Having over 15 years of experience in employment law practice, Lauren Dreilinger is a former Trial Attorney with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (U.S. EEOC) and a graduate of the New York University School of Law. 

Her Davie, FL-based law practice primarily serves residents of and businesses located in Broward, Dade, and Palm Beach Counties. Prior to forming her own law firm, Ms. Dreilinger spent nine years litigating primarily employment and labor law class and individual cases.   

For the majority of those years, she served as Trial Attorney with the U.S. EEOC in its Chicago, New York and Miami District Offices.  The U.S. EEOC is an agency of the U.S. government responsible for enforcing federal laws prohibiting discrimination in the workplace.  She also worked as an attorney for labor and employment law firms located in Boca Raton and Margate, FL, as well as New York City. 

Ms. Dreilinger has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Palm Beach Post.


The types of cases litigated by Ms. Dreilinger include - sexual harassment, pregnancy discrimination, race discrimination, national origin discrimination, disability discrimination, equal pay, glass ceiling, religious discrimination and accommodation, retaliation and unpaid overtime, family and medical leave, and whistle blower claims. She also regularly handles employment contracts, severance packages, and covenants not to compete.

Before focusing on employment and labor law, Ms. Dreilinger practiced immigration law in New York City for almost two years. Her immigration law experience includes representing clients seeking political asylum, relief from deportation under the Violence Against Women Act, assisting disabled clients in obtaining citizenship and working on family-based immigration matters. Ms. Dreilinger has also litigated foreclosure defense, defamation, personal injury and construction law matters.

Ms. Dreilinger graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Florida with a B.A. in Political Science.  She grew up in Cooper City, FL and currently resides there with her husband and two daughters. 

Contact Ms. Dreilinger to schedule a consultation. 

Admissions

State Bars – Florida and New York

Federal Courts – U.S. District Courts for the Central, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida; Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; and Central and Northern Districts of Illinois

Affiliations

Florida National Employment Lawyers Association - Member

Temple Beth Emet, Cooper City - Member