October 27, 2022
Pierce Bainbridge struck a deal to end a lawsuit brought by a paralegal who accused a former partner of sexually assaulting her and then publicly smearing her during his own bitter post-termination legal battle with the law firm, according to a filing in New York federal court.
November 13, 2020
Wigdor LLP can continue to represent a former Pierce Bainbridge paralegal suing an ousted partner at the ailing firm for allegedly sexually assaulting her, after a New York federal judge said previous communications between Wigdor and that partner aren't enough to disqualify the firm or disadvantage him.
September 25, 2020
Wigdor LLP should be disqualified from representing a paralegal who filed defamation claims against a former Pierce Bainbridge attorney who allegedly sexually assaulted her, as the lawyer previously shared confidential information with the firm, the attorney has told a New York federal court.
August 06, 2020
A former Pierce Bainbridge paralegal has hit the firm and ex-partner Don Lewis with a defamation and discrimination lawsuit, claiming Lewis sexually assaulted her and then publicly smeared her after the alleged assault sparked a prolonged and intensely bitter legal battle between Lewis and the firm.