Mollie Berkowitz

Associate

(347) 390-2147

My Practice

I focus on protecting the rights of those who have been treated unfairly in the workplace.

I understand that facing discrimination, harassment, and other illegal practices in the workplace is often highly stressful. An unexpected change in employment can be devastating. With that in mind, I aim to provide empathetic and client-centered advocacy.

Much of my work to date has focused on securing justice for victims of harassment and discrimination based on their sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or race. Illegal workplace practices, however, can come in many forms, and I am here to challenge them all. I have experience representing individuals as well as large classes of people in both negotiations and litigation, from the trial court to the U.S. Supreme Court. No matter the context, I exercise careful judgment to secure the best possible outcomes for my clients.

Credentials

  • B.A., University of Michigan
  • J.D., Yale Law School
  • Clerked for the Honorable Pamela K. Chen in the Eastern District of New York and for the Honorable Eunice C. Lee on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Admitted only in New York and Washington, D.C.
  • Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York; and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First, Second, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits
  • Member, New York City Bar Association
  • Member, New York State Bar Association

My Story

Before going to law school, I spent years working in a domestic violence shelter and facilitating domestic violence support groups in women’s prison. Those experiences showed me firsthand just how many structural barriers individuals often face in pursuing employment, housing, and education. I went to law school in hopes of helping to dismantle those barriers and create a more just world. And throughout my legal career, that is what I have aimed to do.

As a student at Yale Law School, I sued the federal government on behalf of thousands of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who unfairly received less-than-Honorable discharges, which blocked their access to critical veterans’ benefits. After law school, I served as a law fellow in Public Justice’s Students’ Civil Rights Project, where I litigated cases on behalf of students who experienced harassment and discrimination at school. I joined O&G to continue advocating for those who have faced unfair treatment—this time, in the workplace.

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