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After almost 25 years of loyal and dedicated service, without so much as a day of absence, I found myself facing the possibility of termination. And what was worse, was that my employer, the largest telecommunications company in the world, had abated its own EEO policies and all of the human resource training it had given me in my career.
Thank God that I was able to locate Stephen and Shelby at the Drinnon Law Firm. They were willing and able to help me when few other law firms in Dallas would even offer a consultation.
After having been promoted three times and recognized for my hard work and outstanding people skills, I was thrust into one of the most embarrassing and debilitating situations of my life. And although I made all attempts to settle the matter internally and quietly, my efforts to do so were rebuffed at every turn.
Discrimination is far too serious a matter to play with or to charge any corporation with without just cause. In fact in more than 97% of the cases I could research; my employer had never even been forced to a trial. They had skillfully used their power, size, and influence in the business and professional community to squeeze out plaintiffs and the small firms that represented them.
But after some thorough interviewing of both the facts and me, The Drinnon Law Firm took my case. They carefully navigated every roadblock and confronted every challenge and got me my day in court. A day in court that surprised both me and the defendants in the case.
In six days of trial, I was amazed and elated to find that all of the preparation and research they invested was paying off. I may be a bit jaundiced but in six gut wrenching days, we prevailed one witness at a time. And what amazed me was the level of knowledge the Drinnon team had of some very complex and compound company policies they knew and understood my company policies better than our corporate attorneys.
Confidential agreements limit what I can say about the end result. But suffice it to say that I am pleased with the outcome. More importantly though is the fact that I have been vindicated, regained the respect of my peers and co-workers, and have finally awaked from a two year nightmare.
My position in the community activism in social justice has afforded me the opportunity to meet and know a large number of attorneys and law firms of every size. But none of them have surpassed the level of professionalism, courage and integrity that I have witnessed in working with Stephen Drinnon, Shelby Bobosky and the team.
Clarence Darrow, one of America's most revered and notable attorney's one said "The only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries." The Drinnon Law Firm has some real trial lawyers and that made a tangible difference for me!
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