Matthew J. Blit (born March 9, 1975) is an American employment discrimination attorney best known for representing clients in high-profile matters involving celebrities and other notable parties. Blit also represented David Kuchinsky in his suit against New York Knicks center

Eddy Curry Eddy Anthony Curry Jr. (born December 5, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Coming directly out of Thornwood High School in South Holland, Illinois, Curry was selected fourth overall in the 2001 NBA draft by the Chicago B ...

; Ian Bernardo against ''

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''; model Ashley Chontos in her sexual harassment suit against her former employer; and former actress and ''

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'' contestant Joanna "Dindi" Gallardo-Mills in her workplace-abuse suit against the companion of comic-book artist

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. In addition, Blit has represented a number of exotic dancers in sexual harassment and wage and hour claims against gentleman's clubs.

Early life

Matthew J. Blit was born in

Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

, was the elder of two sons, and grew up in the neighborhood of Mill Basin, where he attended South Shore High School. His father is a Cuban-American and his mother is of English and Romanian descent. Blit received his Bachelor of Arts degree from

Saint John's University St John's University may refer to: *St. John's University (New York City) ** St. John's University School of Law **St. John's University (Italy) - Overseas Campus * College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, St. Joseph, Minnesota and C ...

in 1997. In 2000, Blit graduated from St. John's University School of Law, earning the degree of Juris Doctor.

Legal career

Blit accepted an associate attorney position with

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, (known as Wilson Elser), is a law firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 41 offices throughout the United States and one in London. History The predecessor firm to what is known today as Wilson Elser start ...

following his graduation from law school. He worked at the insurance defense giant until 2003, when he left to join the firm of David Scheinfeld & Associates. While there, Blit met his future partner, Leslie J. Levine. In 2004, the two left Scheinfeld & Associates to form Levine & Blit, PLLC. Blit's practice focuses on employment litigation and personal injury claims. In addition to the above-listed matters, some of his noteworthy cases include a $4.5M jury verdict against the City of New York in a case involving the assault of a student and a $4.265M settlement for a child who fell out of a fifth-story window.

Eddy Curry lawsuit

On January 12, 2009, Blit filed suit in the

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case citations, S.D.N.Y.) is a federal trial court whose geographic jurisdiction encompasses eight counties of New York State. Two of these are in New York City: New ...

against

on behalf of David Kuchinsky, Curry's former chauffeur. In the complaint, Kuchinsky alleges "the basketball star made sexual advances at him, forced him to perform demeaning tasks and twice pointed a gun at him." The suit sought $68,000 in unpaid wages and $25,000 in expenses for which Kuchinsky was not reimbursed.

References

External links

Levine & Blit, PLLC

Coggno Inc
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blit, Matthew J. 1975 births Living people American lawyers American people of Cuban descent American people of English descent American people of Romanian descent People from Mill Basin, Brooklyn