Hi everybody! Getting to spend every day fighting harassers and abusers is a dream come true. Building a law firm that “gets it” while providing aggressive, quality representation to survivors has been the journey of a lifetime. And now, New York is opening a one-year window for all adult sex abuse claims, no matter how […]
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love, happiness, and pedicures
into the unKNOOOOOOOOOO- oh hi, didn’t see you there. Like many people, I’ve been thinking about gratitude this week. Business owners read a LOT of personal development books and by far the #1 lesson out there is PRACTICE GRATITUDE! Personally, I get in and out of the habit. Of course there are times when I […]
another day, another sexual harasser. A/K/A call us
I knew last Monday was going to be a super long day. I had personal training at 8:30 am, the first of many in-office meetings at 10 am, tons of work to do all day, and then choir rehearsal from 7:30 to 10 pm. I had a rare commute to myself (usually I drop off one […]
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Why Caroline Cohen is the Woman for the Job (Civil Court Judge, 6th Municipal District)
Crumiller’s Senior Associate, Caroline Piela Cohen, is running for New York City Civil Court Judge in the 6th Municipal District. Here’s why she is the woman for the job. I first met Caroline shortly after we both had our first children in the fall of 2012. We had both joined a “Ditmas Park Moms” group. […]
Spotlight On: Genesis Fisher
When I graduated from NYU Law twelve years ago, I could not possibly have imagined how beautiful and resilient the friendships I formed would become, and what an important part of my life they would be. (That handsome man in my lawyering section – how could I have guessed we would one day get married […]
Catching up on 2018 – and What’s to Come!
This morning, I took a moment to pause and reflect on my life as it stands. When I think about what’s most important, of course, I think of my family first (Zohra is six now! and Sadia is three!). But loving them, and providing for them, comes pretty easily. Naturally, they are irascible at times, […]
Pregnancy Discrimination Around the World: Mandatory Pregnancy Tests??
Just last month, a City College in the Phillippines issued a policy requiring all female dentistry, nursing, and pharmacy students to undergo pregnancy tests. If the test comes back positive, the student may be prohibited from certain classes. In the memo announcing the policy, the school requested that the deans from each school provide a […]
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Why Having ADD Makes Me a Great Attorney
Originality. Creativity. Charisma. Energy. Liveliness. An unusual sense of humor. Areas of intellectual brilliance. Spunk. About 90% of the compliments I receive mention these qualities. And it’s no coincidence that these are the traits common to those with ADD. ADD (aka ADHD – the terms are interchangeable) is highly misunderstood. Some people might ask, why on earth […]
How to Negotiate With Your Jerk Boss: A Litigator’s Guide From the Trenches (Part I)
Every woman who strives for success, to attain the best for herself and her family if she has one, must negotiate at some point in her life. Negotiation is scary and unpleasant for many because it involves confrontation, and many people haven’t developed the skills yet to handle confrontation without stress. Negotiation with your boss […]
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Five Reasons Why Experience Matters
As I round the end of my first decade of practice, I recently had the occasion to reminisce about my very first trial in March 2008. Remembering the stress and anxiety is fun in retrospect, although when you’re new to trials, the experience is somewhat petrifying. Thinking back to my early days as a trial […]
Utah v Streiff: A Historic Dissent
Although Crumiller P.C. doesn’t focus on issues of race specifically, I am a firm believer in the necessity of fighting racism in achieving equality for all. While we focus on issues of family rights – pregnancy discrimination, maternity and paternity leave – which are not specifically racial issues, we find that, as in all areas, […]