Carolin Guentert
Top rated Civil Rights attorney in New York, New York
Practice Areas:
Civil rights,
Civil litigation,
Employment & labor,
Employment litigation,
Discrimination,
Employment law - employee,
Sexual harassment,
Wrongful termination,
Class action & mass torts
Education Qualification:
New York University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Civil rights,
Civil litigation,
Employment & labor,
Employment litigation,
Discrimination,
Employment law - employee,
Sexual harassment,
Wrongful termination,
Class action & mass torts
17 State Street, Suite 3700New York, New York, 10004
First Admitted: 2015, New York
Professional Webpage: https://www.sanfordheisler.com/team/carolin-guentert/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Representative Clients:
- Ms. Guentert is representing former patients of a U.S. Army doctor who in January 2025 was sentenced to just over 13 years in prison for sexually abusing patients at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Wash. Attorneys for Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight have filed Federal Tort Claims Act administrative complaints on behalf of the survivors. The FTCA administrative complaints allege that the Army was negligent in its hiring, supervision, and retention of the doctor. Under the Federal Torts Claims Act, the first step for individuals pursuing a civil lawsuit against an agency of the federal government, such as the Army, is to file an administrative complaint against the agency at fault. The agency is then afforded six months to investigate the claim. After that, the individual may file a lawsuit against the agency in federal court., 2025
- Ms. Guentert represents plaintiff Elsie Dominguez in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against the United States. The Complaint, filed in November 2023, alleges that Ms. Dominguez, a civilian mariner working as the 1st Assistant Engineer aboard the USNS Carson City, a naval vessel operated by the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC), was raped by the Captain of the vessel as she slept in her bed and that the United States failed to adequately protect her from sexual assault. In February 2024, the United States moved to stay the case, arguing that any injuries that Ms. Dominguez sustained from being raped in her own bed were a consequence of her employment and can only be redressed through a workers’ compensation claim. In March 2024, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed an opposition to the motion to stay. The matter is ongoing., 2025
Honors/Awards:
- Super Lawyers New York Metro Rising Star, https://profiles.superlawyers.com/new-york/new-york/lawyer/carolin-guentert/186f6087-e8bc-485b-91a0-68f3ab2c8faf.html, 2023
- Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under List, https://benchmarklitigation.com/Lawyer/Carolin-Guentert/Profile/138365#profile, 2023
- Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, https://www.bestlawyers.com/ones-to-watch, 2024
Educational Background:
- New York University School of Law, J.D.
- Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M.
- The College of New Jersey, B.A.
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- The Supreme Court's ruling in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller PLLC and what it means for emotional distress damages in Title IX lawsuits. , Co-author, Title IX Damages Outlook 1 Year After High Court Ruling, Law360, 2023
- How Companies Can Support Fathers Taking Full Parental Leave, Law360, June 14, 2022, https://www.law360.com/articles/1501014/how-cos-can-support-fathers-taking-full-parental-leave
- Recognizing Title VII’s Broad Anti-Retaliation Protections, Law360 Employment Authority, May 13, 2021, https://www.law360.com/employment-authority/articles/1384187/recognizing-title-vii-s-broad-anti-retaliation-protections
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