HSPRD Settles Hospice Whistleblower Claim in $54 Million Deal
August 7, 2017
HSPRD attorneys Matthew Piers, Juliet Berger-White, Caryn Lederer, and Charlie Wysong represented the relator-plaintiff in a case that settled as part of a […]
Caryn C. Lederer is a Partner of Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd. She represents clients in a wide variety of complex litigation matters, with a focus on civil rights, constitutional law, class actions, labor and employment, and whistleblower litigation. Ms. Lederer also advises individuals, organizations, non-profit institutions, and corporations on issues such as employment and discrimination law, including drafting policies and employee manuals. She joined the firm in 2010.
Before joining the firm, Ms. Lederer worked with the Special Litigation Unit at New York Legal Assistance Group, where she litigated class actions challenging systemic violations of low-income New Yorkers’ rights to government benefits and services and engaged in advocacy and impact litigation on behalf of immigrants, people with disabilities, and consumers. Ms. Lederer also previously worked as a litigation associate at Weil, Gotshal, & Manges in New York City.
During law school, Ms. Lederer served as an Executive Editor of the Journal of Law and Politics and participated in the International Human Rights Law Clinic. Following law school, she worked in the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Tanzania.
University of Virginia School of Law (J.D. 2004)
Brandeis University (B.A. 2000)
Illinois (2011)
New York (2005)
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Named an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers Magazine® (2016)
Named to the Rising Stars list in Illinois by Super Lawyers® (2014-2018)
Member, Illinois State Bar Association
Member, Young Professionals Board, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (LAF)
Member, National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
Member, Illinois Taskforce on Human Trafficking
Member, Taxpayers Against Fraud
Member, Professional Women’s Club of Chicago
Writing Coach, Posse Foundation
Best Practices in Providing Healthcare to Transgender and Gender Expansive Patients, presentation at Chicago Healthcare Risk Management Society’s Annual Conference (Apr. 28, 2017).
Best Practices in Providing Healthcare to Transgender and Gender Expansive Patients, presentation to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital (March 20, 2017).
Northwestern University Community Forums on Travel Ban Executive Order & Immigration Policies, panel discussion at Northwestern University Chicago and Evanston campuses (Feb. 16, 2017 and Feb. 22, 2017).
Trump’s Executive Orders and What They Mean for Immigration, panel discussion at the University of Chicago Law School (Feb. 3, 2017).
Advocating for Immigrants’ and Workers’ Rights, presentation at the University of Chicago Law School (Feb. 17, 2015).
Discovery Issues in Farmworker Litigation, presentation at the National Farmworker Law Conference (Nov. 13, 2014).
Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees in Fee-Shifting Cases, presentation at the National Farmworker Law Conference (Nov. 12, 2014).
The Availability of Accessible and Affordable Housing for People with Disabilities, Testimony before the New York Assembly Standing Committee on Housing Task Force on People with Disabilities; New York, NY (Nov. 13, 2009).
Technology Enhanced Trial Practice, Training Program for Office of Military Commissions Guantánamo defense and prosecution attorneys, Williamsburg, VA (repeat presentations in Jul. 2007-Aug. 2008).
Escobar, et al. v. Gaines, et. al. Represented victims of a warrantless raid in Nashville, Tennessee conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Metropolitan Nashville Police Department officers. ICE and MNPD agreed to pay $310,000 to settle all claims. Related settlements were reached with private defendants in the case.
American Immigration Council v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Represented the American Immigration Council in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation seeking records concerning “voluntary” returns of noncitizens from the United States to their countries of origin. As a result of the lawsuit, the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection released several hundred pages of previously withheld records.
Cristobal Lopez, et al. v. Fish Farms, et al. Represented 14 Mexican agricultural guestworkers in a lawsuit against a Tennessee tomato farm that recruited the workers through the federal government’s H-2A visa program, subjected them to discrimination, inhumane working conditions, and then retaliation for complaining to federal and state authorities. HSPRD, with co-counsel Southern Migrant Legal Services, successfully resolved the lawsuit with a settlement of $390,000.
Successfully represented an executive employee in litigating Title VII retaliation and breach of contract claims against his employer, resulting in a favorable resolution for our client.
Successfully litigated claims including labor trafficking, race discrimination, and wage and hour violations for a group of migrant farmworkers, resulting in a favorable resolution for our clients.
Successfully represented a Vice President of a financial services firm in litigating sex and age discrimination claims against her employer, resulting in a favorable resolution for our client.
August 7, 2017
HSPRD attorneys Matthew Piers, Juliet Berger-White, Caryn Lederer, and Charlie Wysong represented the relator-plaintiff in a case that settled as part of a […]
April 28, 2017
On April 28, 2017, HSPRD partners Juliet Berger-White and Caryn C. Lederer presented, “Best Practices in Providing Healthcare to Transgender and Gender Expansive Patients,” at the annual conference of the Chicago Healthcare Risk Management Society.
April 26, 2017
On April 25, 2017 Judge William Orrick of the United States District Court for the District of Northern California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction halting enforcement of Executive Order 13768 from blocking federal funding to so-called “sanctuary jurisdictions.”
March 24, 2017
On March 22, 2017, HSPRD filed an amici curiae (friends of the court) brief on behalf of a group of police chiefs and sheriffs from jurisdictions across the country.
March 20, 2017
HSPRD partners Juliet Berger-White and Caryn Lederer presented to hospital staff and medical personnel at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital on best practices in providing healthcare to transgender and gender expansive patients.
February 18, 2017
On February 16, 2017, HSPRD’s Kalman Resnick, William Schiller and Caryn Lederer addressed Northwestern University community members at a panel discussion on the recent executive order banning travel and other actions taken by the Trump Administration affecting immigration policy.
February 7, 2017
On February 3, 2017, HSPRD’s Caryn Lederer spoke on a panel at the University of Chicago Law School addressing the constitutional, political, and practical impact of President Trump’s executive orders.
January 27, 2017
HSPRD has advised the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Major Cities Chiefs Association on the legality of efforts by the Trump Administration to deny broad categories of federal funding to cities that limit local enforcement of federal immigration laws.
January 13, 2017
We are proud to announce that twelve of our attorneys have been selected as 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers and three of our attorneys have been selected as 2016 Illinois Rising Stars.
November 22, 2016
Our firm has and will continue to tirelessly work to protect the rights of these and other vulnerable individuals, including, if necessary, by challenging government action that is discriminatory, unconstitutional, or unlawful.
November 2, 2016
On October 28, 2016, HSPRD’s Joshua Karsh and Caryn Lederer, and Marni Willenson of Willenson Law, LLC, filed a lawsuit on behalf of 12 female paramedics who were denied employment with the Chicago Fire Department, charging the City with sex discrimination.
May 3, 2016
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin ran a piece on Leading Lawyers in their Law Day Special Edition today.
August 3, 2015
In the article titled “In The New American Slavery: Invited to the U.S. Foreign Workers Find a Nightmare,” posted on Buzzfeed, investigative journalists expose the exploitative conditions faced by many participants in the foreign guest worker visa program.
July 27, 2015
HSPRD and co-counsel the American Civil Liberties Union and Ozment Law have settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of victims of a warrantless raid in Nashville, Tennessee.
March 13, 2015
On February 17, 2015, Caryn Lederer presented to the University of Chicago Labor and Employment Law Society and […]
December 16, 2014
HSPRD partners Caryn Lederer and Jenna Miara joined farmworker advocates at the biennial National Farmworker Law Conference in Arlington, VA, where they spoke on litigation best practices.
February 10, 2014
In the case of Rivera Rivera v. Peri & Sons Farms, Inc., the court of appeals held that the Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to reimburse agricultural guestworkers for their travel, immigration, and recruitment expenses during their first work week. This decision could affect employment cases across the country.In the case of Rivera Rivera v. Peri & Sons Farms, Inc., the court of appeals held that the Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to reimburse agricultural guestworkers for their travel, immigration, and recruitment expenses during their first work week. This decision could affect employment cases across the country.
November 14, 2013
HSPRD wins a major victory for farmworkers in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. HSPRD wins a major victory for farmworkers in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Read More
April 29, 2013
HSPRD and SMLS reached a settlement of $390,000 in a suit brought on behalf of 14 Mexican guestworkers who had alleged abusive working conditions, discrimination, and retaliation at a Tennessee tomato farm.