At Sanford Wittels & Heisler, we concentrate our practice on litigation and dispute resolution. In the area of employment law, the firm’s cases include individual and class actions involving gender discrimination, racial discrimination, age discrimination, sexual harassment, and wage and hour violations in federal and state courts around the country. Sanford Wittels & Heisler steadfastly protects the rights of those who have been subjected to discrimination under our nation’s civil rights laws.
In addition, we have developed a specialty practice in representing corporate executives in employment actions against their companies, many of which have been among the Fortune 100.
Sanford Wittels & Heisler has filed numerous whistleblower actions throughout the United States and settled significant whistleblower/qui tam actions against major United States companies with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice.
At SWH, we represent consumers in consumer fraud actions which encompass unfair or deceptive business practices by companies which often engage in unscrupulous practices against thousands of consumers. Among those frauds is predatory lending, the practice of convincing borrowers to agree to unfair and abusive loan terms.
We also represent people incarcerated in prisons who are not being afforded basic human dignity or given their legal rights. Innocent people often suffer terribly due to avoidable medical mistakes. Sanford Wittels & Heisler represents people in medical malpractice, personal injury, and mass tort cases. The firm has represented hundreds of seriously injured individuals and fought aggressively for their claims.