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They say practice makes perfect. This certainly applies to depositions in any type of case, including injury and employment / wrongful termination cases. One of the best things you can do to prepare for your deposition and to also make sure that you are not overly nervous during your deposition is to practice answering the Read More …
Below are three key facts you need to know about being a client of a small firm vs a large firm that should help you make the right representation selection and also manage your expectations: 1. Not all small firms are the same and not all large firms are the same. Some small firms are Read More …
One of the most common and rather serious mistakes that both employees and employers make when testifying in a wrongful termination case is exaggerating and making their side of the story sound better than it actually is. It’s natural for anyone to advocate for themselves and see the facts from their own angle, but testifying Read More …
Many termination cases involve the following scenario of competing arguments. You claim that you were fired in retaliation for making some kind of protected complaint or disclosure. The employer claims that you were fired because of the complaint/s made about you by your co-workers or the employer’s customers. Determining whether those complaints were actually made Read More …
All things being equal, the best attorneys out there are also the busiest ones and have more work and inquiries from potential clients than they can handle. Thefeore, they are also the pickiest ones, both because they have to be and because they can afford to be. Most of those great lawyers have come to Read More …
If you are consulting with lawyer who appears to be asking you difficult questions, suggesting that he doesn’t automatically take your side in a dispute that you presented to him, it’s a good thing and you are getting the right type of consultation. If that lawyer challenges you on your claims instead of immediately believing Read More …
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Workers who file a charge of discrimination with DFEH or EEOC often ask how long it will take till they hear back from those agencies. They also want to know when they will receive their right-to-sue letter, which is required before they can file a lawsuit for discrimination in California. The bad news is that Read More …
If you are a Plaintiff in an employment or injury case, in which your medical records are part of the evidence in your case, it’s highly likely that the attorney who takes your deposition will be asking you questions about your medical records. There are two main reasons why the lawyer representing an employer or Read More …
Over the last ten years or so, we have seen a large number of claimants make the same mistakes over and over that make their employment case weaker or ruin any possibility of winning and/or obtaining compensation altogether – handling their own case without legal representation. Many workers (and some employers) are tempted to do all Read More …