Lana Sullivan

Lana Sullivan

5.0
Rating: 6.8

Licensed for 26 years

Employment and labor Lawyer at Newton, MA
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Litigation

233 Needham Street, Newton, MA

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Fees and Rates

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Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes


Payment Methods

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Licenses

Licensed in Massachusetts for 24 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 2001

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in New York for 25 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2000

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Connecticut for 26 years

State: Connecticut

Acquired: 1999

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of Lana Sullivan

233 Needham Street, Newton, MA, 02464

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Lana Sullivan's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

5.0 /5.0

6 Client Reviews

5 star (6)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
2 star (0)
1 star (0)

Posted by Dave | March 4, 2024 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Excellent Lawyer

I reached out to this lawyer regarding my employment situation, leaving a message for her. Within a couple of hours, she promptly returned my call and scheduled a lengthy online meeting with me. During our discussion, she took the time to thoroughly understand my case and reviewed some of my key docu...ments without charging any fees, demonstrating her genuine interest in assisting me. Although she ultimately decided not to take on my case, she displayed a high level of professionalism and dedication by carefully listening to my case details. Additionally, she generously assisted me in amending my MCAD complaint free of charge and provided valuable guidance and support during multiple phone consultations, despite not representing me formally. In my experience, this lawyer exemplifies generosity, kindness, and extensive legal expertise. Her honesty and integrity are commendable, and I wholeheartedly recommend her services. Although she did not take my case, I hold her in high regard and believe she would have been an exceptional advocate. I sincerely wish she had been able to represent me.

Posted by Carol | October 23, 2022 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Great lawyer

It is pretty clear that all these one star reviews are from the same person. I and others I know have consulted with and hired Lana for multiple employment matters assisting employees over recent years and she is fantastic. She has taken on only ONE case of the "type" shown as a one star review.... Therefore, It is impossible to have 4 of these "cases" being one star. All other other reviewers rate her 5 stars, which is consistent with my experience.

Posted by anonymous | June 24, 2022 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Knowledgeable, practical, helpful, kind

Facing a situation of retaliation and discrimination at my workplace, I was given Lana's contact information. Lana responded promptly and frequently. She provided me excellent, immediately-actionable advice with numerous helpful suggestions to protect myself. She was warm and generous with her time a...nd ideas. She rattled off relevant statutes easily and explained how they would affect my case. I'm holding on to her name and number--I will also be recommending her to others in similar situations.

Posted by anonymous | March 10, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

The Best! Settled Transgender Discrimination case

I hired Lana in 2015 to assist me in a legal dispute I filed a year later with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination aka MCAD.. I am so fortunate that I selected her as my representative in my legal dispute over termination from a prior job. She handled a complex case from a huge bank, ...that had thousands of emails, and documents, graphs and research during a brutal discovery with years of deposotions. She discovered the discrepancies with the defenses approach, highlighted when the transcripts of defense witnesses testified to matters that would be seen as false statements when compared to bank emails and communications in discovery. She during this period of time, did make a change from Newton Law Firm to work independently. Lana was personable and real as a lawyer, and cared and devoted sleepless nights preparing for this case. During the summary judgement period of time in 2019 the Suffolk County Superior Court had favored with Lana and myself the plaintiff that we are granted a trial by jury. My favorite judge summary judgment to trial granted statement was" business played a manipulative shell game to hide the discriminatory intent". I was awarded trial, therefore a settlement where they are finally being serious about money happens for close to a half million was agreed upon. And since their was a non disclosure agreement for the defense to protect their reputation, that's why this explanation is vague. Lana works with her client to brainstorm strategies even if it means further discussion over phone several evenings. Lana was an incredible lawyer and if I selected someone else, I may have never basicly won my case, as much as it was settled, was because she defeated them and got a trial they should have lost anyway. Her legal opponent is on some Super Lawyer recognition. Thing is I'm a transgender women, and it certainly was a great client to lawyer chemistry. She listens, and knows how to defend her client and find the flaws in the defense. 110% worth atleast a consultation.

Posted by Steve | August 3, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Employment Plaintiff Lawyer

An Excellent Advocate! I was a plaintiff for whom Lana did an outstanding job handling my litigation case. She is incredibly smart, thoughtful, and diligent. She developed a strategy to successfully deal with a challenging situation and achieved an excellent result. From start to finish she was th...e consummate professional. Lana is very client-oriented and constantly advised me on options and likely outcomes. I would highly recommend working with her.

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Experience

Rating:  6.8 (Good)

Education

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University of Connecticut School of Law

J.D.

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Brown University

B.A.

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