparate Impact on African-Americans and Latinos A press conference was held on Tuesday, September 26 at the Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington to discuss this recent development. On September 20, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York recognized that a 2004 zoning decision by the Village of Garden City had an unjustified disparate impact on African-Americans and Latinos in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. Read More » Female Town of Hempstead Highway Department Employee Files Lawsuit Against Employer, Claiming She Was Paid Less Than Her Male Colleagues and Denied Promotions Fred Brewington of The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington held a press conference at his office on September 15 to announce that he has filed a $3 million lawsuit on behalf of Debra Fee, an employee with the Town of Hempstead Highway Department. Ms. Fee claims that, despite her longstanding track record as an exemplary employee, she was never promoted or received a raise, while her male counterparts who were less experienced and less tenured than Ms. Fee were paid more and placed in higher positions. Read More » Frederick K. Brewington Selected to New York Metro Super Lawyers List for the Fifth Straight Year For the fifth year in a row, Frederick K. Brewington of The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington has been selected to the list of New York Metro Super Lawyers for 2017. He was recognized in the practice areas of Civil Rights, Criminal Defense and Employment Litigation: Plaintiff. No more than five percent of the lawyers in the New York area are selected by Super Lawyers. Read More » Marc Jean, An African-American Salesman for Garden City Jeep Chrysler Dealership Who Was Threatened at Gunpoint, Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Following the harrowing experience of being threatened by his sales manager at gunpoint in the dealership in which he worked, Mr. Marc Jean filed a complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights. On July 24, 2017, the NYSDHR found that probable cause existed that Mr. Jean was the victim of discrimination. Then the Nassau County grand jury indicted the gun-wielding boss, Mike Volonakis, charging him with felony weapons possession. Mr. Volonakis was arraigned on September 19, 2017 in Nassau County Court. On July 31, 2017, Mr. Jean filed his federal civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York and it is now pending. Mr. Jean’s attorney, Fred Brewington of the Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington, filed the complaint. Click here to read the federal complaint. *Fred Brewington Named as One of Newsday's* “Winners”** Fred Brewington of The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington was featured in Newsday as one of its “Winners.” He was chosen as a “Winner” for receiving the Abraham Krasnoff Courage and Commitment Award from ERASE Racism and the Haywood Burns Award from the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Civil Rights. “Winners” chooses four Long Islanders each week to showcase the recognition they have received from other organizations. To read the article click here. IN THE NEWS Garden City Accused Of Using Zoning Laws To Discriminate Against Minorities September 26, 2017 \| News 12 Federal Judge: Garden City Denied Minorities Affordable Housing September 26, 2017 \| FiOS 1 News Court Affirms Racial Discrimination In Garden City September 26, 2017 \| Long Island Business News Court Rules Long Island Village Engaged In Housing Discrimination September 26, 2017 \| Eyewitness News LI Car Dealership Manager Indicted For Aiming Gun At Employee September 19, 2017 \| PIX 11 NEWS State Lays Blame In 3 Nassau Jail Deaths September 17, 2017 \| Newsday $18M Suit Claims Bias September 16, 2017 \| Newsday Hempstead Worker Files $18M Discrimination Suit Against Town September 15, 2017 \| Newsday.com Marc Jean, African-American Salesman for Garden City Jeep Chrysler Dealership Threatened At Gunpoint, Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit September 15, 2017 \| Black Westchester Winners September 3, 2017 \| Newsday
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