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A Wrongful Death lawyer helps clients pursue compensation for injuries, medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages related to Wrongful Death cases in your area.
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You should contact a Wrongful Death lawyer as soon as possible after the incident to protect evidence, meet legal deadlines, and improve your chances of receiving compensation.
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Mr. Littlejohn graduated from the University of Mary Washington with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science before attending law school. During his time in law school, Mr. Littlejohn received Dean's List Honors and a Pro Bono Distinction for his work with victims of Hurricane Katrina through the Mississippi Center for Justice and his mentorship of Charlotte youth through Faith Hope and Love Mentoring. His community contributions led to his receipt of the John S. Leary Bar's Julius L. Chambers Scholarship for his dedication to serving the underserved. Extensive pro bono experience has given Mr. Littlejohn a passion for representing and defending the rights of those less fortunate and has internalized within him a mission to help give a voice to the voiceless. Mr. Littlejohn developed his reputation as an unabating advocate throughout North Carolina by representing large-scale businesses in real estate and contract litigation matters. He has appeared in court in nearly a quarter of North Carolina's 100 counties.. When he's not practicing law, Mr. Littlejohn enjoys playing basketball, traveling, and volunteering his personal time. He has volunteered with the Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation Commission as a basketball coach. Other than sports, he maintains relationships with local non-profits to serve in any capacity needed. Mr. Littlejohn has also partnered with civic leaders to build and foster relationships with youth who need direction. He has served as a panelist for a local Charlotte high school's Career Day through his partnerships.. In addition to his volunteer efforts, Mr. Littlejohn is also active in the Mecklenburg County Bar. He is a current member of the Mecklenburg County Bar's Diversity and Inclusion Committee but more specifically Chair for the Pipeline Programming Subcommittee. The Pipeline Programming Subcommittee is responsible for organizing the annual 'Lunch with a Lawyer' program and the annual Diversity Day Conference. Mr. Littlejohn has also volunteered with the 'Lawyers for Literacy' program in which attorneys read to third-grade students at Sedgefield Elementary once a week.. Mr. Littlejohn was awarded the 2016 Cystic Fibrosis – Charlotte Chapter's STANDOUT Honoree Award, which recognizes the City's most active and engaged professionals and philanthropists under 40 for his work benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's work to develop means to control and cure cystic fibrosis. Additionally, he has been awarded by the American Institute of Legal Advocates as a Rising Star in the field of criminal defense. In 2018, Mr. Littlejohn was listed in the Charlotte Agenda as "Top 30 Under 30." This annual award showcases 30 leaders age 30 or younger who are impacting Charlotte. Mr. Littlejohn has received recognition of other North Carolina lawyers as a Business North Carolina's 2019 & 2021 Legal Elite, an award given to only 3% of North Carolina lawyers. Mr. Littlejohn has been awarded Legal Elite in both the Young Guns and Criminal Defense sections. In 2020 and 2021, Mr. Littlejohn was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers North Carolina Rising Stars lists. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selection for Super Lawyers includes a multi-phased rating process consisting of independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. The Rising Stars list is compiled using the same criteria as Super Lawyers, but candidates must be 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less to be considered.
Tim Brock represents employees related to a range of employment law matters related to wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, failure to accommodate disabilities, and improper retaliation. Tim also represents clients with regard to improper pay claims, including failure to pay overtime and other wage & hour violations. Tim assists clients in bringing cases before relevant government administrative agencies and courts, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights, and other agencies. When an amicable settlement cannot be reached, Tim also vigorously pursues the cases of his clients within state and federal courts.. Before joining the Law Offices of Wyatt & Associates P.L.L.C., Tim Brock assisted in the representation of plaintiffs in personal injury law suits at a Boston area law firm and also represented clients in discrimination, social security insurance, and unemployment cases. In addition, Tim previously served in the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project, where he defended Massachusetts state prisoners in disciplinary hearings.. Tim graduated cum laude from Boston University School of Law. He is admitted to the bars of New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont and Maine.. Boston University of Law, Juris DoctorUniversity of New Hampshire, Bachelor of Arts, History and Justice Studies. District Licenses: MA, NH, CT, VT, NY North, South, East, West.
Katherine Gabriel assists clients in various employment law matters, including wrongful termination, workplace harassment, unlawful discrimination, and retaliation.. Katherine is a dedicated advocate for social justice, and she strives to bring that passion into her work at Wyatt and Associates. Prior to joining Wyatt and Associates, Katherine worked as a student clinician in the South Royalton Legal Clinic providing pro-bono services to indigent Vermont residents and Vermont’s military veteran population. She also served as a law clerk in the Windham County State’s Attorney’s Office. Over the years, Katherine has volunteered for various non-profit organizations, including the USPCA and Windsor County Youth Services.. Katherine earned her Juris Doctor at Vermont Law School, where she graduated cum laude. She was the Alumni Editor of the Vermont Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Advisory Board.. Vermont Law School, Juris DoctorBard College, B.A. in Language & Literature, Concentration in Classical Studies. Admitted in:Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut
At Williams Law Group, we aggressively pursue legal remedies on behalf of our clients to the fullest extent of the law by providing forceful, commanding, and bold legal representation. As a result, we GET results!. If you're experiencing employment discrimination, harassment, a hostile work environment, retaliation, or wrongful termination/discharge, then we may be able to help you recover damages from your employer to make you whole again. And at our law firm, we ONLY represent employees -- we NEVER represent businesses; so, you'll never have to worry about whether our firm is currently or has previously represented your employer.. We're a vigilant and relentless employment discrimination law firm dedicated to helping those in need in times of crisis. At the end of the day we hope to make meaningful connections with honest hard-working people. Ultimately, our goal is to form lifelong relationships with our clients. We'll work on your case as if we were a member of your family; we invite you to consider becoming a member of ours.
ERIC P. LAMPEL established the firm in 1985, although he has practiced trial law in California since 1980. Leading the firm's Civil & Criminal Litigation Department, Mr. Lampel has extensive experience in employment litigation, serious injury, criminal defense and general commercial litigation. Mr. Lampel served as General Counsel for an innovative New Zealand based international DSL Technology Company and provided HR services to employees in the United Sates, Europe and New Zealand in conjunction with local counsel. Importantly, Mr. Lampel chairs the Criminal Defense Practice Group in the firm.. Mr. Lampel's practice involves all aspects of Civil Rights litigation, employment law, business law, criminal defense, and serious injury/death cases. Mr. Lampel has counseled clients on a variety of topics including job terminations, job discrimination, accommodating disabilities, leaves of absence, personnel policies, and wage and hour issues. Mr. Lampel has also litigated criminal defense and employment cases in both federal and state courts and before numerous administrative agencies. The lawsuits Mr. Lampel has prosecuted or defended include claims of discrimination (racial, gender based, sexual orientation, race, and disability), harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, fraud, defamation and alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Family Medical Leave Act.. Mr. Lampel received a Bachelor of Arts degree, Cum Laude, in Political Science/ Social Ecology from the University of California at Irvine in 1977. He graduated in 1980 with a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Mr. Lampel served as outstanding member of the Jessup International Moot Court Honors Team while at Loyola Law School, and both lived abroad and studied International Law abroad at the University of Oxford, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, England. http://en.,_OxfordMr. Lampel also served as co-founder, principal writer and lead actor of Libel & Slander Night, A Law Revue, a Loyola Law School original production in which the legal profession and other "sacred cows" were lampooned through song, dance and stinging comedy sketches. His sardonic wit and good humor have won over Judges, juries and opposing counsel time and time again.. Mr. Lampel prosecuted the nationally famous Clove Cigarette death case, 1985; Prosecuted sex discrimination case against Lucky Stores, Inc., Henry v. Lucky's 1992 (receiving preliminary judgment of $1,300,+, before punitive damages, and then settled for a confidential sum). In the summer of 2000, Mr. Lampel defended the infamous People of the State of California v. Shantae Molina. Ms. Molina was wrongly charged with the murder of her infant son while defending her home from intruders. Mr. Lampel tried the case to verdict gaining a full acquittal of this innocent young woman; past member, Board of Directors, Laguna Shanti, 1994; Southern California Defense Counsel, past member, Orange County Bar Association, member, Orange County Trial Lawyers, member, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association, past member, American Bar Association, member. He has served as Judge Pro Tem for the Orange County Superior Court, and as Arbitrator in numerous cases. Prior to forming The Lampel Firm, P.C., Mr. Lampel clerked for, and then joined the firm of Haight, Dickson, Brown & Bonesteel, and later Lazof & Swanson, before starting Lampel Law Corporation in 1985.. Mr. Lampel is a member in good standing of the California Bar Association, and is admitted to practice in numerous Federal District courts, as well as the California and United States Supreme Court.
I am a native of El Paso, Texas. I am licensed to practice law in Texas and New Mexico. My practice focuses on representing employees who have been wrongfully terminated and/or suffer severe work injuries. These cases include claims for wrongful termination/discrimination because of race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual harassment, workers' compensation, and work injuries.
David has passion for the law and focuses his practice on helping people who were wrongfully terminated and/or discriminated in the workplace.. In addition to helping people with employment law matters, David enjoys dealing with transactional cases for individuals and businesses such as reviewing, editing and/or drafting contracts, including leases, NDA's, purchase and sale agreements, etc.. Finally, having been victim himself of purchasing a new vehicle that did not work in per the manufacturers warranty and specifications, David helps individual consumers get the justice they deserve when dealing with Lemon Law matters.. David's practice is accessible to individuals and businesses across the State of Missouri, his office is open on Saturday's and he offers free 20 minute virtual consultations.. In his free time, David enjoys skiing, mountain biking, hiking and spending time with his wife and two children.
Rick is a seasoned plaintiff’s employment attorney with over 15 years of litigation experience. He is committed to protecting the rights of individuals and using the legal system to promote accountability and justice. Rick considers it a privilege to fight for equal treatment under the law—and for every client’s right to be heard.. He focuses his practice on complex litigation, with an emphasis on employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblower claims, and wage and hour violations. Rick has secured numerous six- and seven-figure results for his clients and has successfully litigated against some of the largest employers in the country.. In 2024, Rick served as trial co-counsel in Gratton v. UPS, a landmark race-retaliation case that resulted in a record-setting $238 million verdict on behalf of a wrongfully terminated UPS driver.. Rick was named a Super Lawyer for 2025 by Washington Super Lawyers, after being recognized as a Rising Star from 2013 through 2018. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the Washington Employment Lawyers Association (WELA), and the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ), where he is an Eagle Member.. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington and graduated magna cum laude from Seattle University School of Law. After law school, Rick clerked for the Honorable Tom Chambers at the Washington State Supreme Court.. Rick is admitted to practice in all Washington state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.. He approaches every case with strategic focus, deep experience, and an unwavering commitment to securing the best possible outcome for his clients.. it.
I have been a civil trial attorney since 1989 and have extensive experience. Employment wrongful termination and civil rights, including discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims have been the main focus of my practice throughout my career. I also have extensive experience representing clients in severe personal injury/wrongful death cases, and in business-related litigation. From my office in Torrance, California, I serve clients throughout Los Angeles County and throughout Southern and Northern California.. I graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1986, and Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles in 1989. I was admitted to the State Bar of California, Federal District Court for the Central District of California, and the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal in 1989.From 1989 to 1991, I was an associate attorney in a Century City insurance defense litigation and trial firm representing, individuals, corporations, public entities, and insurance companies in civil litigation. In 1991, I joined a boutique civil business and tort litigation firm in Torrance, California. In 1994, I established my own firm, the Law Office of Robert V. Torres. From 2009 through 2014, I was the Employment Law Department Head and Senior Trial Attorney with The Cochran Firm Los Angeles and the Cochran Firm California, (both successor firms of the noted trial attorney, Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.). In January 2015, I reopened my own firm, the Law Office of Robert V. Torres. Since 1994, the primary focus of my practice has been Employment Law, though I have extensive experience in personal injury and business litigation as well. I have represented hundreds of employees in cases involving just about every kind of case of employment discrimination, sexual harassment and race harassment, and wrongful termination, against some of the world's largest corporations and their formidable national and international law firms. Though most cases ultimately resolve by settlement, I have tried numerous jury trials to verdict and take every case under the assumption that it will go to trial. In every case, my mission is to obtain the best possible result for my client; So, if a case cannot be settled to my client’s satisfaction, I am always ready, willing and able to take the case to the jury.For a FREE evaluation of your case please send me an e-mail to or call me at .Yours truly,Robert V. Torres
Top Labor & Employment and Personal Injury Trial Lawyer. MILLIONS recovered. Representing those who have been wronged, unlawfully terminated, or injured by the negligence of another or at work.
Stephen Danz has over 30 years of practical legal experience, trying hundreds of cases within that time. Regularly appearing before the state and federal courts throughout the state of California, Mr. Danz has earned a reputation as a leading attorney for plaintiffs employment law. Known for his brilliant legal mind and incisive intellect, Stephen Danz is a strong advocate for his clients. When he is not practicing law, Mr. Danz flies his twin engine Cessna as well as spends time with his wife, and two sons. Stephen Danz has been an avid pilot since the early 70's, but an avid fan of airplanes since he was a young boy growing up in Seattle, Washington. After years of flying the California skies by himself en route to meetings with clients, court appearances and employment law seminars, Mr. Danz realized that the extra space in his plane could be better used. He just was not sure how. That was until he found out about Angel Flight, Inc. Since then, Mr. Danz has flown more hours (voluntarily) than any other pilot. While it is true Mr. Danz loves to fly, he now has an even greater purpose in his flights; to help those that are medically and financially aggrieved. If you ever call the office and ask for Mr. Danz and are told that he is not available, you can bet he is up in the sky piloting a small child to Disneyland, or a cancer patient to a better hospital.
General practice litigation specializing in civil rights, housing discrimination, unemployment appeals before the Referee and/or the Board of Review, complex federal and state employment law litigation including, but not limited to, minimum wage, overtime, FMLA leave, sexual harassment, reasonable accommodation, unlawful termination, severance agreements, whistleblowing. employment discrimination on the basis of disability, race, gender, and/or age.
Jim was awarded an ROTC scholarship to attend Stetson University where he graduated with Honors in 1990. After serving on active duty in the US Army during the Gulf War, Jim attended Stetson University College of Law where he graduated with honors. He has spent the last 19 years representing people who have suffered life altering physical injuries and helping family members who have lost loved ones who have suffered wrongful deaths. Jim will leave no stone unturned in his investigation and prosecution of his clients' cases. Holliday Karatinos Law Firm PLLC has the financial wherewithal to take high stakes cases to trial.
I practice law in two main areas: personal injury and employment litigation. My personal injury practice involves virtually every type of personal injury case: car accidents, medical malpractice, product liability, dangerous and unsafe medications, defective medical devices, slip and falls, premises liability including inadequate security cases, dental malpractice, construction accidents, aviation accidents, truck accidents, boating accidents, nursing home abuse and workers' compensation. My employment law practice involves the representation of people wrongfully terminated and/or discriminated against in the workplace on the basis of age, race, national origin, gender, pregnancy, disability, religion, sexual orientation. I handle FMLA claims, whistleblower claims, unpaid wages and overtime claims, sexual harassment claims, hostile work environment claims, claims involving retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim and civil rights claims including claims againt cities and police departments. I also represent individuals and businesses involved in business litigation including breach of contract and unfair trade practices.
We provide employees legal services related to wrongful termination, retaliation, discrimination, and harassment in the workplace. If you were retaliated against or are a victim of discrimination and unlawful treatment in the workplace, contact our office today to speak with an experienced employment attorney. You will receive immediate feedback about whether you may have a case against your former employer.