Brian S. Schaffer

Top rated Employment & Labor attorney in New York, New York

Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP
Brian S. Schaffer
Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP

Practice areas: Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation; view more

Licensed in New York since: 2004

Education: New York Law School

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2025 Selected to Rising Stars: 2011 - 2015

Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP

28 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10005 Visit website

Details

Dedicated to representing clients before the United States District Courts in single-plaintiff, collective and class action lawsuits for failure to pay proper wages, overtime and commissions, attorney Brian S. Schaffer has handled many high-profile cases and is often quoted in national publications. A former judicial clerk in Kings County, he began his legal career drafting contracts for artists and executives in one of the largest music publishing companies in the country. Since that time Mr. Schaffer has also protected the rights of clients in a wide variety of labor and employment-related litigation, including claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, failure to accommodate disabilities, family and medical leave violations, and breach of contract.

Mr. Schaffer is licensed to practice law in the state of New York, before the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. Mr. Schaffer is a member of the New York County Lawyers' Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) of New York. He is partner in the New York firm of Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP.

Practice areas

Employment & Labor: Employee, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff

Focus areas

Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employee, Labor Law, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

  • 50% Employment & Labor: Employee
  • 50% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 2004, New York

Professional Webpage: https://www.fslawfirm.com/legal-team/brian-schaffer.html

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
  • Western District of New York
  • Member, New York County Lawyers Association
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
  • Nothern District of New York
  • New York, 2004
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
  • Member, National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) of New York
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
  • New York Law School
Videos:
  • This video provides an overview of the firm's practice areas and accomplishments., Fitapelli & Schaffer, Labor And Employment
Educational Background:
  • New York Law School
  • Binghamton University, B.A. in Philosophy, Politics

Office location for Brian S. Schaffer

28 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10005

Phone: 212-300-0375

Selections

10 Years Super Lawyers
5 Years Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2025
  • Rising Stars: 2011 - 2015

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