David H. Tracey

Based in the New York office of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP, David H. Tracey is Firmwide Managing Partner and Co-Chair of the firm's Public Interest Litigation Practice Group. He focuses his practice primarily on employment law matters, including discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour issues, employee benefits and civil rights. 

Graduating magna cum laude, Mr. Tracey received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and international studies from Yale University. He continued his education at the New York University School of Law, earning his Juris Doctor in 2013 and graduated magna cum laude with Order of the Coif honors. After law school, he served as a law clerk for a senior judge at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. 

Licensed to practice in New York and New Jersey, he is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 11th Circuit, and 4th Circuit, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. 

Mr. Tracey is an active member of the National Employment Lawyers Association / New York. He has co-authored an article titled “Employers Should Owe a Duty of Loyalty to Their Workers,” published in the Cardozo Law Review de novo. A well-renowned attorney, he has successfully negotiated countless settlements for his clients.

Whether his clients have been subjected to discrimination, harassment or retaliation on the job, Mr. Tracey fights tirelessly on their behalf. He empathizes with his clients and upholds their rights when they're treated unfairly at work.