BARBARA MEHLMAN

14 Glen Eagles Drive

Larchmont, New York 10538
(914) 833-8905
Bmehlman7@msn.com

EDUCATION Long Island University, Brookville, N.Y.

M.S. in Library and Information Science
expected June 2011.

Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA.

J.D., June 1990.
Honors: Cum Laude.
Activities: Harvard Women's Law Journal, General Editor

Tufts University, Jackson College, Medford, MA.

B.A. in Political Science and English, May 1986.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa.

EXPERIENCE New York City Law Department, Affirmative Litigation Division, New York, NY.
Assistant Corporation Counsel. Represented New York City as a plaintiff in civil rights and commercial
litigation. Specific achievements: (i) lead counsel in forensic hearing in federal court employment
discrimination action against a union; (ii) conducted employment discrimination investigation of a city
agency; and (iii) sought enforcement of New York City Commission on Human Rights decisions.
December 1995 – December 2001.

New York State Department of Law, Civil Rights Bureau, New York, NY.
Assistant Attorney General. Represented New York State in affirmative civil rights litigation.
Responsible for investigating and litigating complaints alleging a pattern and practice of
discrimination in employment, housing, and places of public accommodation. Specific
achievements: (i) lead counsel in two federal court actions alleging discrimination based on race and
familial status and (ii) briefed and argued appeals before the New York State Court of Appeals and
Appellate Division. December 1993 - August 1995.

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, New York, NY.

Litigation Associate. Responsible for various aspects of federal and state court litigation including:
drafting pleadings, discovery, motion practice, settlement negotiations and trial preparation. Specific
achievements: (i) represented plaintiff in Title VII sexual harassment action; (ii) solely handled full
administrative hearing to determine whether client could succeed to tenancy rights; and (iii)
conducted evidentiary hearing on damages in New York State Supreme Court. October 1990 -
November 1993.

Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, Cambridge, MA.

Staff Member. Provided legal assistance to indigent individuals in Boston area community. Planned and
managed caseload consisting of various housing and family matters. Frequently argued motions in
state court. September 1988 - June 1990.

Proskauer Rose Goetz and Mendelsohn, New York, NY.

Summer Associate. Conducted research and drafted legal memoranda for labor and litigation
departments. June - August 1989.

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Reproductive Freedom Project, New

York, NY.
Legal Intern. Conducted research and drafted legal memoranda. July - August 1988.

New York City Law Department, Affirmative Litigation Division, New York, NY.
Legal Intern. Conducted research and drafted legal memoranda. June - July 1988.