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REPRESENTATION OF DISABLED PROSPECTIVE COOP PURCHASER

With victories in both the Lower Court and Appellate Division, the firm prevailed in a challenge to a board's discriminatory rejection of a prospective purchaser. Mr. Vernon argued in both the Lower Court and the Appellate Division in support of the Court's finding that a board may not inquire into a person's disability as part of an application process. The case was reported on the front page of the New York Law Journal

FIRM PARTNER A PANELIST AT CIVIL RIGHTS ROUND TABLE AT NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL AND SPONSORED BY THE DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

June 6th, 2011 Mr. Vernon was invited to be a panelist at the first annual conference of the Civil Rights Roundtable, in which participants included the Dept. of Justice, the Dept. of Education, and the New York State Division of Human Rights. The program was well attended, and the guest speaker was Soledad O'Brien. The accomplished goal of the program was in educating the public about various changes in the disability laws.

“TO USE AND ENJOY” – HOUSING RIGHTS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

March 1st, 2010 Co-sponsored by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and the New York State Division of Human Rights, and as part of Fair Housing Month this coming April, Mr. Vernon will be a speaker at a program titled “To Use and Enjoy” – Housing Rights for Persons with Disabilities. The program, designed for attorneys at the Division of Human Rights, runs from April 27 to 29, 2010. Mr. Vernon will speak on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 2:45 P.M.

THE LAWS AFFECTING HOUSING & COMPANION ANIMALS

September 1st, 2009 On December 7, 2009, Mr. Vernon chaired a seminar at the New York City Bar Center for CLE discussing issues concerning companion animals in housing in New York. The applicable federal, state and local laws were examined, including §27-2009.1 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, laws relating to discrimination and the disabled, and statutory and case law generally applicable to housing. Cooperative, condominium, as well as rent-regulated housing were discussed. Course materials, CD and DVD versions are available on the City Bar website.