Lonny H. Dolin

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Lonny Dolin brings extensive experience to the firm in employment-based litigation and ERISA enforcement law. She was one of the first attorneys in Rochester to dedicate her practice to representing employees in the workplace. In her 25-year career, she has successfully litigated a wide variety of employment claims involving alleged employment discrimination, sexual harassment, breach of contract, and contract enforcement. Ms. Dolin, one of the founding partners of Dolin, Thomas & Solomon LLP, boasts extensive courtroom experience in both state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. She has litigated high profile cases involving verdicts of more than $1 million. Before dedicating herself to representing individuals, she also represented corporations, in one case obtaining the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking more than $50 million in damages.

Ms. Dolin, renowned for crafting creative dispute resolutions, also advises clients on non-litigation matters, such as negotiating severance agreements, employment contracts and covenants not to compete. She is an active member of the American Bar Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association and has published numerous articles and papers on labor and employment law.

Education

  • J.D., Catholic University Law School, 1979, member, Law Review and National Moot Court team
  • A.B., Georgetown University, 1976, Honor Society president

History

  • Founding Partner, Dolin, Thomas & Solomon LLP
  • Partner, Dolin and Modica PC
  • Partner, Harris Beach & Wilcox PLLC
  • Associate, Downs, Rachlin & Martin PLLC (Burlington, Vermont)

Speaking

  • ABA Annual and Mid-Winter Meetings
  • National Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Meetings and Legal Institutes
  • Pacific Coast Law Conferences
  • Law Education Institute, Inc.
  • Co-Chair National Sexual Harassment Institute
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Monroe County Bar Association

Affiliations (current and recent)

  • Treasurer of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
  • Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

American Bar Association

  • 2000 - 2008 Member, Council of the Labor and Employment Law Section
  • 1997 - 2000 Co-Chair of the National CLE/Institute and Meetings Committee
  • 1998 - 2000 Co-editor of the Labor and Employment Law Section's Labor and Employment Law newsletter
  • 1994 - 1997 Plaintiff's Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section's Annual Meeting Program Committee
  • 1995 - 2001 Vice-Chair of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section's Employment Law Sub-Committee
  • 1996 - 2002 Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section's Ethics Sub-Committee
  • 1990 - Present Employer-Employee Relations Committee
  • National Employment Lawyers Association
  • Co-Chair of the Disabilities Rights Committee

Public Service (current and recent)

Lonny, who is an active member of the United Way of Rochester, previously served as a member of the Board of Directors for a number of community organizations including Compeer, the Rochester Hearing and Speech Center and the Monroe County Lupus Association. She also served for seven years on the Pittsford Zoning Board of Appeals.

Publications

Lonny has authored or co-authored more than 75 legal papers during her career. Some of her work has appeared in:

  • Journal of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology
  • Trial Magazine ("Finding the Right Remedy for an Injured Worker")
  • Disability in the Workplace, Clark Boardman & Callahan (authored two chapters on the Americans with Disabilities Act)
  • Sex Harassment and Enforcement Law, Bureau of National Affairs, 2nd Edition, Linderman, Kadus and Copper (authored supplement)