Steven Fingerhut

Steven Fingerhut is a Partner at Phillips & Associates. He takes an aggressive approach to 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, in January 2024, Steven Fingerhut received a Plaintiff’s verdict and an award of $260,000 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 that Ms. Smart was subjected to unlawful discrimination on the basis of her sex and race, and that she was terminated in retaliation for her objections to unlawful harassment.

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. On March 30, 2022, the jury reached a verdict and awarded $112,000 in damages to the Plaintiff. The jury further found that Plaintiff was not guilty of any of the counterclaims that were filed against her.

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, and an $800,000 settlement on behalf of a C-Suite executive who was terminated from his job due to his age.

The College of New Jersey

B.A. | Mathematics

Albany Law School

J.D. (2013)

2013

Attorney

Phillips & Associates, Attorneys at Law, PLLC

2015 - Current

"Rising Star" in New York

Superlawyers

2018

New York chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association

Member

Current

New York County Lawyers Association

Member

Current

Activities: Labor Relations and Employment Law Committees

National Employment Lawyers Association

Member

Current

District of New Jersey

Eastern District of New York

New Jersey

New Jersey Courts

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

Northern District of New York

Southern District of New York

Western District of New York

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

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