How to Help Your Attorney Win Your Discrimination / Harassment Case

There is one specific thing you can do to help your attorney get the best results in your discrimination, harassment or wrongful termination case:   

 - pretend to be your employer's attorney for a moment and ask yourself how you would defend the case against you - 

This means that you should first share with your attorney not only the facts that support your case but also circumstances that might make it more challenging as early as your initial consult to evaluate your case.  This will help your attorney  determine whether your case is worth pursuing, and if so - prepare to defend your case against any arguments made by the employer's attorneys using those negative facts.

Think of any skeleton in your closet your employer knows about or can discover to use against you during your testiomny. This can include your previous arrest history with or without conviction, drug use, problems  with or claims against your previous employers, rude or inappropriate emails or text messages you may have sent in the past to your co-workers or management, less than flattering social media activity, and any other information that would put you in less than positive light. Prepare to deal with these facts, if the employer's attorneys try to use them against you

When you prepare for your deposition, make a list of questions that you believe you would be most uncomfortable answering, and discuss with your lawer how you should best answer those questions. If you are ready for the most difficult questions during your deposition testimony, the rest should be much easier. 

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