Here is the PDF of the Complaint.
www.abovethelaw.com/images/e...B1%5D.pdf
Here is the story:
Allen & Overy Hit With Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Posted by Peter Lattman
A former associate at Allen & Overy in New York has sued the firm, claiming he was fired because he insisted on observing the Jewish Sabbath. Norman Schoenfeld alleges in this 10-page complaint that he was let go after only two months because a partner at the firm was upset that Schoenfeld couldn’t work from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. Here are stories from Above the Law and the NYLJ.
He claims a partner allegedly swore at him before he left one Friday, demanded that he respond to e-mails on a Saturday morning and insisted the associate work with him during a Jewish holiday.
Allen & Overy issued a statement saying Schoenfeld was fired solely for performance reasons during a trial period of employment. A firm spokeswoman told the NYLJ there were a number of lawyers at the firm who observed the Sabbath. The statement also said Schoenfeld, who joined A&O from the ampersand-less Andrews Kurth, had failed to disclose on his resume his employment for 32 days at another New York law firm, which in the complaint is only mysteriously referred to as “NYC Firm.”
Representing Schoenfeld is Anne Vladeck, who recently represented Anucha Browne Sanders in her lawsuit against Madison Square Garden (click here). And no, the irony of this post coming on Christmas eve isn’t lost on us.
santaA Law Blog Christmas Story: Speaking of Christmas eve, we’re off to church to see our stepsons in a pageant — one is a shepherd; the other is a page. We got word this morning that the page, 3 years old, decided to drop out because he said it took too long to get to his song. But we just received another update: He’s back in! Apparently, another page was being nasty to him, and once the director said he didn’t have to walk with the other boy, he jumped right in his little cape! Have a great holiday and see you on Wednesday!
blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/12...ton-lawsuit/
This should be interesting.
www.abovethelaw.com/images/e...B1%5D.pdf
Here is the story:
Allen & Overy Hit With Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Posted by Peter Lattman
A former associate at Allen & Overy in New York has sued the firm, claiming he was fired because he insisted on observing the Jewish Sabbath. Norman Schoenfeld alleges in this 10-page complaint that he was let go after only two months because a partner at the firm was upset that Schoenfeld couldn’t work from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. Here are stories from Above the Law and the NYLJ.
He claims a partner allegedly swore at him before he left one Friday, demanded that he respond to e-mails on a Saturday morning and insisted the associate work with him during a Jewish holiday.
Allen & Overy issued a statement saying Schoenfeld was fired solely for performance reasons during a trial period of employment. A firm spokeswoman told the NYLJ there were a number of lawyers at the firm who observed the Sabbath. The statement also said Schoenfeld, who joined A&O from the ampersand-less Andrews Kurth, had failed to disclose on his resume his employment for 32 days at another New York law firm, which in the complaint is only mysteriously referred to as “NYC Firm.”
Representing Schoenfeld is Anne Vladeck, who recently represented Anucha Browne Sanders in her lawsuit against Madison Square Garden (click here). And no, the irony of this post coming on Christmas eve isn’t lost on us.
santaA Law Blog Christmas Story: Speaking of Christmas eve, we’re off to church to see our stepsons in a pageant — one is a shepherd; the other is a page. We got word this morning that the page, 3 years old, decided to drop out because he said it took too long to get to his song. But we just received another update: He’s back in! Apparently, another page was being nasty to him, and once the director said he didn’t have to walk with the other boy, he jumped right in his little cape! Have a great holiday and see you on Wednesday!
blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/12...ton-lawsuit/
This should be interesting.
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Re: Schoenfield v. Allen and Overly
Fri, January 4, 2008 - 8:59 PMIf there is one thing I don't care about, it is NY law firms, NY lawyers and their problems.
I LOVE it when I have to deal with a NY lawyer. They are so scared of Texas. So scared of me dragging them and their sorry asses down here. And they should be. Fucking NY lawyers in the ass is a national sport in Texas.
Also, while a lawyer's word is his bond in Texas, we make NY lawyers put it in writing.
Sorry if I sound crude, but I am trying to convey the true sense of the popular opinion.
Having said all that, I have no opinion on this case.
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Sat, January 5, 2008 - 8:01 AMYou sound angry.
I personally know several NY attorneys who are the apotheosis of integrity and honor.
I think you'll find that no matter where you go you that if you select people at random you'll get a full variety of human qualities, failings and flaws.
New York city, distinct from New York state, has its own personality and that tends to influence some cultural things about people who spend a lot of time there. But in the end, they are all just people.
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Re: Schoenfield v. Allen and Overly
Sat, January 5, 2008 - 11:47 AMI'll guess you don't deal with patent attorneys (NY-originating or otherwise), who are pretty much honorable from sea to sea (with a few notable exceptions; one of whom is from Texas, amusingly enough). I know a lot of patent attorneys who flock to Marshall, TX because it's become this super-rocket-docket for patent infringement, for some reason. I always thought forum shopping is vastly overrated.
I've been to Texas, but only on vacation (my ass remained untouched). Austin rocks. Where are you?
I wonder if the associate fired from A&O really was just a screwup who's hiding behind religiousness. I friggin' hate that.
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Re: Schoenfield v. Allen and Overly
Sat, January 5, 2008 - 1:48 PMIt was all the hell over the local papers when it was happening.
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Re: Schoenfield v. Allen and Overly
Mon, January 7, 2008 - 4:24 PMMarshall Texas ... woaw.
No comment. All I can say is, the Fifth Circuit is aware of the problem.
Sorry if I come across like some provencial hick, but time after time the NY lawyers I have dealt with were ... NY lawyers.
I'm sure they're all just people, like you say. They just rub us the wrong way down here.
Every legal community has its own customs and styles.
Here in Texas, we think of Dallas attorneys as being pricks and assholes. Everyone dislikes them. It's just the way they do things.
Generally, in most parts of Texas, lawyers strive to be gentlemen, and their word is their bond.
Less true in the big cities.
The bigger the city, the more lawyers seem to act like assholes.
You act like an asshole in a small town, and you quickly develop a reputation as an asshole.
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Re: Schoenfield v. Allen and Overly
Tue, January 8, 2008 - 9:59 AMRe assholes: you'd be surprised at how small a town a big city can get when a person starts behaving like a dickhead. I know the type you're talking about, believe me.
Oh well, nothing to do about it but stay on the high road and lead by example. And ask for sanctions. : )
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Re: Schoenfield v. Allen and Overly
Sat, January 5, 2008 - 2:51 PMjest put on a suthn accent an all the noth'n lawyers think you'r ignori'nt . . .
took my degree and my first bar in the midwest ...
since then I've been suthn . . .
and I didn't grow up in this gawdamned country . . .
one nation under gawd . . . damn . . .
imagin there's no religion?
