Steven Fingerhut

Steven Fingerhut is a Partner at Phillips & Associates | Sexual Harassment, Discrimination & Employment Lawyers. He takes an aggressive approach in the representation of his clients and is proud to give a voice to those who may otherwise have none. Mr. Fingerhut has obtained over $10 Million in settlements for his clients in the past five years. Most recently, Steven Fingerhut received a Plaintiff’s verdict in excess of $470,000 for his client after successfully trying hostile work environment, retaliation, and defamation claims, in the Eastern District of New York. Smart v. USA Labor for Hire, Inc., et al., Case No.: 1:20-cv-5594 (TAM). The jury found unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex and race, and unlawful retaliation.

Notable results by Steven Fingerhut also include a $900,000 settlement on behalf of an office manager who suffered severe sexual harassment, a $2,000,000 settlement on behalf of construction workers who were subjected to pervasive race discrimination, an $800,000 settlement on behalf of a C-Suite executive who was terminated from his job due to his age, an $800,000 settlement on behalf of a physician was was denied promotional opportunities on the basis of her gender, and a $975,000 settlement on behalf of a bank analyst who was sexual harassed by the president of the bank's corporate finance department.

In March 2022, Steven Fingerhut successfully tried a sexual harassment case to verdict in Queens County Supreme Court. He obtained a unanimous jury verdict for his client who was employed by the Defendants for less than 2 weeks. The Defendants were found guilty of sexual harassment, assault, battery, and an unlawful constructive discharge of the Plaintiff. The case was Grant v. Pexie Enterprises, Inc. and Carl A. Lashley, Index No.: 704041/2015. Defendants were represented by the Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington. Steven Fingerhut, with co-counsel, also obtained a judgment at a hard-fought trial for their client who was discriminated against by her supervisor and wrongfully terminated from her employment due to her pregnancy. Weng v. Fancy Lee Sushi Bar & Grill, Inc., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 183657 (E.D.N.Y., Nov. 18, 2017).

Steven is committed to providing vigorous representation to individuals who have suffered from employment discrimination in New York City and need an attorney to protect their rights. He is a zealous advocate of those who have suffered sexual harassment or discrimination based on race, sexual orientation, disability and other protected traits. He is an active member of the National Employment Lawyers Association ("NELA"). Mr. Fingerhut has also been recognized by various other legal organizations such as the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the American Institute of Legal Counsel, and the Lead Counsel Review Board. Steven advocates for individuals who have suffered harassment at large, Fortune 500 companies, as well as smaller companies with fewer than 10 employees.

Steven Fingerhut graduated from The College of New Jersey with a degree in mathematics and a minor in art history in 2010. He graduated from Albany Law School in May 2013. Early in his legal career, Mr. Fingerhut clerked for the Honorable Lawrence E. Kahn in Federal District Court for the Northern District of New York where he gained valuable insight into the federal judiciary. He then worked in private practice at a small firm in the area of employment law with a focus on FINRA matters. Mr. Fingerhut is admitted to the State Bar of New York and New Jersey as well as the Federal District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of New York and New Jersey Federal District Court.