Shawna Cannon Lemon, Petitioner v. Myers Bigel, P.A., et al.

  1. October 04, 2021

    High Court Won't Hear Patent Lawyer's Bid To Revive Bias Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned aside a case that hinged on whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act covers law firm shareholders, rejecting a Black patent lawyer's bid to revive her race and gender bias suit against intellectual property firm Myers Bigel PA.  

  2. July 23, 2021

    Black IP Atty Asks Justices To Rule Title VII Covers Partners

    A Black attorney who said she faced sexist and racist backlash after she complained about the way intellectual property firm Myers Bigel PA treated women is urging the nation's highest court to hold that Title VII — the cornerstone federal workplace discrimination law — can cover law firm shareholders.