If I could give zero stars I would because that's basically what they did for me...zero, NOTHING!
I've worked with this firm before, many years ago and they were great but this time they took complete advantage because of me. I was wrongfully terminated by CRATER COMMUNITY HOSPICE because I have a chronic illness. I didn't miss excessive days from work and never took long periods of time off but the moment Crater found out about my illness, chronic Lyme disease things started to change. They actually made accommodations for any doctors appointments and wrote me a letter of accommodations. They seemed extremely supportive but that was just a ruse. Eventually the harassment and bullying began. The HR Director, if you want to call her that, would call me and make inappropriate statements and asked me questions that were totally illegal from an employer standpoint. I contacted the CEO via email regarding my concerns with HR and the harassment from the other staff involved but if you can believe it he was absolutely the worse. He tried to lie regarding any accommodations they had made for me, I was told that I needed to cancel all medical appointments, which is also illegal. He even went as far as to defame and slander me on video. Yes...I actually have a video of him stating to a police officer that "they terminated me because I am mentally unstable", which is also illegal per ADA guidelines. I did nothing wrong at all. I've never been terminated from a job in my whole life so it has taken a horrible toll on my confidence and self esteem.
I contacted Lawrence & Queen and set up a phone consultation which cost $200. I told them my story and they seemed very sympathetic and assured me that I definitely had a case from wrongful termination based on the EEOC and ADA guidelines. Upon the conclusion of my consultation I paid the retainer of $2500 because I felt so confident that this would turn out in my favor. After they informed CRATER COMMUNITY HOSPICE that they were representing me in a case against them, Crater actually filed a bogus complaint against my nursing license in retaliation, which I also had to hire Lawrence & Queen for. For the first couple of weeks the communication was great and they updated me throughly. They did contact the Department of Health Professionals but never followed through....concerning my case against Crater I heard nothing. After about 3 months of very spotty communication and over $10,000 in legal fees they contacted me via email towards the end of June and stated that they could no longer represent me due to a conflict of interest. WHAT! They actually admitted that they were personal acquaintances with CRATER COMMUNITY HOSPICE'S counsel. Meaning they were personal friends with Crater's attorney. They knew this the entire time and did not admit it until it got to the point where they had to start being nasty towards my former employer. I actually was stunned and couldn't believe it. Not only did they lie and steal from me but they took advantage of me in the worst way possible, they took advantage of a woman with a chronic illness that was desperate for redemption. All along they were in bed with Crater.
Lawrence & Queen did absolutely nothing for me. I now have to defend myself in order to keep my license, I have to file charges myself with the EEOC and ADA. I would live to hire another attorney but I'm broke and I don't trust anyone now. They did nothing at all except for steal all if my savings. How anyone at that firm sleeps at night I will never know.
Lawrence & Queen are the MOST UNETHICAL group of lawyers I've ever been involved with. Along with CRATER COMMUNITY HOSPICE they managed to ruin my life. read more