Christopher James Berlingieri, Esq.
Attorney at Law · Founder and Managing Member, Berlingieri Law, PLLC
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Biography
Christopher James Berlingieri represents employees in New York and Connecticut. His practice focuses on sexual harassment, hostile work environment, retaliation, discrimination, and wrongful termination, along with wage-and-hour claims such as unpaid wages, overtime, and minimum wage, under state and federal law.
After working with disadvantaged and immigrant clients in the New York City metro area, Christopher founded Berlingieri Law, PLLC in 2015 to expand access to justice for underrepresented communities in New York and Connecticut. The firm offers contingency fee arrangements so that employees who cannot afford high hourly legal fees can still get representation.
Christopher works directly with each client, treats every case with care, and keeps clients informed at every stage. He is bilingual in English and Spanish.
Experience
Christopher was admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut in 2015 and founded Berlingieri Law, PLLC that same year. Before founding the firm, he worked with disadvantaged and immigrant clients in the New York City metro area. He represents employees exclusively, from agency charges through litigation in state and federal court.
Practice areas
- Sexual harassment
- Hostile work environment
- Retaliation
- Discrimination
- Wrongful termination
- Severance pay
- Medical leave
- Defamation
- Wage and hour: wage theft, unpaid wages, overtime, minimum wage, back pay, tips, employee misclassification, spread of hours, and split shifts
Agencies and courts
- New York State Division of Human Rights
- New York City Commission on Human Rights
- Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- New York State courts and United States District Courts and Courts of Appeals
Court Admissions
- New York
- Connecticut
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Western District of New York
- United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
Education
- J.D. – Pace University School of Law (2014), with Environmental Law Certificate (ranked #1 in the nation for Environmental Law by U.S. News & World Report)
- B.A. – History, Dominican University New York (2011)
Professional Associations
- New York State Bar Association
- Connecticut Bar Association
- New York City Bar Association