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Miriam J. Manber

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Overview

Miriam is a litigator who handles commercial and employment disputes on behalf of a diverse client base, ranging from individuals and small businesses to public agencies and multinational corporations.  With experience in state and federal courts, administrative proceedings, and arbitrations, she has won numerous favorable outcomes, including on dispositive motions, in jury and bench trials, and on appeal.  Miriam has successfully defended many employment discrimination, whistleblower, and civil rights class action suits, and has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes commercial contract disputes. 

Prior to joining Hoguet Newman Regal & Kenney in 2015, Miriam completed a two-year clerkship in the Staff Attorney’s Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. While in law school, she participated in Cardozo’s Alexander Fellows Program, which allowed her to spend a full semester interning for the Honorable Laura Taylor Swain of the Southern District of New York.

Recognition

Profiles in Diversity Journal's Women Worth Watching list, 2019

New York Super Lawyers Rising Star in Litigation (2019-2023)

Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under List, 2023-2024

Benchmark Litigation Future Star, 2024

Best Lawyers in America®, 2024

Leadership

New York City Bar Chorus, Board Member

Experience

Experience

Obtained a multimillion-dollar jury verdict on behalf of a foreign credit card issuer and acquirer pursuing breach of contract and conversion claims against a major credit card scheme.

­Obtained a bench trial verdict on behalf of a public agency, defeating a Federal Employers Liability Act claim.

­Obtained pre-discovery dismissal of breach of contract claims on behalf of a small business client in the energy industry.

­Obtained summary judgment in favor of two public agencies named as co-defendants by two plaintiffs bringing race-based employment discrimination claims.

­Obtained a favorable negotiated settlement on behalf of a public agency in a civil rights class action alleging that certain agency procedures violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

­Obtained summary judgment dismissing Family and Medical Leave Act discrimination claims on behalf of a public agency, which was affirmed on appeal. 

­Obtained a rare defense win on summary judgment on behalf of a public railroad against Federal Railroad Safety Act whistleblower claims, which was affirmed on appeal in a case of first impression.

­Obtained summary judgment in favor of a public agency in an action by a retail tenant alleging breach of commercial lease terms, which was affirmed on appeal.

Obtained judgment in favor of a public agency in an action seeking delay damages in a multimillion-dollar public construction contract.

Obtained summary judgment dismissing reasonable accommodation claims on behalf of a public agency.

Obtained pre-discovery dismissal of race and gender discrimination claims on behalf of a public agency.

Obtained pre-discovery dismissal of familial status discrimination claims on behalf of a large multinational corporation.

­Ongoing defense of a public agency in a civil rights class action alleging that certain facilities are inaccessible in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Ongoing defense of a small, family-owned business in an employment discrimination action.

Ongoing representation of a co-owner of two franchise businesses in a dispute with former co-owners.

Ongoing representation of a high-level executive in restrictive covenant litigation.

News

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Sevice

  • Intern for the Honorable Laura Taylor Swain, S.D.N.Y.
  • Staff Attorney’s Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Admissions

Admissions

  • Bar of the State of New York
  • U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Service

  • Intern for the Honorable Laura Taylor Swain, S.D.N.Y.
  • Staff Attorney’s Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Education

Barnard College (B.A. 2010)

  • cum laude

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D. 2013)

  • cum laude
  • Moot Court Honor Society
  • Journal of Law and Literature
  • Alexander Fellows
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