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Genie Harrison Named to Daily Journal Top 100 Lawyers List

Attorney Genie Harrison is honored to have been named to the Daily Journal Top 100 Lawyers in California List September 21, 2018 Genie Harrison has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California, across all categories, by the Daily Journal, the nation’s leading daily legal newspaper, focused on law and business in California. For its list, the Daily Journal takes nominations from all over the state of California and selects the leading [...]

Genie Harrison Comments to Daily Journal on more time for #MeToo victims

More time for #MeToo victims September 20, 2018 — by Genie Harrison for the Daily Journal When CBS announced the departure of President and CEO Les Moonves on September 9, it was evidently hoping to close a sordid chapter in its history and move forward with a clean slate. Moonves had been charged with creating a toxic workplace, rife with sexual harassment and retaliation. CBS, in a corporate mea culpa, pledged $20 million to [...]

LAW.COM: Legal Tech Gets Emotional

Beyond Emojis: The App that Turns Feelings Into Damages Data September 1, 2018, LAW.COM Plaintiffs attorneys are getting a boost in helping clients chronicle their emotions and it comes in the form of an app. That app is Damages Genie, which it allows clients to report noneconomic damages and attorneys to analyze the resulting data. The attorney’s dashboard allows the lawyer to sift through the plaintiff’s inputs, and render them into graphs and visual [...]

Genie Harrison Launches Damages Genie™ App and Software at CAALA Vegas

August 30, 2018 The Damages Genie™ app and software program for lawyers launched today at the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) Annual Convention in Las Vegas. Created by Los Angeles trial attorney Genie Harrison, and brought to life by her husband and graphic designer James Lizardi and software developer Martin Bambanian, Damages Genie™ allows plaintiffs to record data related to their emotional distress, and pain and suffering on a daily basis. Genie [...]

Daily Journal on Damages Genie

August 29, 2018 Trial attorney designs smartphone app to measure trauma By Andy Serbe, Daily Journal Staff Writer An app designed to help plaintiffs' attorneys better track the day to day emotional distress of their clients and quantify it for trial has launched, the first of its kind. Damages Genie was designed by Los Angeles trial attorney Genie Harrison and her husband, graphic designer James Lizardi. The smartphone app gives plaintiffs a way to [...]

Genie Harrison Launches Damages Genie, an Innovative App and Software for Clients and Attorneys

Top Los Angeles Trial Lawyer Genie Harrison Launches First-Ever App and Software for Plaintiffs to Report and Attorneys to Analyze Non-Economic Damages Data Damages Genie™ Provides Easy, Intuitive, 24/7 Attorney-Client Communication Los Angeles, August 24, 2018 The wife-husband team of top trial lawyer Genie Harrison and prominent entertainment industry graphic designer James Lizardi, in collaboration with Genie Harrison Law Firm associate attorney Amber Phillips and longtime technology developer Martin Bambanian, today launched Damages Genie™. [...]

Tips For Mediating #MeToo Cases

Tips For Mediating #MeToo Cases Learn and embrace HerStory, let her show you by reenactment exactly what happened August 2018 Issue of The Advocate — by Genie Harrison of the Genie Harrison Law Firm Read the complete story below, or download the pdf HERE Sexual harassment and abuse is not new. There is not “more” sexual harassment occurring now. Rather, as a society we are paying more attention; we are listening. Likewise, the challenges inherent [...]

Genie Harrison Named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers 2018

August 7, 2018 California employment attorney Genie Harrison has been named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers guide. The 2018 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers were chosen based on a research-driven, journalistic process that, for the past two years, vetted the views of peers and competitors, and recognizes those who are “winning big for workers” just 10 or so years into practice, alongside esteemed lawyers who have been fighting the battle for more than 50 [...]

Genie Harrison Comments on Asia Argento Sexual Assault Accusations to LA Times

Asia Argento was a voice of #MeToo. Now she is accused of sexual assault. What does it mean for the movement? August 21, 2018 — by Alene Tchekmedyian, Richard Wonton and Melissa Etehad for LA Times The two encounters happened 16 years apart, but they have striking similarities. In both cases, a young actor was summoned to a hotel room by a prominent Hollywood figure more than twice their age. There, the victims allege, [...]

Genie Harrison Comments on Asia Argento Sexual Assault Accusations to INSIDER

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer slams Asia Argento’s ‘stunning level of hypocrisy’ after #MeToo campaigner was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old August 21, 2018 — by Andreas Rentz and Spencer Platt for INSIDER Harvey Weinstein’s attorney has launched a scathing attack on what he described as Asia Argento’s “stunning level of hypocrisy” after the Italian actress was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old actor and paying him off. Ben Brafman, who is representing Weinstein in [...]

Genie Harrison Selected to Daily Journal Top Employment Lawyers List

Genie Harrison has been selected by the Daily Journal as a Top Employment Lawyer for 9th straight year. July 18, 2018 Genie Harrison has been recognized as a 2018 Top Labor & Employment Lawyer by Daily Journal, a newspaper focused on law and business in California. The Daily Journal cited Ms. Harrison as a major voice in Hollywood in the wake of recent movements to hold sexual harassers accountable. Also mentioned were Ms. Harrison’s testimony [...]

Genie Harrison to Speak at Employment Law Forum

Daily Journal Employment Law Forum ABOUT THE PROGRAM: This full day conference will showcase the expertise and experience of leading practitioners in the ever widening topic of Employment Law. Co-chair Genie Harrison will be moderating two panels: #MeToo (9-10 am): Handling sexual harassment cases during the #MeToo movement and Pay Equity (11:20 am-12:20 pm): Pay equity issues remain complex for businesses to manage, and compelling to pursue in litigation. This panel will address issues in pay [...]