Davida S. Perry
Top rated Employment Litigation attorney in New York, New York
Schwartz Perry & Heller LLP
Practice Areas: Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor, Civil Rights
Licensed in New York since: 1986
Education: New England Law | Boston
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2023 Schwartz Perry & Heller LLP
3 Park AvenueSuite 2700
New York, NY 10016 Phone: 212-889-6565 Email: Davida S. Perry Visit website
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As the Co-Founding and Manager Partner at Schwartz Perry & Heller LLP, Davida S. Perry is committed to representing clients in New York City, New York, and the surrounding areas. She focuses her practice on handling employment discrimination cases, including sexual harassment. Ms. Perry is a proud supporter of the #metoo and #timesup movements.Â
In 1982, Ms. Perry graduated with the highest honors from Skidmore College and received a Bachelor of Arts. She then went on to earn a Juris Doctor from New England Law | Boston in 1985, graduating cum laude. While in law school, Ms. Perry received an American Jurisprudence Award for earning the highest grade in her constitutional law course.
For 30 years, Ms. Perry has been dedicated to helping employees whose rights have been violated. Whether she is representing someone who has suffered pregnancy discrimination or working with a client who has been sexually harassed, Ms. Perry offers compassion and sound legal advice. Her successes include securing a $6.6 million award for a client who filed a suit claiming retaliation and sexual harassment. She also played an active role in obtaining $2.5 million on behalf of a client who experienced age discrimination and $1.33 for a client who experienced sexual harassment and retaliation.Â
For her achievements, Ms. Perry has earned the highest rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell; she holds an Avvo "Superb" rating; and New York Magazine named her to New York's Women Leaders in the Law every year since 2012.Â
A published author, Ms. Perry is a member of the National Association of Women Lawyers and the New York State Bar Association. She is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.
First Admitted: 1986, New York
Professional Webpage: http://www.schwartzandperry.com/Attorneys/Davida-S-Perry.asp...
- Skidmore College, B.A., Highest Honors, 1982
- Rivera v. United Parcel Service  (NY Slip Op 02145), 2017
- Tang v. Paco Group, Inc., (108842/08) (N.Y. Sup.), 2011
- Insinga v. Cooperative Centrale Raiffeisen Boerenleenbank B.A., 2007 WL 744621 (S.D.N.Y.), 2007
- Ryan v. City of New York, 802 N.Y.S. 2d. 854 (N.Y. Sup.), 2005
- McIntyre v. Manhattan Ford, Lincoln Mercury, 176 Misc. 2d 325 (Sup. Ct. NY Co. 1997) 1998 NY App. Div. LEXIS 13944 (1st Dept.), 1998
- Bracker v. Cohen, 204 A.D. 2d 115 (1st Dept.), 1994
- Thoreson v. Penthouse Magazine and Robert Guccione, 149 Misc. 2d 150 (Sup. Ct. NY Co.), 179 A.D. 2d 29 (1st Dept.), 80 NY 2d 490Â , 1992
- Named to City & State's Law Power 100 List, City & State's Law Power 100, City & State, 2020
- Named to City & State's Law Power 100 List, City & State's Law Power 100 List, City & State, 2022
- Named to City & State's Law Power 100 List, City & State's Law Power 100 List, City & State, 2021
- "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell with Preeminence (since 2003)
- Named to inaugural list of City & State's Law Power 50 list., City & State's Law Power 50, City & State, 2019
- Named to the New York Super Lawyers Listing, The New York Times Magazine, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
- Honored by the National Employment Lawyers Association at its celebration in honor of "Courageous Plaintiffs Who Fought Back" (1999)
- Named as one of the "Top 50 Female Attorneys" in the New York Metro Area listing in 2012 and 2013
- Recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Constitutional Law (1984)
- Named as one of New York's Women Leaders in the Law (2012-2018)
- Named to City & State's list of 100 most powerful people in the law, 2021
- Named to City & State's list of 100 most powerful people in the law, 2022
- Named to City & State's list of 100 most powerful people in the law, 2020
- Named to inaugural list of City & State's Law Power 50, 2019
- 31st National Conference on Employment Practices Liability Insurance , Speaker, A View From The Plainitffs' Bar: The Latest Trends Coming Down The Pipeline, American Conference Institute, 2022
- 30th National Conference on Employment Practices Liability Insurance , Speaker, A View From The Plainitffs' Bar: The Latest Trends Coming Down The Pipeline, American Conference Institute, 2021
- Workshop with Federal Judges on employment law, 24th Annual Employment Law Workshop for Federal Judges , Facilitator, NYU Labor & Employment Center and the Federal Judicial Center, 2021
- Presenter on the subject of mandatory arbitration and the 2022 Ending Forced Arbitration Act., Presenter, Push-back on Forced Arbitration, NYU's Labor & Employment Center 74th Annual Convention, 2022
- Continuing Legal Education presentation at the New York County Lawyers Association, Moderator, Hot Topics in Employment Law: The Great Debate, Legal, 2019
- 73rd Annual Conference on Labor webinar, Moderator , Addressing Pay & Equity Issues Of Inequality At Work, NYU School of Law Center for Labor and Employment Law , 2020
- discussion about two recent Supreme Court cases involving sexual oritentation discrimination and Title VII, Contributor , SCOTUS mulls extending Title VII protection to gay, transgender workers, Westlaw Journal (Thomson Reuters), October 22, 2019, 2019
- CLE presentation for the National Law Institute, Co-Presenter, Diversity, Inclusion and the Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession, Legal, 2019
- 2018, NYU Center for Labor and Employment Conference , Moderator, Assessing #metoo, 2018
- CLE Presentation at New York County Lawyers Association, Co-Presenter, Diversity, Inclusion and the Elimination of Bias: Litigation Avoidance for Attorneys (Pt 1) and Employment Discrimination: An Overview (Part 2), 2018
- CLE Presentation for The National Law Institute (August 10), Co-Presenter, "Diversity, Inclusion and the Elimiantion of Bias in the workplace: Litigation Avoidance for Attorneys", 2018
- article published by Thomson Reuters (February 27), Co-Author, "Harassment in the Workplace 20 years after Faragher", 2018
- Guest Speaker on the topic at The New Museum New York City, New York (March 13)Â , Speaker, "Sexual Harassment in the cultural sector: dealing with transgressions and gray areas" , 2018
- NELA/NY Spring 2017 Conference, Featured Speaker, "Individual Liability in Discrimination Cases", 2017
- Time Magazine (November 27), Co-Author, "What to do if you're sexually harassed and your company doesn't have HR", 2017
- Â CLE presentation for Lawline.com, Speaker, "Sexual Harassment & The New York City Human Rights Law", 2012
- Wingate Russoti Network Newsletter (Fall), Author, "The Epidemic of Age Discrimination", 2010
- National Employment Lawyers Association Publication, Co-Author, "Sexual Harassment in the New Millenium: The Impact of Faragher and Ellerth", 2002
- "How to Handle Your First Employment Discrimination Case," Practising Law Institute Publication, Co-Author, 1999
- "Trial Motions: Advantages and Considerations," Third Annual Employment Law Litigation Institute, New York State Bar Association Publication, Section on Labor and Employment Law, Co-Author, 1998
- "Counsel's Investigation and Retainer Agreements," National Employment Lawyers Association Publication, Co-Author, 1998
- "Claims for Damage to an Employee's Reputation and Future Employment Opportunities," Practising Law Institute Publication, Co-Author, 1998
- "Strategies for Settlement," Second Annual Employment Law Litigation Institute, New York State Bar Association Publication, Section on Labor and Employment Law, Co-Author, 1997
- United States District Court, Eastern District of New York Mediator, 2022
- New York City Bar Association, Member, 2022
- New York State Bar Association, Member, 2022
- American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator & Mediator Panel for employment cases , 2021
- United States District Court, Southern District of New York Mediator, 2020
- Advisory Board, NYU Center of Labor and Employment Law, 2018
- National Employmental Lawyers Assocation, Member , 2018
- NELA/New York, Member, 2015
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2002
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1999
- U.S. District Court, Southern Districts of New York, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Eastern Districts of New York, 1992
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1986
- Massachusetts, 1986
- New York, 1986
Office location for Davida S. Perry
3 Park Avenue
Suite 2700
New York, NY 10016
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- Super Lawyers: 2009 - 2023