Steven Mitchell Sack, Civil Rights Attorney in New York
Over 46 years of legal practice · focused on Civil Rights, Employment, and Wrongful Termination · 5.0/5 rating from 1 verified client review
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New, NY
Practicing civil rights in New York since 1980.
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Steven Mitchell Sack is a member based in New York, NY. The practice focuses on Civil Rights, Employment, and Wrongful Termination. Steven has over 46 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at The Law Offices of Steven Mitchell Sack. Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 client review.
- Based in
- New York, NY
- Experience
- over 46 years
- Known for
- Civil Rights · Employment · Wrongful Termination
- Handles Civil Rights, Employment, and Wrongful Termination matters from New York, NY.
- Over 46 years of practice as a licensed attorney.
About Steven Mitchell Sack: Steven Mitchell Sack is a member based in New York, NY. The practice focuses on Civil Rights, Employment, and Wrongful Termination. Steven has over 46 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at The Law Offices of Steven Mitchell Sack. Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 client review.
Areas of practice
Legal matters Steven takes on
Steven concentrates on civil rights, employment, and wrongful termination. Each area below outlines the kind of case Steven handles, typical outcomes to expect, and how the intake process starts.
Civil Rights
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Employment
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Wrongful Termination
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Civil Rights cases in New York
Steven takes civil rights matters in New York. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Steven agrees to represent you.
Employment cases in New York
Steven takes employment matters in New York. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Steven agrees to represent you.
Wrongful Termination cases in New York
Steven takes wrongful termination matters in New York. Typical engagements include intake calls to scope the issue, review of any records or filings you already have, and a written strategy memo before Steven agrees to represent you.
Biography
Meet Steven Mitchell Sack — civil rights lawyer in New York
Steven Mitchell Sack is a member based in New York, NY. The practice focuses on Civil Rights, Employment, and Wrongful Termination. Steven has over 46 years of legal experience. Currently practicing at The Law Offices of Steven Mitchell Sack. Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 1 client review.
Steven Mitchell Sack, The Employee’s Lawyer ® , has been enforcing the workplace rights of employees, executives and salespeople for over 41 years. Although employment law is complex and ever-changing, employees now have more legal rights than ever before. As an advocate, Mr. Sack strives to educate the workforce on their employee rights and how they may go about protecting those rights. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and Boston College Law School, and the author of 20 books, Mr. Sack is driven to protect employees by providing invaluable job, career, and legal strategies.
Mr. Sack maintains a New York law practice under the philosophy that nothing is more important than a client’s needs. The law practice is devoted to severance negotiations of terminated executives and employees, job discrimination lawsuits, contract negotiations, representation of salespeople in breach-of-contract and commission disputes, class action hour and wage litigation, and general labor law. His comments on job issues have been reported in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Newsday, the Daily News and the New York Post, and he has appeared on Oprah, CNN, Fox News, and Good Day New York. Mr. Sack has been interviewed by Forbes for numerous articles on discrimination-related workplace matters.
Mr. Sack is the recipient of the prestigious Long Island Business News Leadership in Law award in the Sole Practitioner category for several years and, in 2021, was named as a Trailblazer in Employment Law by The National Law Journal.
In a legal case decided in September 2015, Mr. Sack, with trial counsel Scott A. Lucas, represented three women who were wrongfully terminated when their employer discovered that they were pregnant, and obtained a $6.2 million jury verdict in Bronx Supreme Court. Additionally, with Attorney Scott A. Lucas, Mr. Sack obtained a favorable decision changing New York law for waiters who were denied tips, thus making it harder for restaurants and caterers to keep gratuities intended for their wait staff. The New York Court of Appeals case was Samiento v. World Yacht, Inc. 10 N.Y.3d 70 (2008).
Mr. Sack is also an author, lecturer and former radio show host. This year, he is releasing a new book FIRED! Protect Your Rights & FIGHT BACK If You’re Terminated, Laid Off, Downsized, Restructured, Forced to Resign or Quit through his publishing company Legal Strategies Publications.
AUTHOR
The Employee Rights Handbook:
Effective Legal Strategies to Protect Your Job From Interview to Pink Slip
(Legal Strategies Inc., 2010)
Sales Rep Strategies for Dealing with Principals Successfully (Third Edition)
(The Sales Reps Advisor, 2005)
The Lifetime Family Legal Guide Twenty First Century Edition
(Book-Of-The-Month Club, 2000)
The Employee Rights Handbook:
The Essential Guide for People on The Job
(Warner Books, 2000)
Getting Fired:
What to Do If You’re Fired, Downsized, Laid off, Restructured, Discharged, Terminated, Or Forced to Resign
(Warner Books, 1999)
The Lifetime Family Legal Guide
(Prentice Hall Press, 1998)
The Working Woman’s Legal Survival Guide:
Know Your Workplace Rights Before It’s Too Late
(Prentice Hall Press, 1998)
The Lifetime Legal Guide
(Book-Of-The Month Club, 1996)
From Hiring to Firing:
The Legal Survival Guide For Employers in the 90’s
(Legal Strategies Inc., 1995)
Legal Documents for Employers:
Sample Contracts, Forms & Checklists for Hiring, Firing, and Managing Workers
(Legal Strategies Inc., 1995)
Legal Documents for HR Professionals:
A Compendium of Sample Contracts, Forms & Checklists for Employment, Separation and Day-to-Day Operations
(Legal Strategies Inc., 1994)
The Hiring & Firing Book:
A Complete Legal Guide For Employers
(Legal Strategies Inc., 1993)
Dont Get Taken!
How to Avoid Common Consumer Rip-Offs
(Consumer Books, 1993)
The Employee Rights Handbook:
Answers to Legal Questions from Interview to Pink Slip
(Facts on File Inc., 1991)
Sales Rep Strategies for Dealing With Principals Successfully:
Negotiations, Contracts, Working Relationships & Terminations
(The Sales Reps Advisor, 1991)
Employment Law: A Printers Handbook
(NAPL, 1991)
NAPL Employee Handbook
(NAPL, 1988)
The Complete Legal Guide to Marriage, Divorce, Custody and Living Together
(McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1988)
Don’t Get Taken!
A Preventive Legal Guide to Protect Your Home, Money, Family and Job
(McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1985)
The Salesperson’s Legal Guide
(Prentice-Hall, 1981)
GENERAL COUNSEL
Eastern Winter Sports Reps Association, Inc., (EWSRA) 2013
National Shoe Travelers, (NST) 2013
Eastern Outdoor Reps Association, (EORA) 2013
New England Apparel Club, (NEAC) 2003
Independent Professional Representative’s Organization, (IPRO) 2002
The Food Service Group, Inc. 2001
MRC Members of the Specialty Equipment Market Association, (SEMA) 1999
Manufacturers Agents For The Food Service Industry, (MAFSI) 1996
National Association of General Merchandise Representatives, (NAGMR) 1995
Manufacturers Representatives of America, Inc., (MRA) 1995
National Ornament & Electrical Lights Christmas Association, Inc., (NOEL) 1995
Bureau of Wholesale Sales Representatives, (BWSR) 1995
National Association Division Seven Representatives, (NADS) 1993
Automotive Service Industry Association, (ASIA) 1992
United League of Toy Representative’s Association, (ULTRA) 1992
Broker Management Council, (BMC) 1992
New England Chapter of the National Association of Electrical Representatives, (NEMRA) 1991
Natural Product Broker’s Association, (NPBA) 1991
Eastern Outdoor Representatives Association, (EORA) 1990
United Association of Manufacturer’s Reps, (UAMR) 1989
National Association of Independent Publishers Representatives, (NAIPR) 1988
Office Products Representative’s Association, (OPRA) 1988
Labor Counsel, New York Manufacturer’s Apparel Reps, (NYMAR) 1986
National Association of Printers and Lithographers, (NAPL) 1985
New York Boot & Shoe Traveler’s Association, (B&STA) 1982
MEDIA APPEARANCES
The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Sally Jesse Raphael Show, CNBC’s Smart Money, The Joe Franklin Show, People Are Talking, CNN News, Late Night America, AM Chicago and hundreds of appearances on radio talk shows throughout the U.S.
INTERVIEWS
The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fortune, BusinessWeek, RIAs Alert, Sales & Marketing Management Magazine, Industrial Distribution Magazine, Sales Managers Bulletin and dozens of other business publications, newspapers, and newsletters.
ARBITRATOR
Served as a commercial arbitrator in breach of contract, entertainment and employment-related disputes for the American Arbitration Association from 1984-1996.
SEMINARS
Mr. Sack conducts corporate seminars for sales reps and companies throughout the U.S.
TRIAL STRATEGIST AND EXPERT WITNESS
Steven Mitchell Sack is engaged in this capacity by law firms throughout the U.S.
RADIO HOST
Hosted a nationally syndicated radio talk show Steven Sack, The Employee’s Lawyer® on Sundays 9-12 p.m. eastern standard time through the i.e. america radio network from 1999-2004. Recently hosted a show on The Talk of New York (970 AM).
LEGAL CONSULTANT
Serves as a consultant to Findlaw.com, a leading legal internet web site and The Sales Rep Advisor, a monthly legal, financial and business newsletter.
LEGAL REFERRAL SERVICE
Has been accepted for panel membership and receives labor and employment referrals from the New York City Legal Referral Service since 1985.
How Steven handles civil rights matters
Steven Mitchell Sack, The Employee’s Lawyer ® , has been enforcing the workplace rights of employees, executives and salespeople for over 41 years. Although employment law is complex and ever-changing, employees now have more legal rights than ever before. As an advocate, Mr. Sack strives to educate the workforce on their employee rights and how they may go about protecting those rights. A Phi…
The kind of cases Steven takes
Steven reviews new inquiries case-by-case for civil rights, employment, and wrongful termination matters across New York.
Credentials
Education, bar admissions, and languages
Boston College Law School
J.D. · 1979
Stony Brook University
B.A. Phi · 1976
Jurisdictions
Steven's state bar admissions
U.S. Tax Court
1982 · ACTIVE
Steven studied at J.D. in Boston College Law School and B.A. Phi in Stony Brook University.
Law school and academic background
Steven completed J.D. in Boston College Law School and B.A. Phi in Stony Brook University. Formal legal training is one signal of substantive knowledge — the day-to-day practice Steven runs in New York is where that training gets applied to real client questions.
Affiliations
Steven's professional memberships and bar associations
American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Division) New York County Lawyer's Association New York State Bar Association
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Locations
Steven Mitchell Sack's office in New York
Steven's primary office is at 70 East 55th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY, 10022. In-person meetings are by appointment; a phone intake usually comes first.
The Law Offices of Steven Mitchell Sack
70 East 55th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10022
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How to hire Steven Mitchell Sack — what to expect in your first consultation
Working with a new civil rights attorney should feel structured. Here's how the first two conversations with Steven usually go, from the moment you request a consult to the day representation begins.
Consultation formats and pricing
Steven charges for the initial consult. That fee is credited toward representation if you retain Steven's office.
What to bring to your first meeting
Bring any documents you already have — police reports, medical records, filed pleadings, correspondence from an insurer, a copy of the contract at issue. If you're not sure, err on the side of bringing everything; Steven will tell you what matters and what doesn't.
Questions to ask a civil rights attorney in New York
A short list to run through before you commit: How many civil rights matters have you handled in the last year? What's your fee structure? Who else in the office will work on this? What's your realistic estimate of timeline and range of outcomes? How do I reach you between meetings?
Fees & payment
Fees, payment methods, and consultation options for Steven
Steven discusses fees during intake so the arrangement fits the matter. Contingency, hourly, and flat-fee options are all common in civil rights practice — ask which fits.
Hourly rates, contingency fees, and flat-fee options
Every civil rights matter is priced differently. Simple document review might be a flat fee. Injury litigation is often contingency. Complex commercial disputes usually run hourly with a retainer. Steven confirms the model in the engagement letter before any work starts.
Payment methods and payment plans
Steven's office accepts standard payment methods. Ask about payment plans if the retainer is a stretch — many civil rights practices work with clients on structured schedules.
Frequently asked
Frequently asked questions about Steven Mitchell Sack
How much does it cost to hire Steven for a civil rights case?
Cost depends on the type of matter, the fee model (contingency, flat, hourly), and how contested the case becomes. Steven walks through the likely range during the consult so there are no surprises.
Does Steven offer a free consultation?
Steven charges for the initial consult; that fee is credited toward representation if you retain Steven's office. Some civil rights attorneys offer free consults — check Steven's current terms during booking.
How long do civil rights cases in New York typically take?
Simple civil rights matters can wrap in a few weeks; disputed cases can run 6–18 months from intake to resolution, longer if the matter goes to trial. Steven gives a realistic estimate for your facts at the consult — vague answers here are a red flag.
Can Steven take my case if I'm outside New York?
Steven is licensed in New York. Matters governed by New York law are the natural fit. Out-of-state matters are handled case-by-case, sometimes with local co-counsel. Ask during intake — Steven will tell you if the case is a fit or refer you to someone closer to your court.
What should I bring to my first meeting with Steven?
Bring every document that touches the dispute: contracts, correspondence, police or medical reports, filed pleadings, invoices, photographs, insurance letters. Also bring a written timeline of what happened, in your own words. Steven will filter what matters — over-preparing at intake is always cheaper than needing a second meeting.
Is Steven accepting new civil rights clients right now?
Steven's intake status shifts week to week. Submit the form; the office will confirm availability or refer the matter out.
Areas served
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