Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well April 11, 2018 — By Employment Attorney Genie Harrison for Law 360 The FBI raid of the Rockefeller Center office and Manhattan hotel room of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael D. Cohen set off a firestorm of controversy about the [...]
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and What You Should Do If You Are Being Harassed By Rebecca J Sobie and Genie Harrison Sexual harassment at work is common and it almost always leads to devastating consequences for the victim, including fear, humiliation, anxiety, depression, inability to function well [...]
Congratulations to Genie and our friend and colleague Ann Fromholz who were both recognized as top lawyers at the center of the anti-harassment movement by The Hollywood Reporter. Read a short except below, and the full story at The Hollywood Reporter, HERE>. Meet 6 of the Hollywood [...]
Committee For Unsecured Weinstein Co. Creditors Includes Two Of Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers Plus WME March 28, 2018 — By Date Hayes for Deadline Hollywood The Weinstein Company Bankruptcy Committee will include Genie Harrison representing former Harvey Weinstein assistant Sandeep Rehal Unsecured creditors trying to extract compensation from [...]
The Academy’s New Code of Conduct Finds Its First Test: President John Bailey March 20, 2018 — By Gene Maddaus (Here is an excerpt from Variety.com:) After the drama and mishaps of the past year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had reason to celebrate [...]
Genie Harrison Speaking at CAALA Trial Skills for the New Attorney ABOUT THE PROGRAM: A fast paced and complete seminar for all attorneys admitted to practice for less than five years. Learn basic trial lawyer skills and tips from a superb group of renown plaintiff trial lawyers. This is [...]
Attorney Amber Phillips will be the featured presenter at the Women Lawyers of Ventura County’s program on Sexual Harassment Women Lawyers of Ventura County presents: The Changing Landscape of Sexual Harassment Claims, The Impact of the #MeToo Movement ABOUT THE PROGRAM: This 60-minute MCLE will provide a brief overview [...]
February 7, 2018 — Bob Moffitt for Capital Public Radio, Sacramento Sexual Harassment Cost Sen. Ted Gaines’ Chief Of Staff His Job — But The Lawmaker Continued To Pay Him Here is a short excerpt from the story by Capital Public Radio: Stephen Davey was forced out [...]
CAALA 2018 Executive Committee January 13, 2018 – Los Angeles attorney Genie Harrison was sworn in as CAALA 2nd Vice President of the 2018 Board of Officers at CAALA’s 69th Annual Installation and Awards Dinner. Mike Arias was installed as the 2018 CAALA President. Also installed were Sean McCann [...]
When Saying No Isn’t Enough Story by Sara Smile Sexual harassment isn’t exclusive to Hollywood. Lawyer Genie Harrison breaks down what constitutes sexual harassment, and what you can and should do about it. Sexual harassment in the work place, and particularly in Hollywood where “the casting couch” [...]
McKayla Maroney sues USA Gymnastics, saying it tried to buy her silence on abuse December 20. 2017 — by Bill Hobson, The Washington Post CLICK HERE for the entire story at WashingtonPost.com An excerpt from the story is below: Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast McKayla Maroney sued USA [...]
Women are rarely accused of sexual harassment, and there’s a reason why December 18, 2017 — by Maria Puente, USA Today Here are some excerpts from the story: In the fire-hose torrent of sexual harassment scandals we are staggering under these days, one thing stands out as [...]