Victoria Spagnolo, who recently graduated from law school, has joined The NHG Law Group, an employment law firm based in Massapequa, as an Associate. She will be involved with the firm’s employment law litigation practice, including state and federal wage and hour disputes and wrongful termination based on violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). She will also assist with the firm’s personal injury claims.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Spagnolo attended Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL) in Boston, Massachusetts. While attending law school, she volunteered her time and performed internships representing and advocating for immigrants and indigent clients. She enrolled in NUSL’s Co-Operative Program, which included internships with Latino Justice PRLDEF, Brooklyn Defender Services, the New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP), and the law firm Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy in New York City, among others.
Ms. Spagnolo is admitted to practice law in the state of New York and before the United States District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. She is proficient in Spanish and is a member of the Hispanic Bar Association and the Nassau County Bar Association.
She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and Hispanic Studies (summa cum laude) from the University of Scranton and a Juris Doctor from the Northeastern University School of Law.
Ms. Spagnolo resides in Long Beach.
“We welcome Victoria to the firm,” said the law firm’s principal and founder, Neil H. Greenberg. “Her experience and passion for serving the Latino community promises to be a tremendous asset to the firm and its clients, which are often taken advantage of, and the subject of discrimination, by employers.”