Notable Cases
Housing Discrimination and Voting Rights Cases
Early in my career, I worked on a number of notable housing discrimination and voting rights cases. ACORN stands for Association for Community Organizations for Reform Now. It was started back in the 1970s to create a membership association to help low-income citizens with issues that affected them. So rather […]
Mora Law Office Settles Case on Behalf of the City of New Orleans
The Mora Law Office was one of three law firms representing the City of New Orleans in a lawsuit in which the City alleged that municipal bonds, which had been promised to provide a superior funding mechanism to meet the City’s obligations to the firefighters’ pension funds, did not […]
Mora Law Office Files Suit Against Rick’s Cabaret in New Orleans
The Mora Law Office filed a collective action on behalf of exotic dancers against Rick’s Cabaret in New Orleans, alleging violations of wage and hour laws. In particular, the lawsuit alleges that Rick’s has misclassified dancers as “independent contractors” and is illegally requiring them to give a portion of tips […]