Marjorie Mesidor
HarassmentSlayer™
Your equitable advantage.
CHAMPIONING EQUITY | DELIVERING JUSTICE | ADVANCING EQUALITY
Highly skilled and sharp-witted attorney adept in handling sexual harassment and employment discrimination cases, with a strong focus on hostile work environment and retaliation claims involving race, gender, and pregnancy. Possesses extensive litigation experience in federal and state courts, known for persuasive advocacy and consistently satisfied clients. Fluent in Italian, French, and Haitian Creole.
Marjorie Mesidor
Ms. Mesidor is a highly accomplished attorney, specializing in employment actions against Fortune 500 companies and smaller organizations accused of discrimination, including claims of sexual misconduct. With a remarkable track record of success, she has secured over $65,000,000 in verdicts, awards, and settlements for her clients.
In 2013, Marjorie gained notoriety for her victory in the landmark case Johnson v. STRIVE, addressing discrimination within the same race. Her work against the impact of "poor door" policies on rent-stabilized tenants earned recognition from the Office of the Public Advocate.
With extensive experience in state and federal courts, Ms. Mesidor is a respected legal correspondent who has appeared on major news networks. She has received multiple accolades, including being named among the National Trial Lawyers' Top 100 Attorneys Civil-Plaintiff and the National Black Lawyers' Top 100 Black Lawyers. Fluent in multiple languages, Ms. Mesidor passionately advocates for her clients in complex employment law matters. Serving a global New York client base, she actively participates in professional associations and advisory boards. Trustworthy and dedicated to justice, Marjorie Mesidor is an exceptional attorney protecting her clients' rights.
Empowering Equality. Defending Rights. Delivering Justice.
$2 MILLION
SEXUAL HARRASMENT
$13.5 MILLION
WORKPLACE RETALIATION
$2.5 MILLION
SEXUAL HARRASMENT
WHERE YOUR STORY BECOMES OUR SHARED JUSTICE
NOTABLE OUTCOMES
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
PUBLICITY
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Recent verdict of $2.31 Million dollars was awarded Top 50 Verdict in New York, Labor and Employment for Sooroojballie v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in for a race and national origin based hostile work environment claim.
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Has had overwhelming success, achieving over $65,000,000 in awards and settlements for her clients.
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In 2013, procured an unanimous jury award in Johnson v. STRIVE, a landmark case decidedly settling the issue of whether those of the same race can discriminate against one another
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Dedicated to serving a global New York client base, Ms. Mesidor is fluent in Italian, French, and Haitian Creole. She maintains professional memberships with the National Bar Association, National Employment Lawyers Association in New York (formerly President), and the New York State Bar Association. Marjorie is an arbitrator on the American Arbitration of Association (AAA) employment and consumer law panels, a member of the NYU Center for Labor and Employment Advisory Board, the Board of Governors of Touro University, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, the Board of Directors of Girls Scouts of Suffolk County. She sits on the Ethics Board of the Town of Brookhaven and the Advisory Board of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office. Ms. Mesidor is a proud Life Member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; a community conscious action-oriented organization and is a member of Chief.
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Has been a Guest Legal Correspondent appearing on ABC Nightlife, FoxNews @Night, ET LIVE, WPIX Morning News, Dan Abrams Live on News nation, Cheddar News, WBLS “Cafe Mocha” and 103.9 Long Island News Radio On the Docket. She has been a continuing legal education panelist for the Practicing Law Institute (PLI), the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) National Bar Association’s (NBA) Labor and Employment Section and NELA NY on various topics in law practice management, negotiations, trial advocacy, punitive damages and jury awards. She authored an op-ed article published in Lawyers’ Monthly, Downtown Magazine and the online publication, Motto, from the editors of Time.
