Category Archives: Employee Tip – Hiring an Attorney

Should You Drop the L- Bomb, and Tell The Employer You’re Retaining a Lawyer?

Are you an employee in an employment dispute, and considering whether to “drop the L-bomb,” and tell your employer you’re retaining an attorney? Occasionally, an employee/prospective client who consults with me will tell me that he already dropped the L-bomb, … Continue reading

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Employee Tip: Probable Cause Determination from ERD- Now What?

Many employees file discrimination complaints with Wisconsin’s Equal Rights Division (ERD) without retaining an attorney. If you are an ERD complainant without an attorney, and you just received a “probable cause” determination, you may be wondering “now what?” Or at … Continue reading

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Employee Tip: Problems Getting in Touch With an Employee Rights Attorney?

If you are an employee who is having trouble getting in touch with an employee rights attorney, please know two things: (1) your frustrations are entirely understandable- chances are, you are calling about serious, and perhaps urgent, employment issues that … Continue reading

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Pump You Up

Employers- are you looking for an employment defense attorney who will unquestioningly agree with every word you allege, gladly smear your opponent employee as “ridiculous” and a ”liar” and the like, and write letters to your opponent (although more so written to you) proclaiming … Continue reading

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Employee Tip: Important Questions to Ask When Hiring an Attorney

Below is an article I wrote about important questions a client should ask when hiring an attorney. I submitted the draft article to a business magazine, so the examples are written for the perspective of an employer-client who is seeking … Continue reading

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