Case Summaries:
Prevailed at trial in United States District Court on behalf of an African American woman who was reassigned and whose Headquarters Audits Division was abolished after she filed an EEO complaint, securing her reinstatement and $585,000.00 in monetary relief.
Prevailed in settlement in United States District Court on behalf of senior federal law enforcement officer reassigned to a "make work" job for refusing to fire a highly successful African American agent who filed an EEO complaint against officials in Washington, D.C., securing $280,000 in monetary relief.
Prevailed in settlement in United States District Court on behalf of an African American federal law enforcement officer removed from senior management in retaliation for disclosing institutional discrimination to U.S. Congress, securing $490,000 in monetary relief.
Prevailed in settlement in United States District Court on behalf of female law enforcement officer retaliated against for filing complaint of sexual harassment, securing promotion and $325,000 in monetary relief.
Prevailed in settlement in United States District Court on behalf of African American female law enforcement officer denied a position in retaliation for having EEO suit in federal court, securing $175,000 in monetary relief.
Prevailed in settlement in United States District Court on behalf of female public affairs officer replaced by unqualified male political appointee, securing $301,000 in monetary relief.
Prevailed in settlement in United States District Court on behalf of a female branch chief denied a position in senior management on account of her race, securing $125,000 in monetary relief.
Prevailed in settlement in United States District Court on behalf of a Presidential Management Intern denied a permanent position on account of her disability, securing $100,000 in monetary relief.
Prevailed at hearing before U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of two State Department executives idled and reassigned in retaliation for filing discrimination complaints, securing $115,000 in monetary relief.
Prevailed at hearing before U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board on behalf of a nuclear engineer involuntarily reassigned in retaliation for disclosing the U.S. Department of Energy’s failure to properly document and investigate nuclear accidents and lethal occupational safely violations, securing a cancellation of reassignment and $260,000 in monetary relief.
Prevailed in settlement before U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board on behalf of a federal law enforcement officer discharged for disclosing prosecution misconduct in highly publicized case, and securing reinstatement $50,000 in monetary relief.
Prevailed at hearing before U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board on behalf of courier of nuclear weaponry removed for refusing to perform hazardous, DNA-altering duties, securing reinstatement and $50,000 in monetary relief.
Prevailed at hearing before U.S. Department of Energy on behalf of environmental whistleblower discharged for disclosing that DOE had spent $59 million in a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, which unlawfully underestimated the risk of exposure to radioactive, carcinogenic, and toxic substances at and around DOE nuclear complexes, securing $290,000 in monetary relief.
Prevailed in settlement in U.S. District Court on behalf of the most senior female export control official in the U.S. Customs Department, securing $270,000.00 in monetary relief.
Prevailed in settlement in United States District Court for an African American, disabled Gulf War vet intentionally employed as federal Hazardous Waste Facility Manager intentionally exposed to asbestos at the workplace, securing $446,882 in monetary relief.
Prevailed at trial on behalf of female Senior Auditor in Inspector General’s Office denied position as Branch Chief, securing promotion and over $1 million in monetary relief.
Prevailed in settlement for workplace safety whistleblower, securing $820,000 in monetary relief.
Prevailed in settlement in United States District Court for Regional Audit Director of Inspector General Office, securing reassignment to senior executive position and $275,000 in monetary relief.
Prevailed at hearing at the EEOC for senior federal executive challenging denial of admission to all male management ranks and reassignment to meaningless position in retaliation for filing EEO complaint, and securing $400,000 in monetary relief.
