Judie Saunders is a Partner with ASK LLP, a national law firm offering individuals and corporations, bankruptcy, transactional and litigation services. Judie leads the firm’s Sexual Abuse and Human Trafficking Department. Judie has more than twenty years of experience litigating cases involving sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and discrimination. Judie has represented survivors in cases against USA Gymnastics, local and state governments, and clergy abuse survivors. Judie has extensive courtroom experience, including conducting administrative hearings and jury trials.
Judie is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and International Institution of Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR).
Prior to ASK LLP, Judie represented and counseled numerous high-profile clients including Olympians, NCAA Division I student athletes and elite gymnasts, where she sought redress for injuries sustained due to abusive coaching practices.
Admissions
New York
New Jersey
U.S. District Court for Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for Southern District of New York
Practice Areas
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Harassment
Internal Investigations
Publications
War on My Body, War on My Rights, DiAngelo Publications, 2022
New Jersey Law Journal, January 2021
University Business, August 2023
Press
Good Morning America
Good Morning Australia
New York Times
Washington Post
Philadelphia Inquirer
USA Today
Bloomberg News
Bloomberg Law Podcast