Polina Bernstein

Polina Bernstein

Polina Bernstein is a mediator with Bernstein Mediation, Inc. Prior to starting her mediation practice, Ms. Bernstein litigated employment cases for over 21 years representing both employees and employers. Ms. Bernstein started her legal career in the big firm sector with most of that time at Winston & Strawn LLP. In 2009, founded Bernstein & Friedland, P.C., an employment litigation and advice & counseling boutique firm where she represented both companies and employees in employment law disputes and provided guidance on employment law compliance and employee rights. Ms. Bernstein has extensive experience with employment discrimination, harassment, retaliatory discharge, misappropriation of trade secrets, defamation, breach of contract, and wage-and-hour matters, including unpaid commissions and independent contractor misclassification claims. www.bernsteinmediation.com

Articles written by this author:
Eight best-practices for mediating single-plaintiff wage-and-hour claims

Eight best-practices for mediating single-plaintiff wage-and-hour claims

Because wage-and-hour damages can be calculated more precisely, the parties may not be as far apart in their settlement valuations

Polina Bernstein

2023 July