A New Jersey law firm has resorted to litigation in hopes of heading off a lawsuit by one of its former attorneys.

Davis, Saperstein & Salomon filed suit against Lisa A. Lehrer on Nov. 20 in Bergen County Superior Court, seeking a judicial declaration that a release and waiver of claims she previously signed is enforceable, and that an arbitration agreement precludes her from suing the firm for alleged discrimination.

Lehrer, who represents plaintiffs in personal injury suits, resigned from the Teaneck-based firm in September 2022 and joined Brandon J. Broderick Personal Injury in River Edge, the suit said.