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The Seattle Weekly has printed an article centering around the “one-woman law firm” of Brenda Little and her lawsuit against Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony on behalf of violinist Peter Kaman. Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s a tidbit:<\/p>\n

\n

Tuxedo Disjunction<\/h2>\n

Not every toxic work situation can be remedied in court. A Seattle Symphony lawsuit is teaching that lesson the hard way.<\/h2>\n

By Mark D. Fefer<\/a><\/h3>\n

January 16, 2008<\/h3>\n

What sort<\/strong> of headache can a single tenacious lawyer cause a monied cultural institution sensitive about its reputation? Kind of a low, throbbing, persistent one.<\/p>\n

For almost two years, the Seattle Symphony Orchestra has been wrestling with the one-woman law firm of Brenda Little. She’s a specialist in workplace law. And as anyone reading the local press (or the big Sunday New York Times<\/em> story <\/a>last month) is aware, there have been one or two disturbances to the workplace harmony at Benaroya Hall. Namely: anti-conductor conspiracies, vicious online attacks, accusations of “terrorism,” competing press leaks, and other conduct unbecoming a concertmaster.<\/p>\n

Little’s dog in this fight is Peter Kaman, a longtime SSO violinist with a childlike demeanor who’s afflicted with strong anxiety and compulsive tendencies. He also has years of pent-up fear and resentment towards SSO’s musical director, Gerard Schwarz.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Seattle Weekly has printed an article centering around the “one-woman law firm” of Brenda Little and her lawsuit against Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony on behalf of violinist Peter Kaman. Read the entire article here. 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