Exceptional civil rights advocacy.

About Us

Emma Lerner Freeman is the Principal and Founder of Lerner Freeman Law PLLC, a litigation boutique that focuses on appeals, motion practice and trial support, and criminal defense. Emma brings sophisticated strategy, finely-crafted written work, and forceful oral advocacy to significant cases in New York and nationwide. Her substantive expertise ranges from civil rights, consumer rights, and criminal defense to complex commercial matters and thorny intellectual property disputes. Most of all, Emma believes elite legal representation should be available to everyone—not just the most powerful and well-resourced.

Practice Areas

Appeals & Advising

Commercial Litigation

Sexual Harassment and Assault

Constitutional Rights

Employment Discrimination

Educational Discrimination

Police Misconduct

Disability Discrimination and Abuse