Jeffrey R. Maguire is a partner at Stevenson Marino LLP.  He has extensive experience representing and litigating on behalf of employees to protect their rights to fair wages and a fair workplace, including claims pertaining to:

• Wage and hour violations including failure to pay overtime and minimum wage
• Discrimination based on:
  • Disability and Failure to Accommodate
  • Gender including Sexual Harassment and Pregnancy
  • Race and National Origin
  • Age
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Religion
• Employee misclassification
• Failure to pay independent contractors
• Wrongful discharge
• Hostile work environment
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• New York City Human Rights Law
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• New York Labor Law
• Freelance Isn’t Free Act

Mr. Maguire has vast experience in litigating claims involving wage violations and discrimination on behalf of employees in both federal and state court.  Through Mr. Maguire’s representation, clients have achieved favorable results both in and out of court obtaining settlements or judgments that they deserve. Mr. Maguire has additionally served as collective and class action counsel in cases involving claims for failure to pay minimum wage and overtime in multiple industries.  Mr. Maguire served as lead counsel of record in the following cases:

• Angerosa v. Moving Right Along, Inc., 18-cv-4810-RML (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 18, 2020) (moving/transport industry);
• Sealock v. Covance, Inc., 17-cv-5857-JMF (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 8, 2019) (clinical research industry);
• Crispi v. Mercy Drive, Inc., 23089/2018, (Sup. Ct. Bronx Cnty., Sept. 27, 2019) (social services industry);
• Mosaid v. Sardi’s Enters. Ltd., No. 160653/2019 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty. Apr. 29, 2019) (restaurant industry);
• Callaham v. MTC Limousine & Corporate Coach, Inc., No. 63099/2017, (Sup. Ct., Westchester Cnty., Dec. 17, 2018) (transportation industry);
• Vazquez v. Tibana Finishing, Inc., et al., 17-cv-1907-PK, Dkt. No. 42 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 13, 2018) (factory worker industry);
• Jordan v. MV Transportation, Inc. et al., No. 513422/2016, Doc. No. 16 (Sup. Ct., Kings Cnty. Apr. 9, 2018) (ambulette industry);
• Davis et al. v. Uptown Communication & Electric, Inc. et al., 16-cv-3990, Dkt. No. 101 (E.D.N.Y. June 26, 2017) (utilities construction industry);
• Copper v. Cavalry Staffing, LLC et al., 14-cv-3676 (FB)(RLM), Dkt. No. 252 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 8, 2016) (staffing/rental car industry);
• Russo v. Ruiz et al., 15-cv-9789-CS, Dkt. No.55 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 3, 2017) (transportation industry);
• Vivaldo v. United Talmudical Acad. of Kiryas Joel, Inc., et al, 2015 WL 4922961, *5 (S.D.N.Y. June 18, 2015) (hospitality industry).

Mr. Maguire’s extensive experience in employment law before joining Stevenson Marino LLP involved 6 years of practice at a plaintiffs’ rights law firm specializing in wage and hour litigation and discrimination, at which he served as Senior Counsel.  Prior to his employment law practice, Mr. Maguire practiced bankruptcy law for 5 years including serving as Managing Attorney in the New York office of a large consumer protection firm helping individuals in distressed situations protect their assets through Chapter 7 and 13 bankruptcy filings and foreclosure defense.

Mr. Maguire obtained his Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law in 2008 and received his Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science with a minor in government and international relations from Clark University in 2004.