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Our Awards Speak for Themselves

Parisis G. (“Gerry”) Filippatos has successfully represented employees for over 30 years. He founded Filippatos PLLC to empower more employees with a unique team that uses innovative and aggressive approaches to ensure success. Top legal organizations and publications have recognized our firm’s efforts and achievements.

Filippatos PLLC Stands with Workers’ Rights Group

Filippatos PLLC is honored to be a member of the National Institute for Workers’ Rights 2023-2024 Visionary Circle. The Institute is a non-profit think tank and action platform. They are dedicated to building working power among those who are not represented by a union.

Filippatos PLLC and the Institute are aligned in thinking of workers first. People deserve swift justice when they’ve been wronged, harassed, or discriminated against in the workplace. We will continue to support the NIWR’s work and our clients.

The American Bar Association promotes the best quality legal education while promoting ethical conduct, competence, and professionalism.

The National Employment Lawyers Association embodies and advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion. The association empowers workers' rights attorneys.

The Westchester Bar Association is a not-for-profit corporation with a voluntary membership of more than 1,700 lawyers. The association promotes the ends of justice, cultivate jurisprudence, affordable access to anyone seeking redress, and to elevate the standards of integrity, honor, competence, and courtesy in the legal profession.

Martindale-Hubbell—Preeminent is the company's highest standard. It's awarded to attorneys ranked at the utmost level of professional excellence for their expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards.

This award recognizes attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. It demonstrates an ongoing commitment to excellence, and is based on the quantity and quality of reviews.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers in more than 70 practice areas. Lawyers who have received a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement are selected through independent research, peer nominations, and evaluations.

This peer-review publication company recognizes the "best lawyers," working to review and recommend lawyers for their work.

Produced by Martindale, the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers is a guide full of eminent professionals, listing their reviews, practice areas, and contact information.

Attorney Parisis "Gerry" Filippatos, founder of Filippatos PLLC, has dedicated over 30 years to advocating for workers' rights, particularly against employers violating civil rights laws. His firm, established in 2022 in White Plains, NY, focuses on a wide range of employment issues, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation across various grounds such as gender, race, and age. Mr. Filippatos has successfully represented clients from diverse industries—ranging from finance to healthcare—in high-profile cases, including a notable settlement against Fox News Network. A skilled negotiator and litigator, he has secured significant relief for numerous employees facing workplace grievances. Mr. Filippatos is also an active member of the American Bar Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association, contributing to advancements in employment law. His firm serves clients across several states, including New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

Filippatos PLLC is honored its founding attorney Parisis "Gerry" Filippatos has been named to the 2024 National Advisory Board of the Lawyers of Distinction. Mr. Filippatos will serve as the Employment Law chair. The National Advisory Board "serves as a cornerstone of guidance and inspiration within the legal community" for the Lawyers of Distinction members. The board provides guidance, industry expertise, and thought leadership for the members of LOD. The board members are chosen for their outstanding achievements, professional integrity, and commitment to excellence.

Debuted in 2010, Best Law Firms is the most credible rankings of exceptional law firms, rooted in a rigorous, peer-to-peer, industry-driven evaluation.