Thompson denied chance to try case before taking over as Brooklyn DA
Ken Thompson, Brooklyn’s district attorney-elect, has been denied an opportunity to try his last case as a practicing trial attorney before ascending to his new political role.
Thompson, named partner at Thompson Wigdor, was lead attorney in a bias suit against the New York Post. Sandra Guzman, a former associate editor at the Post, a subsidiary of News Corporation, claimed that she was subject to discrimination and harassment based on her sex and race and was subsequently fired in retaliation for her complaints.