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Janine L. Pollack: admitted : New York (1990); New Jersey (1989); U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey, among others. Education : Rutgers University (1986), with high honors, Phi Beta Kappa; University of Pennsylvania School of Law (1989), Editor - Journal of International Business Law. Ms. Pollack has successfully prosecuted many consumer and securities cases. She is one of the lead counsel in the recent $28.5 million settlement in In re Reebok EasyTone Litigation (D. Mass.), as well as the $45 million settlement in In re Skechers Toning Shoes Product Liability Litigation ( Grabowski ) (W.D. Ky.), false advertising class actions involving toning shoes. She is also lead counsel in numerous other class actions involving consumer fraud, including Bezdek v. Vibram USA Inc. (D. Mass.), against the maker of so-called barefoot running shoes. In addition, Ms. Pollack recently won a jury trial against R.J. Reynolds in a wrongful death tobacco case in Florida state court. She was also lead trial counsel in a federal court case against a major mutual fund advisor. Ms. Pollack is co-chair of the Women's Initiative of the National Association of Shareholder & Consumer Attorneys (NASCAT), for which she organizes meetings and charity events. A frequent public speaker, Ms. Pollack has given lectures on such topics as consumer fraud, securities regulation, time and stress management, Cy Pres, and other related topics. Ms. Pollack was recently appointed to the New York City Bar Association's Women in the Profession Committee. Ms. Pollack's recent achievements include being named as a New York Super Lawyer in 2012
Civil rights attorneys protect individuals whose constitutional rights have been violated. They fight against discrimination, police misconduct, and other civil liberties violations. Common matters include police misconduct, discrimination, voting rights, first amendment.