Ariel Elaine Solomon

Ariel E. Solomon, Esq., concentrates her practice in the areas of Federal Employment Law and Civil Litigation. She has significant experience asserting rights of employees in complex litigation matters, including but not limited to, providing aggressive representation for employees in adverse action cases before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), discrimination cases before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, federal retirement and whistleblower retaliation cases.

Her practices areas include:

Adverse Actions
Federal Employment
MSPB
Whistleblower Retaliation
Prohibited Personnel Practices
Termination and Removal
USERRA
Federal Disability Retirement
Failure to Accommodate
Sexual Harassment
Retaliation

Features

• Discrimination Cases (Race, Gender, Disability)
• Employment Contracts
• Freedom of Speech Cases
• Harassment Claims
• Human Rights Advocacy
• LGBTQ+ Rights
• Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)
• Police Misconduct
• Prisoner Rights Cases
• Religious Rights Cases
• Union Negotiations
• Voting Rights Cases
• Wage and Hour Disputes
• Whistleblower Protections
• Wrongful Termination

• License
  Licensed in New York
  State: New York
  Acquired: 2007
  Currently Registered
  
• Honors
  2021 - Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America
  2020 - Super Lawyer, New York Super Lawyers
  2019 - Super Lawyer, New York Super Lawyers
  2018 - Top Labor and Employment Attorney, American Society of Legal Advocates
  2018 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2017 - Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
  2016 - Super Lawyers Rising Star, Super Lawyers
  2015 - Super Lawyers Rising Star, Super Lawyers
  2014 - Super Lawyers Rising Star, Super Lawyers
  2013 - Super Lawyers Rising Star, Super Lawyers
  2012 - Certification of advanced EEOC training, Federal Employment Training Group
  2011 - Outstanding Professionals Award, Association of Professional Women
  2008 - Empire State Counsel Honorees, New York State Bar Association
• Work Experience
  2011 - Present Partner, Solomon Law Firm, PLLC
  2010 - 2011 Senior Attorney, Tebano & Associates, PLLC
  2006 - 2010 Senior Associate, Tully Rinckey, PLLC
• Sample of Legal Cases
  Knox v. FBI -
  SUBSTANTIAL SETTLEMENT
  Williams v. Department of Treasury, 118 M.S.P.R. 423 (2012). -
  FEDERAL EMPLOYEE REINSTATED WITH PAY AND FULL BENEFITS.
  Erickson v. United States Postal Service, 571 F.3d 1364 (Fed. Cir. 2009) -
  WRONGFULLY TERMINATED FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WAS REINSTATED.
  Kennedy v. Department of Air Force, 355 Fed. Appx. 406 (2009). -
  FEDERAL EMPLOYEE AWARDED MONETARY COMPENSATION.
  Welshans v. United States Postal Service, 550 F.3d 100 (2008). -
  APPEAL AFFIRMED.
• Associations
  American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
  New York State Bar Association
• Education
  - Albany Law School -
  - New York University -
  - Vassar College -
• Speaking Engagements
  2013 - Veterans' Benefits - Veterans' Rights Pro Bono Project
  2011 - Federal Employment Law - Federal Employment Update
• Languages
  Hebrew - Native / Fluent
  German - Native / Fluent
  Japanese - Native / Fluent

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