A legal assistant who worked at the Hempstead law practice of civil rights attorney Frederick K. Brewington has filed a lawsuit alleging two male colleagues repeatedly sexually harassed her before she lost her job as retaliation for complaining.

Dana-Simone Williams alleged she "was subjected to constant, pervasive sexual harassment" and Brewington and the office manager, attorney Precilla Lockett, told her to deal with the problem herself before later firing her.

Filed Wednesday in New York’s Eastern District, the federal lawsuit named Brewington, his firm and Lockett as defendants. It said Williams lost her job because she lodged complaints "they simply did not want to hear" about harassment she and a female receptionist suffered.

Williams' attorney Taylor Crabill, of the Manhattan firm Faruqi & Faruqi LLP, released a statement Friday saying Brewington’s "silencing" of Williams for her complaints was especially reprehensible because his practice "ostensibly prides itself on advancing civil rights and combatting employment discrimination."

Speaking for the defendants, Brewington said Friday it was "unfortunate that this lawsuit has been brought." He added: "It is without merit and we’ll address it fully in the court. Obviously, we’ll try to do it compassionately and thoroughly."

The lawsuit said a firm file clerk told Williams in early 2020 he was going to send her a photograph of one of his body parts. It said when Williams told him not to, his harassment continued....

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