Employment law firm
There are lots. If you answer bub's question, it'll be easier to advise.
well I need representation against a large hospital system and would like to find a form that has litigated against them before. RWJBarnabas health
the case is inequitable salary based on age sex and sexual orientation. Paid much less for equal work. Actually paid less for much more work
Understood that you want a good plaintiff's employment lawyer. I would not get too fixated on large or on previous litigation experience against Barnabas. Most big law firms that do employment law represent the employers. I'm sure there are small plaintiff's firms and even solo practitioners that are known, respected and feared by the employer defense bar. No one comes to mind. I can ask around.
oh wow. Thank you so much. I would really appreciate that. I am always so glad when I ask questions on this site. See-I didn’t know that about employment law firms. If you could ask around I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks again
David Ben-Asher in Montclair is recommended frequently. His brother, Jonathan, lives in NJ and also practices employment law, but in New York.
Steve said:
I think Smith Mullin is supposed to be good.
Nancy Erica Smith is one of the leaders in this field.
Another one is Arnold "Shep" Cohen who lives in MSO.
May I also ask general questions about finding an employment lawyer as an employee? I was going to start a thread but this is already started...
I’ve never had to use one before and I think my employer is trying to force me into a lesser role, using my disability and a chronic health condition against me. They knew about both at interview and hired me anyway, almost 10 years ago. I’ve done the job well, staying in the role longer than anyone else before and retaining original clients, adding new. My chronic condition has improved under specialist care but work is claiming it’s worse.
I’m being forced into a ‘counselling’ meeting Thursday next week, which will prob be discussion re the new lesser role, even though it’s not convenient for our work team (I’m team leader). I can have someone with me and reckon I’m best with someone legal... have no idea how to find someone, what to ask them to do for me (apart from ‘protect me’).
be prepared to spend TENS of thousands, maybe even HUNDREDS of thousands. I don't remember if this is one of the things that falls under EEOC, but they are WORTHLESS> I notified my employer of my request for disability accommodation to be exempt from an out of state meeting with the purpose of the company telling me how good it was going to be to me and sign me up for benefits. I sent multiple emails and mailed a letter certified. The employer fired me. They told EEOC they didn't know anything about my request and EEOC took their word for it over the emails/mail receipts. NJ DCR is worse. I sent the complaint to newark, they say they never got it and it is supposed to go to trenton..so i send another package to trenton, trenton says they never got it, its supposed to go to newark. I have mail receipts showing they did get it. The accommodation was more than reasonable. It might have cost them $5 to mail the materials for the benefits to me or to the NJ office. And due to my disability it would be a waste of time to sit and listen to them babble. I need to read info, I don't get much listening to babbling. Even though I lost $45,000 in pay and benefits, no lawyers would take it on contingency...they wanted $5000 to start....money I didn't have.
jmitw, thanks for that warning.
Truth, thanks for the recommendation. Won’t help me (you could say I’m ‘out of state’ 
), but it certainly sounds like I need specific help advocates. Probably, disability advocates. Luckily I know a few; will chat with them tomorrow.
thanks for all the suggestions and comments. And I am sorry to hear about your predicaments. For people with disabilities what about the organizations for the rights of people with disabilities? Could they possibly help? And for the person about to have a meeting I would check the legality in your state for taping conversations. In NJ it is legal to surreptitiously tape a conversation as long as you are a part of the conversation. If you can’t have a lawyer present at the time of the meeting and probably as you are not sure as to what the meeting is about maybe it is better not too, then I would tape it. You may not take in all that is being said as you will probably be a little nervous about it and with a talent you can go back and listen. And if it is legal in your Staten you have evidence.
and yes lawyers cost money. In my situation I plan on paying for the consult which will probably cost me $1000 and then after that I will see what merit my case has. If it has merit then really the only way I can afford a lawyer is if they take the case and get a percentage of what I win if I win, which I really don’t want to do. I would rather mediate but I doubt that will work with my company. They count on people not being able to afford a lawyer. I am sorry to hear about the EEOC being worthless. I thought about contacting them.
smith Mullin is obviously a very successful firm but it looks
Like they specialize in sexual harassment. Ben-Asher is exclusively employment law so I am going to consult with them. Thanks so much for your recommendations!
I’m lucky that, having a long-standing brain injury, I have notoriously wonky memory (really great on trivia, but weird on stuff I really need now. That’s why I take loads of notes). So recording shouldn’t be a problem as long as it’s a memory-aid. But I’d like the support of an independent advocate, too. My best bet, unfortunately, seems to mainly work for correcting bureaucratic issues in government/medical administration matters. Now that Yom Kippur is over for me, I can ring around in the morning.
(Now that’s a thought - maybe I could ask my rabbi to step in??? 
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safetyfirst said:
and yes lawyers cost money. In my situation I plan on paying for the consult which will probably cost me $1000 and then after that I will see what merit my case has. If it has merit then really the only way I can afford a lawyer is if they take the case and get a percentage of what I win if I win, which I really don’t want to do. I would rather mediate but I doubt that will work with my company. They count on people not being able to afford a lawyer. I am sorry to hear about the EEOC being worthless. I thought about contacting them.
Call the Essex County Bar Association and ask for employment law referrals. You will get three. They usually will charge nothing or $25.00 for an initial sit down. Ask before you accept an appointment. When you call for an appointment, mention it is a Bar Association referral.
If you take an appointment, write all the specifics on paper before you go and write any questions you have before you go. Bring documents, if any.
Make appointments with at least two of the three lawyers.
Good luck.
I don’t know about RWJ, but Lane Biviano has a lot of experience going up against UH.
safetyfirst said:
thanks for all the suggestions and comments. And I am sorry to hear about your predicaments. For people with disabilities what about the organizations for the rights of people with disabilities? Could they possibly help? And for the person about to have a meeting I would check the legality in your state for taping conversations. In NJ it is legal to surreptitiously tape a conversation as long as you are a part of the conversation. If you can’t have a lawyer present at the time of the meeting and probably as you are not sure as to what the meeting is about maybe it is better not too, then I would tape it. You may not take in all that is being said as you will probably be a little nervous about it and with a talent you can go back and listen. And if it is legal in your Staten you have evidence.
HHAHHHAHHA..you mean the people that would make good circus clowns? DRNJ is a JOKE, no one has anything good to say about them. they don't know one body part from another. There are a couple low income programs. I tried getting help from one for another issue.......they completely flubbed it as expected..no follow through. I had a personal...and abusive... dating relationship with someone who works for the state division of disabilities and am being denied help because of it. I can prove he used his position to commit a crime against me, but haven't been able to get anyone to investigate in over 7 years.
If it is an EEOC issue, you have to file a complaint through them, let them flub it and give you permission to sue on your own (unless the law has changed or a lawyer knows a way around it).
about 5 years ago, there was data published that said HALF of EEOC findings were over turned in court because they flubbed the cases. SO even if they do find in your favor, you usually need a lawyer.
safetyfirst said:
and yes lawyers cost money. In my situation I plan on paying for the consult which will probably cost me $1000 and then after that I will see what merit my case has. If it has merit then really the only way I can afford a lawyer is if they take the case and get a percentage of what I win if I win, which I really don’t want to do. I would rather mediate but I doubt that will work with my company. They count on people not being able to afford a lawyer. I am sorry to hear about the EEOC being worthless. I thought about contacting them.
the problem with contingency is that its not profitable enough for the lawyer unless you could win a VERY LARGE amount....as I said I lost $45,000 due to disability discrimination....contingency on that was not profitable enough for a lawyer to help me.
Hi. Does anyone know a large law firm that specializes in employment law? Thanks.