Most of the time, we take employment cases on a “contingency fee basis.” This means our fee is a percentage of what we’re able to recover for you. If you don’t recover damages, you don’t owe us any attorney fees.
Win or lose, you will have to pay for the expenses of the lawsuit, like filing fees, photocopying, investigative costs, deposition expenses, and other administrative costs that come up. Because we understand that you may have just been fired, we will work with you to make financial arrangements that are fair and feasible.
Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to this one. Each case is unique, and its length will depend on a variety of issues, like if the case can be settled without a trial, how many people are involved, and how complicated the legal issues are. Generally, after a lawsuit is filed, it takes anywhere from 12 to 24 months to get to trial, depending on the court.
Without sounding too much “like a lawyer,” there is no foolproof way to predict what a case is worth. There are too many variables that affect the final outcome, and it’s impossible to predict what a jury will decide on any given day.
Examples of what our clients commonly recover include medical and counseling expenses, past and future lost wages and employment benefits, and damages for emotional distress.
Punitive damages are also sometimes awarded. Punitive damages do not exist to compensate you, but rather to punish those who violate the law and to deter others from doing so.