Chambers ranked Washienko Law Group LLC and Attorney Patricia Washienko Band 2 in Labor & Employment: Mainly Plaintiffs – Massachusetts in 2023 describing Patricia Washienko as a, “fantastic lawyer. She knows how to close a deal ”. Predecessor law firm Freiberger & Washienko LLC and Patricia Washienko were also ranked Band 2 in Labor & Employment: Mainly Plaintiffs – Massachusetts in 2020 and 2021.
U.S. News & World Reports ranked predecessor law firm Freiberger & Washienko, a First Tier firm in Boston and Third Tier firm natio nally for Litigation – L abor & Employment by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2022, joining its similar rankings in 2019, 2020, and 2021.
Attorney Patricia Washienko has been repeatedly recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Massachusetts, one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in New England, one of the top 100 Women in Law in Massachusetts, and as a Super Lawyer in the field of Labor and Employment Law since 2008.
Attorney Washienko shared her legal expertise regarding gender pay inequity in medicine at the 2021 Winter meeting of the Principal Business Officers of the American Association of Medical Colleges, the August 2021 meeting of the Group of Business Affairs, and the August Townhall of the Group of Women in Medicine and Science.
Attorney Washienko co-authored “Closing the Gender Pay Gap In Medicine: A Roadmap for Healthcare Organizations and the Women Physicians Who Work for Them. ” The book provides the first comprehensive assessment of how cultural expectations and compensation methodologies in medicine work together to perpetuate salary disparities between men and women physicians, and presents a step-by-step guide for organizations seeking to examine their policies and revise their practices to close the gender pay gap among their physician workforce.
Attorney Washienko was featured in the Axelia Partners website – a French company that facilitates the U.S. expansion of international businesses and entrepreneurs – providing her expert opinion regarding non-compete agreements .
Predecessor law firm Freiberger & Washienko, LLC was named a First Tier firm in Boston and Third Tier firm nationally for Litigation – Labor & Employment by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2019, 2020, and 2021 .
Predecessor law firm Freiberger & Washienko, LLC secured a six-figure arbitration award on behalf of an equity research analyst in a FINRA arbitration against a major Wall Street investment firm .
In a gender discrimination case, predecessor law firm Freiberger & Washienko, LLC secured for its client one of the largest awards ever awarded by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination: back pay and front pay in excess of $1.1 million plus interest, lost 401k contributions and $300,000 in emotional distress.
In Federal Court, predecessor law firm Freiberger & Washienko, LLC obtained a ruling on behalf of one its individual clients which served to clarify the scope of commissions due under the Massachusetts Wage Act to a former commissioned sales employee.
In connection with an I-Team Investigation into the use of video surveillance in the workplace, local CBS affiliate WBZ reporter Ryan Kath interviewed Attorney Washienko regarding employee privacy rights.
In connection with an I-Team Investigation into the termination of an autistic employee from a convenience store, local CBS affiliate WBZ report Lauren Leamanczyk interviewed Attorney Washienko regarding disability discrimination in the workplace.
