Specialties
A highly respected litigator, Mr. Alex Umansky fights discriminatory and harassing workplace conduct, and also assists those workers who have been unfairly punished or retaliated against for speaking out about their employer's conduct. Mr. Umansky also represents clients in various other civil rights matters including discrimination in housing, places of public accommodation, and gender discrimination/sexual harassment in schools and universities. Mr. Umansky is committed to continuing his stellar track record of obtaining substantial and just verdicts for his clients. Among his career successes have been multiple six-figure judgments obtained after trial, including a verdict of $1,692,000 in a construction accident case, which was one of the top verdicts in New York that year in Lema v. The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, No. 20562/08. During the last three years, Mr. Umansky has obtained more than 6.5 million dollars for his clients in verdicts and settlements. In the past year alone, Mr. Umansky obtained two substantial verdicts after trial.
Mr. Umansky is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association ("NELA") and its New York Chapter. In 2015, he served as a guest speaker in NELA's annual "Just Do It: Closing Arguments" fall conference. He was also invited to participate as a judge for a Law School Mock Trial Competition held at the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
History
Established in 2010.
Mr. Umansky obtained his Bachelor of Arts in History at the State University of New York in Stony Brook before graduating from New York University with a Masters in International Relations. While attending New York Law School, he participated in the Immigration Law Students Association and the Dispute Resolution Team. As a law student, Mr. Umansky served as a judicial intern for the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the Commercial Division for the Honorable Charles E. Ramos. He graduated in 2010 and was admitted to the New Jersey Bar the same year. The following year, he was admitted to the New York Bar.
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In addition to his admission to two state bars, Mr. Umansky is admitted to practice in federal court before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern District of New York, and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. He maintains professional memberships with the national and New York Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. In 2015, he served as a guest speaker at the National Employment Lawyers Association annual fall conference, presenting in "Just Do It: Closing Arguments." He also served as a judge for the Law School Mock Trial Competition held at the District Court for the Southern District of New York. He is fluent in Russian.