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Davida Perry
Schwartz Perry & Heller LLP
dperry@sphlegal.com
https://www.schwartzandperry.com

For more than 35 years, Davida S. Perry, Co-Founding and Managing Partner of Schwartz Perry & Heller LLP has been the go-to legal counsel for employees experiencing sexual harassment and other forms of workplace discrimination including age, race, pregnancy, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin and gender. Davida has been a long-time advocate against sexual harassment even before the groundswell of support for the #MeToo Movement began in 2017.

She has achieved landmark decisions, namely Thoreson, where the court ruled that sexual harassment can be proven by the victim’s testimony alone and Bracker, where the appellate court held that the NYC Human Rights Law was constitutional, paving the way for victims of discrimination working in NYC to avail themselves of one of the most protective and comprehensive human rights laws in the country. Davida holds an “AV rating with preeminence” from Martindale Hubbell, has been listed by Thompson Reuters as a New York – Metro Area “Super Lawyer” every year since 2009, has been a “Woman Leader In The Law” every year since 2012 by ALM Media and has been recognized by City & State on its Law Power 100 list.

Davida is also a mediator with the United States District Courts of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and a mediator and arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.

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Janice Roven
Roven Law Group
jroven@rovenlawgroup.com
https://rovenlawgroup.com

Janice Roven has been practicing law for over 37 years.

Matrimonial and divorce clients take comfort knowing that she was involved in her own custody battle, which provided her with insight into the client’s perspective in a separation and custody struggle. Her post-custody reflection on the turmoil, the hostilities, the negotiations and the resolutions that arise in the divorce process make her uniquely qualified to meet her clients’ needs, both in and out of the courtroom.

In her insurance defense practice, Janice has represented physicians and hospitals in personal injury and medical malpractice cases. She has represented and sued pharmaceutical companies in pharmaceutical products liability cases. Janice has represented insurance companies, national accounts and third-Party administrators in general liability matters.

She has appeared on NBC News and has published many articles in legal trade journals and various other publications.

She is one of the few women lawyers in New York State with a Master’s Degree in Litigation, which she obtained at Emory University School of Law. She previously earned her law degree from Emory and completed the National Institute of Trial Advocacy Program. Janice is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey and Georgia, as well as before the Supreme Court of the United States. She graduated with Honors in Political Science from Barnard College, Columbia University.