Victoria de Toledo Stamford, Connecticut
| phone | (203) 325-8600 (866) 363-0108 |
| fax | (203) 323-5970 |
| vdetoledo@cadetlaw.com | |
Victoria de Toledo primarily handles employment and personal injury cases. In the employment area, she represents individuals who have been terminated, as well as employees who need assistance or protection in their current employment. She represents clients with claims involving age discrimination, sexual harassment, sex/gender discrimination and disability discrimination. She also represents individuals who are wrongfully terminated because they blew the whistle on an employer's wrong doing. She also assists individuals in the drafting and review of their employment contracts, severance agreements and non-competition agreements. In the personal injury area, she represents individuals who have been injured in: automobile accidents, negligently maintained premises, and sexual assaults. She also handles legal malpractice claims.
Victoria de Toledo was featured on the cover of the New England issue of the Super Lawyers Magazine. Read the article. She has been ranked as one of the top 50 lawyers, and top 25 female lawyers, in Connecticut.
She was recently named the Best Employment Lawyer in Stamford by Best Lawyers.
Victoria de Toledo started practicing law in Connecticut in 1981, and has been actively involved in the civil rights field since 1976. She has lectured extensively about employment law in Connecticut as well as throughout the country.
- Areas of Practice:
- 10% Personal Injury
- 90% Employment
- Sexual Harassment
- Age Discrimination
- Sex Discrimination
- Race Discrimination
- Employment Contracts
- Non Compete Agreements
- Whistleblower Claims
- Bar Admissions:
- Connecticut, 1981
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1985
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
- Education:
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York,
1981
J.D. - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1978
B.A. & M.A. (four year joint degree program)
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
- Published Works:
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: A Growing Legal Awareness, 12 Connecticut Law Tribune 31, p. 2, August 11, 1986
- Sexual Harassment: Perspectives and Damages, 19 Conn. Law Tribune 46, p. 13
- Representative Cases:
- La-Blanc v. City of Stamford (CT Federal Court 1990)
- Raimondo v. Amax Corp (CT Federal Court 1994)
- Cweklinsky v. Mobil Oil Corp. (CT Federal Court 2001)
- Shaw v. Greenwich Anesthesiology Associates (CT Federal Court 2002)
- Sackman v. City of Stamford (CT State Court 2002)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Employer Liability, Connecticut Bar Association, 1985
- Termination and Partial Termination, Connecticut Bar Association, 1988
- Sexual Harassment, Connecticut Bar Association, 1990
- Age Discrimination & Sexual Harassment, Greater Hartford/Springfield Employers Liaison Group, 1990
- Tax Considerations in Litigation and Settlement of Employment Cases, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1990
- 1990 CHRO Decisions-Damages Available Under Connecticut Law, Connecticut Bar Association, 1991
- Tips from a Plaintiff's Attorney, Council on Education Management, 1991
- Employment Claims Against Governmental Entities, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1991
- Cross Examination, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1992
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Under the American with Disabilities Act, Council on Education in Management, 1992
- Damages for Common Law Employment Claims, Connecticut Bar Association, 1993
- Litigation Techniques, National Employment Lawyers Association, 1994
- Voir Dire, Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 1994
- Settling ERISA Claims, National Employment Lawyers Association, 1994
- Americans with Disabilities Act and Family and Medical Leave Act, Lorman Education Services, 1995
- Sexual Harassment: Perspective and Damages, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1995
- Maximizing Damages in Employment Cases, Connecticut Trial lawyers Association, 1996
- Title VII, An Overview and Update, Connecticut Bar Association, 1997
- Using An Expert in Employment Cases, National Employment Lawyers Association, 1998
- Honors and Awards:
- A.V. rated, which is the highest rank conferred by the national legal directory, Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America, 1993 - Present
- Appointed to the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers, 2002 - Present
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Connecticut Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1993
- Chairperson
- Connecticut Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1992
- Vice Chairperson
- Connecticut Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Chairperson, Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities Subcommittee, 1989 - 1991
- Connecticut Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1989 - 1991
- Chairperson, Employment At Will Subcommittee
- Connecticut Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1984 - 1987
- Member, Executive Committee
- Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
- The American Association for Justice
- The Women Trial Lawyers Caucus
- National Employment Lawyers Association, 1994 - 1997
- Chairperson, Common Law Committee
- National Employment Lawyers Association, 1995 - 1997
- Member, Nominating Committee
- National Employment Lawyers Association, 1998
- Member, Affiliates Committee
- Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association, 1993 - 2003
- Chairperson
- Connecticut Employment Lawyers Association, 1991 - 1993
- Vice Chairperson
