Congratulations to Elizabeth J. Sanford on being named one of D Magazine’s 2023 Best Lawyers Under 40!
Congratulations to Elizabeth J. Sanford on being named one of D Magazine's 2023 Best Lawyers Under 40!
Jan
4, 2023
Dec
26, 2022
The Sanford Firm is recognized as having one of the five giant verdicts won by a small law firm in 2022
Article by Rachel Rippetoe, published on December 22, 2022 in law360.com Taking on roles as courtroom Davids battling Goliaths like Monsanto and FedEx, small firms thisyear notched dozens of multimillion-dollar verdicts on behalf of their clients. Racking up big-ticket jury [...]
Nov
29, 2022
The National Trial Lawyers announces the re-selection of Elizabeth Sanford as an NTL – Civil Plaintiff – Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyer in Texas after one year
For Immediate Release The National Trial Lawyers is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Sanford of The Sanford Firm in Dallas has been re-selected as an NTL - Civil Plaintiff - Top 40 under 40 Trial Lawyer in the state of [...]
Nov
15, 2022
Black woman awarded $366 million over firing calls FedEx racial bias ‘next level’ (dallasnews.com)
Article by Arcelia Martin published on DallasNews.com in Nov 14, 2022 Jennifer Harris was a rising star, climbing the corporate ranks of delivery giant FedEx from entry-level sales to leading her own team more than a decade later. So when her [...]
Sep
8, 2022
Beware of the Small Print
Some employers will bury dangerous language in the small print of documents an employee is required to sign at the start of a job. An example is FedEx’s “employment agreement” requiring that any lawsuit an employee brings for a violation [...]
Jun
2, 2022
The Dream of America’s First Civil Rights Act
The law says that it is unlawful for an employer to discriminate because of race. It is also unlawful for an employer to retaliate against an employee for engaging in protected activity. Protected activity is reporting or opposing race [...]
Mar
28, 2022
$70M awarded in discrimination lawsuit
In February, 2022, a jury awarded 10 engineers we represented $7 million each in damages for discrimination and retaliation. The Dallas Morning News ran the story on its front page. https://www.dallasnews.com
Feb
2, 2022
No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible
The Sanford Firm was formed in 2014 to focus on enforcing employment laws to protect us all from corporations who disregard the law. The firm is highly selective of its cases and only proceeds after investigating and confirming that the [...]
Jan
20, 2022
Proving Workplace Discrimination
The Coverup We live in a time when employers know that treating people differently because of race, sex, national origin, religion, age, and disability is wrong. Because employers know about discrimination laws, rarely can you prove discrimination by getting the [...]
Jan
3, 2022
Compassion & Ethics: Wisdom + Courage + Justice
The courtroom can be a frightening place with many pitfalls. This causes many people to fear or lose confidence in the justice system. We believe that the courthouse, when operating properly, is an honorable place designed to do good things [...]