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"Tom Newkirk and his firm are experts on the state of college athletics and the type of bias that coaches and especially female coaches deal with on daily bases. Tom not only successfully helped me resolve my dispute with Rutgers University but also made a historical landmark in having my reput...

Petra Martin

Swimming Coach

"I was represented by both Jill Zwagerman and Newkirk Zwagerman Law Firm better than I could have ever imagined. Over two years they prepared me to the fullest degree. They truly cared about my needs and opinions. My doubts, nerves, and emotions were always reassured. They never left me out of...

Stephanie Tranmer

"I was introduced to Tom Newkirk through a mutual friend when I was going to a difficult time in my career. Tom's understanding of the obstacles we face in collegiate athletics as female coaches is unparalleled. It was eye opening to discuss my situation with him. It gave me important...

Tina Samara

Tennis Coach

"I reported what looked like criminal activity to my supervisor.  Months later, my job was eliminated.  I didn't know where to turn or who to talk to, because I knew I did the right thing.  Jill Zwagerman was recommended by a friend who is also an attorney.  I knew ...

Terry Welker

"I will forever feel indebted to Newkirk-Zwagerman, specifically Jill Zwagerman.  From the moment they accepted my case, they were there to help me through an unbelievably exhaustive process and understand things that even I found confusing as a physician.  They also helped return my...

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Title VII Prohibits Discrimination against LGTBQ

June 15, 2020

"Today, we must decide whether an employer can fire someone simply for being homosexual or transgender. The answer is clear. An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or actions it would not have questioned in members of a different sex. Sex plays a necessary and undisguisable role in the decision, exactly what Title VII forbids."

 

US Supreme Court Holds that Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Response to Recent Events

June 3, 2020

Newkirk Zwagerman stands with all the protesters who demand justice for George Floyd and countless others. Systemic racism and implicit bias are nothing new, but we are hopeful that the protests being held across the world will push us to a new normal. A normal where everyone understands that Black...
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Jill Zwagerman

“When people discriminate, harass, and retaliate against you, they can make you feel like you are imagining things and that you are the problem.

You are not alone, you are not crazy, and you certainly are not the problem.

At Newkirk Zwagerman we do everything in our power to achieve the best resolution for you. Sometimes that means working it out with the employer and making changes to the workplace, and sometimes that means going to trial. I help clients obtain all sort of positive resolutions, including $11.8 million jury verdict in a sexual harassment case and $6.5 million in a public settlement for equal pay, gender and sexual orientation discrimination and retaliation. 

Whether your case is worth $1,000,000 or $1, we work with you to get you the best resolution for you.”

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Tom Newkirk

“After seeing discrimination claims for 30 years I recognized part of the problem was a lack of understanding and the need for education on how bias works and how bias creates harm.  To address this, I donate a good portion of my time to educating employees and other large organizations on the risks of implicit bias and work to design methods to reduce the negative impact of implicit bias on equal access to criminal and civil justice, employment, athletics, education and medical care.  At Newkirk Zwagerman we are committed to solving both sides of equation – holding employers accountable through aggressive litigation, but also showing them and our clients that in the search for true equality, there may be a better way forward.”

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