Attorneys

Mr. Sanford is the Chairman and co-founder of Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP. Since 2004, Mr. Sanford has recovered more than $1 billion for individual clients and the United States government.

Throughout his legal career, Mr. Heisler has had notable success in employment class actions and complex multi-party and multi-state litigation, producing more than $400 million in benefits to class members.

Judge Sharp is the Managing Partner of Sanford Heisler Sharp’s Nashville office, which opened in the spring of 2017. He joined Sanford Heisler Sharp after serving as a judge on the U.S District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee from May 2011 through April 2017, serving from 2014 to 2017 as the Court’s Chief Judge.

Mr. Henderson litigates employment, housing, consumer, environmental, education and voting individual and class action cases and has briefed and argued appeals in the appellate courts including the U.S. Supreme Court.

Jennifer Siegel is a Senior Litigation Counsel in the NY office who works on both qui tam/whistleblower cases and on gender discrimination cases. She received her law degree from Harvard Law School in 2011.

John McKnight is a Senior Litigation Counsel in the DC office who works primarily on qui tam / whistleblower cases. He received his law degree from University of Maryland Law School in 2011.

Ms. Bireda joined Sanford Heisler after three years as a member of the senior political staff at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC.

Ms. Dunn’s practice involves a range of matters including whistleblower/qui tam cases and employment discrimination actions.

Qiaojing Ella Zheng (郑巧晶 律师) is Senior Counsel in the SF office who is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and has extensive experience representing China-based clients in legal matters arising under U.S.laws.

As Co-Chair of the Firm’s Financial Services practice, Mr. Morris’ extensive experience covers the full range of client claims, including discrimination, wage and hour / unpaid wages, whistleblower / qui tam, and financial malfeasance claims.

Ms. Sanford is a trial lawyer who has successfully represented clients in Southern California in cases involving gender discrimination, sexual harassment, contracts and business fraud.

Mr. Lawrence serves as the firm’s Whistleblower Director. He is an expert and consultant on False Claims Act, Whistleblower, and Fraud and Compliance issues.

Mr. Sullivan has focused his practice on insurance regulatory law for more than 27 years. He also has significant expertise in tax law and corporate governance issues.

David Tracey is an Associate in the NY office who works primarily on discrimination and wage and hour cases. He received his law degree from NYU Law School in 2013.

Danielle Fuschetti is an Associate in the San Francisco office who works primarily on matters ranging from private negotiations to class action lawsuits.

Melinda Koster is an Associate in Sanford Heisler Sharp’s New York Office who represents employees with a wide range of claims, including discrimination on the basis of gender, pregnancy, and age, in both public litigation and privately negotiated settlements. She received her law degree from Stanford Law School in 2012.

Inayat Ali Hemani is an Associate in the NY office who works primarily on whistleblower/qui tam cases. He received his law degree from NYU Law School in 2012.

Felicia Gilbert is an Associate in the DC Office who represents employees in individual and class actions involving race, gender, and pregnancy discrimination.

Prior to joining Sanford Heisler Sharp, Aimee Krause Stewart clerked for the Honorable Margo K. Brodie of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

While at Pace Law School, Ms. Wiitala served as Editor-in-Chief of Pace Law Review.

Prior to joining Sanford Heisler Sharp, Ms. Peterson clerked for the Honorable Ronna Lee Beck on the DC Superior Court.

Prior to joining Sanford Heisler Sharp, Mr. Miller worked as an Associate at a boutique plaintiffs’ firm specializing in qui tam litigation.

During law school, Ms. Wolf represented immigrant clients in deportation proceedings as part of NYU’s Immigrant Rights Clinic.

Prior to joining Sanford Heisler Sharp, Ms. St. Charles was an associate at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP in Washington, DC, where her practice involved a variety of complex commercial litigation matters in both federal and state courts.

At Constantine Cannon, LLP, Mr. Powell was a member of the team that successfully prosecuted and negotiated a $2.75 billion settlement on behalf of the plaintiff in Discover Financial Services v. Visa USA, Inc.