Can someone recommend a good Employment Attorney in Jacksonville?
I really believe I have a strong case on the basis of age discrimination and will seek legal counsel as soon as possible.
I am not sure if you had experience in this area or if you know someone who may be able to help me here, but any tips on how to find a solid employment lawyer focusing on workers in Jacksonville would be much appreciated.
Plain and simple, us older, wiser ,highly experienced are worth nothing unless we can go like hell like we may have been able to 10-15 years ago. I'm 62 and was advised that although I do exceptional work, I need to step up productivity. I have tried to change jobs within the company but that's a joke as they always have some kid already lined up for the job.......age discrimination is tough to prove in this prison camp
Thank you @GjAoaGT-1spf
I went through the same feelings of anger and feeling let down and I did have grounds to file a different type of suit against the bank in state and/or federal court. Here's the problem: your name will be on a public record because you filed a lawsuit against your former employer. And most companies search for that kind of information before hiring a new employee - no one wants to hire someone who has a history of suing their employers. It sucks but it's the truth. And BofA's lawyers know this.
All that being said - I'm not a lawyer but I know that NO ONE can tell you that you don't have a case - not a lawyer, a judge, not even a Supreme Court Justice - until they gather all the facts surrounding your potential claim and read your contracts, etc. And only a lawyer, someone who has a law degree and is admitted to the bar in at least one U.S. State, can advise you on what you should do. Period.
Again - best of luck and please do your very best to not discuss your issues with anyone outside your inner circle until you've met with an attorney.
You stand no chance, period.
Thanks for "Scott Fortune" contact info - great
@GjAoaGT-ssc - thanks for the reply, this is great. I am the original poster here. Thanks... I am so angry, feeling let down and feeling discriminated against. I am not going to go over my details here as I feel it may jeopardize my case but I can tell you that things they did to me were not right from moral or legal stand point.
BoA has deep pockets. they will drag it out to drain your money so you retract your lawsuit. my advice is to move on. f--- em
Higher Executives get golden parachute. What do we get? golden shower?
I was laid off in December by BofA so I can totally commiserate with how you feel right now; I'm not located in Jacksonville but I can offer some advice on how to find a good employment attorney since I've now had to hire TWO over the course of the past 10 years. The National Employment Lawyers Association is a great place to start: http://exchange.nela.org/home
From there you can check the ratings of the attorneys (or any for that matter) on Martindale Hubbard which is essentially the place lawyers go to research each other - if a lawyer needs a lawyer very often they'll use Martindale as a resource: http://www.martindale.com
If you really want to dig deeply set up an account with PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records); it's free, you just have to pay $0.10 page if you actually download any records. PACER is an electronic public access service that allows users to obtain case and docket information online from federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts, and the PACER Case Locator.
Once you get access:
• Click PACER case locator
• Click Civil courts
• Choose your region (if you click on MAP you’ll see the regions defined)
• Under “Nature of Suit” select 442 ‘Civil Rights: Jobs’
• Under party name enter ‘Bank of America’
Then go to town checking out all the different employee lawsuits filed against Bank of America in whichever district you entered. That’s how I found one of my lawyers.
I actually checked on the NELA site for a lawyer in Jacksonville for you - being that I'm currently employed thanks to BofA the least I can do is help someone who needs a lawyer because of BofA.
There's a lawyer named Scott Fortune based in Jacksonville. If you look under 'about our cases' there are several which are against 'financial firms'. Here's a link to his website:
http://www.fortunelegal.com/about_us.htm
Good luck!
From the legal standpoint, you stand no chance, no lawyer can help you
To the post below - during the 12/9/15 layoffs the paperwork said those over 40 had 21 or 45 days to return their acceptance of the severance package so the OP should have time to consult an atty. Also people let go were paid for a short time before severance actually started which coincided with the time they had to get the or severance agreed signed and returned.
Good luck-my thinking on this is if you wait till you get axed, you probably waited too long. People need to be planning to be laid off and have any legal recourse lined up the day it actually happens. I would think this especially if you are getting any meaningful severance package
Better Call Saul!