I Win a Case for a Client in Federal Court in Chicago & Reach Very Favorable Terms for Another Client Before the NLRB
This June, I won a summary judgment (i.e., dismissal) motion in federal court in Chicago. This case involved a client’s ex-employee who was allegedly fired in violation of their constitutional rights. My client, a social services agency in Chicago, was alleged to have acted in concert and as an arm of the state of Illinois (“state [...]
New Client Testimonial
Charles Krugel provided us with legal counsel for union issues we had. He was professional and courteous. He was always prompt in getting back to us and easy to reach. His knowledge of the situation gave us confidence in his counsel. Our issues with the union were resolved in a timely manner, sooner than all of [...]
From My LinkedIn Group: Statistical Analysis as Evidence in Employment Discrimination…
A few days ago, on my LinkedIn Group, Charles Krugel’s Labor & Employment Law & Human Resources Practices Group, member Stephanie R Thomas, Ph.D., the owner of Thomas Econometrics in the Philadelphia, PA, area, posted an excellent examination of the use and importance of statistical analysis in disparate impact and disparate treatment discrimination cases. I [...]
Response from Avvo Regarding Criticism
Today, I got a response from Avvo to yesterday’s post (and other posts) criticising them. Below is the comment to that post. Conrad from Avvo said, December 5, 2010 @ 10:26 am Charles – not every lawyer appreciates the transparency that Avvo has brought to the legal industry, yet this is exactly what consumers want and [...]
More Avvo Criticism & Possibly a Way to Game Avvo’s Defective Rating System
Because of my public criticism of Avvo, and their defective rating system, I get a lot of comments about them. A brief summary of my crticism is that it’s biased against small and solo firms because larger firms have greater wherewithal to manage the extremely cumbersome Avvo profile process, and because Avvo won’t let an [...]
