Legal Industry News
February 1, 2010
Ex-Howrey Associate Files $30M Discrimination Suit Against the Firm
Kamisha Menns, a former associate at Howrey’s office in Brussels, filed a $30 million lawsuit against Howrey in Washington D.C. Superior Court last week, alleging that the firm violated the D.C. Human Rights Act by retaliating against her, creating a hostile work environment, and inflicting both intentional and negligent emotional distress.
Menns, a black woman from Jamaica, says that she was excluded from meetings, segregated from other lawyers, and subjected to heightened scrutiny because of her race and national origin. According to the complaint, when Menns spoke with managing partner Trevor Soames about the hostility she had experienced, he said…
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