Leeds Brown Law, P.C.

About our team

Leeds Brown Law, P.C. has been protecting individual rights for over 35 years in civil rights, sexual harassment, employment discrimination, unpaid wages and tips, and consumer fraud. The Firm pioneered the practice of employment discrimination law and set precedents through some of their cases. Through vigorous advocacy and innovative strategies, Leeds Brown Law collected over $350,000,000.00 dollars on behalf of our clients in the form of lost pay and damages.

Our Partners lead a team of professionals dedicated to improving the lives of our clients. We are proud to have earned the praise and respect of clients, judges and the legal community. Putting clients first will always be our goal as we strive to remain a leader in protecting the rights of the people we serve.

Jeffrey K. Brown

Managing Partner

Jeffrey K. Brown

Managing Partner

Jeff’s empathy and compassion sets the tone for the Firm’s client centered approach. He has has served as lead counsel in hundreds of class actions and individual cases for unpaid wages, overtime and tips, sexual harassment and employment discrimination in the New York City Metropolitan area which have generated millions of dollars for the Firm’s Clients. Additionally, Jeff has led the Firm’s representation of teachers, students, educators and people victimized by consumer fraud. It’s not a surprise that Jeff has received countless referrals, positive feedback and recognition from clients and the legal community...

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Phone:(516) 873-9550
Email:jbrown@leedsbrownlaw.com

Michael A. Tompkins

Partner

Michael A. Tompkins

Partner

Michael A. Tompkins of Leeds Brown Law is a graduate of the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (B.A.), Indiana University – Bloomington (M.S.), and Hofstra University School of Law (J.D.) and works for Leeds Brown Law on complex litigation related to class and collective actions, including those based under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law...

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Phone:(516) 873-9550
Email:mtompkins@leedsbrownlaw.com

Brett R. Cohen

Partner

Brett R. Cohen

Partner

Mr. Cohen is a partner at LBL and a graduate of Fordham University School of Law (J.D.) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S.), and previously worked under the Honorable Arthur M. Diamond, J.S.C. of the New York State Supreme Court Nassau County prior to joining LBL. Mr. Cohen is admitted to practice in the states of New York, New Jersey, California, and Florida, along with many federal courts, and has served as lead counsel for LBL on no fewer than 50 cases that have settled on a class wide basis over the last several years...

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Phone:(516) 873-9550
Email:bcohen@leedsbrownlaw.com

Rick Ostrove, Esq.

Litigation Partner

Rick Ostrove, Esq.

Litigation Partner

Rick Ostrove is principal trial counsel for Leeds Brown Law, P.C. Rick has won numerous jury verdicts including a $15M verdict in a sexual harassment case, one of the largest jury awards to an individual plaintiff in an employment discrimination case. During the same year, he obtained a $5.25M award in a workplace retaliation claim. He has won two other trials with verdicts exceeding $1M as well as numerous other civil rights trials. On three occasions, Rick has appeared in Verdict Search’s publication Top New York Verdicts...

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Phone:(516) 873-9550
Email:rostrove@leedsbrownlaw.com

Brandon Okano

Senior Associate

Brandon Okano

Senior Associate

Brandon Okano has been an Associate at Leeds Brown Law, P.C., since 2012, where his practice has focused on employment law, civil rights, education law, and commercial litigation. Brandon is well versed in all aspects of litigation arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as well as administrative appeals pursuant to CPLR Article 78...

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Phone:(516) 873-9550
Email:bokano@leedsbrownlaw.com

Sean O'Hara, Esq.

Senior Associate

Sean O'Hara, Esq.

Senior Associate

Sean O'Hara attended law school and graduated from Hofstra University School of Law in 2011. Sean O'Hara began practicing law in 2011. Sean O'Hara is an attorney at Leeds Brown Law, PC, helping people with Employment & Labor: Employee issues...

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Phone:(516) 873-9550
Email:sohara@leedsbrownlaw.com

Andrew G. Costello, Esq.

Senior Associate

Andrew G. Costello, Esq.

Senior Associate

Andrew Costello is a top-rated attorney practicing in the Carle Place, New York area. Providing legal representation in New York for a variety of different issues, Andrew Costello was selected to Super Lawyers for 2016 - 2018, 2020 - 2025. He is admitted to practice before the courts in New York...

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Phone:(516) 873-9550
Email:acostello@leedsbrownlaw.com

Aaron Ferri

Senior Associate

Aaron Ferri

Senior Associate

Aaron Ferri began working at Leeds Brown Law, P.C. as an Associate in March 2016. Aaron has focused on cases involving employment law, employment discrimination, and sexual harassment, including cases in the New York State Division of Human Rights (“NYSDHR”) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). Aaron has also worked on litigation matters involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”)...

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Phone:(516) 873-9550
Email:aferri@leedsbrownlaw.com

Anthony Alesandro

Associate

Anthony Alesandro

Associate

Anthony Alesandro is an associate attorney at Leeds Brown Law who represents clients facing various wage and hour disputes such as unpaid overtime, unpaid wages, and improperly paid tips/gratuities. Anthony regularly participates in the various functions of wage and hour class action litigation, mediation, arbitration, and motion drafting...

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Phone:(516) 873-9550
Email:aalesandro@leedsbrownlaw.com

Kevin Mulvey

Of Counsel

Kevin Mulvey

Of Counsel

Kevin F. Mulvey spent more than two decades working for and representing clients in the public service arena. With experience as General Counsel for the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, Principal at Fort Hill Advisors, and Principal at Dewey Square Group, as well as a variety of legislative and executive branch agencies, he’s developed and maintained key contacts and relationships with a lengthy history of successful accomplishments including state and municipal procurement awards for vendor service contracts, outdoor advertising, and energy services...

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Email:kmulvey@shawmutsg.com

Jill Warren

Of Counsel

Jill Warren

Of Counsel

Jill Warren is an attorney, business advisor, government affairs professional, and fitness entrepreneur.

Jill is Co-Founder and a Managing Director of The Passage Group, a business advisory firm that helps its clients build and grow their businesses using the levers of power in government. In Bloomberg’s 2024 review of advisory consulting firms, The Passage Group was named a “Top Performing Firm,” a “Standout Firm,” and the “3rd Fastest Growing Revenue Firm” in Washington, DC...

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Email:jill.warren@barjw.com

Roger Archibald

Of Counsel

Roger Archibald

Of Counsel

From 1982 until 1990, Roger V. Archibald was employed in the pharmaceutical industry as a pharmaceutical sales representative. He marketed medications for a host of endocrine, circulatory, orthopedic, and infectious disorders to both physicians and hospitals in New York City. This experience gave him invaluable insight into medicine, anatomy, and medical malpractice cases...

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Email:brooklynatty@hotmail.com

Hannibal Travis

Of Counsel

Hannibal Travis

Of Counsel

Hannibal Travis is a lawyer admitted to practice in the State of New York, a teacher of law, and an author of legal publications. He is the editor of Cyberspace Law: Censorship and Regulation of the Internet (Routledge, 2013) and has taught at Florida International University, The University of Florida, and Villanova University...

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Email:htravis@post.harvard.edu

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