Representative Cases

Ms. Lebowitz’s representations in trial and appellate courts have included cases of local and national importance in employment, defamation, criminal procedure, products liability, taxation, and recording artist royalties. 

Representative matters:  See e.g., Pennsylvania v. Finley, 481 U.S. 551 (1987) (constitutional limits of attorney representation on collateral appellate review); Director Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue v. Marina Pacifico Oil Co., 3rd Cir. No. 10-1814 (representation of attorney intervenors in fee dispute);  Nicholas v. Wyndham Int’l, Inc. and Hornby 149 Fed. Appx. 79 (3rd Cir. 2005) (sexual misconduct of hotel employee); Perry v. Delaware River Port Authority, 208 Fed. Appx. 122 (3rd Cir. 2006) (successful defense of employer against claimed breach of settlement); Valentin v. Philadelphia Gas Works, 128 Fed.  Appx. 284 (3rd Cir. 2005) (successful defense of municipal authority against claim of racial discrimination); Cobb v. Philadelphia Gas Works, 118  Fed. Appx.  584 (3rd Cir. 2004) (summary judgment in favor of employer affirmed under Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Pennsylvania Human Relations Act); Siers v. Ryan, 773 F.2d 37 (3rd Cir. 1985) (habeas corpus challenge to habitual offender program); Commonwealth v. Ball, 523 Pa. 216 (1989) (case of first impression under Pennsylvania Arson Reporting Immunity Act); Coward v. Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp., 729 A.2d 614 (Pa. Super. 1999) (products liability); Hartman v. IBM, 240 A.D.2d 632 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997) (repetitive stress injury). See also, Alba v. School District of Philadelphia, Civ. 07-1701, E.D. Pa. (employment discrimination); Levert v. Phila. Int’l Records, Civ. 2001-147, E.D. Pa. (royalty dispute).