Client Review on McCarthy Law PLC

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I retained counsel from this firm to handle an employment dispute. The attorney was inexperienced and pressured me to settle for far less than I should have received or intended so the firm could get an easy pay day. He breached ethical and possibly legal practices in the process, including threatening termination of employment and or arrest (based on false allegations) if I did not accept the settlement offer. He refused to communicate negotiation specifics thru email so I would not have a paper trail. The small amount of emails I was cc'd on were extremely friendly with the company representation and aimed to find a way to easily and safely remove me rather than hold the organization accountable. The attorney strongly and repeatedly recommended NOT going to court although I had a VERY strong claim and a load of documented evidence, including a pattern of behavior and decision making. The attorney never said I didn't have a good case but CONSTANTLY aimed to convince me that a court hearing wouldn't be 'worth it' and that taking the settlement offer and 'moving on' was my best option. He told me that the company admitted to a 'breach of trust', would settle for a specific amount and NOT hurt my employment opportunities moving forward. The company was supposed to tell references that I resigned VOLUNTARILY and AM eligible for rehire (in other words give no indication of the dispute) but they do the EXACT opposite. HE LIED - All of the opposite happened. Although never receiving a less than successful review, great education, years of industry experience, representing the company in non-profit community involvement, not a single write-up ever, all attempts to gain employment in industry go great until contact with prior employer. A private investigator went thru process and confirmed that the company will only verify dates of employment (in corporate language only verifying dates of employment is basically saying the individual is ineligible for rehire) I STRONGLY advise others going forward to be VERY careful with this law firm and make sure you know your options.