In most cases, your free initial assessment with a Wisconsin Employment Attorney at Carroll Law Firm, SC, will end in the scheduling of an initial office conference. The better prepared you are for this consultation, the more efficiently and effectively we can evaluate your employment law claims. The following 5 tips will help you know how to be prepared for your initial consultation with a Wisconsin Employment Attorney.
1. Prepare A Written Chronology
The most important part of an initial consultation for a Milwaukee employment attorney is gathering the relevant facts. The legal advice that follows is based on the facts provided so it is critically important that they be both accurate and complete. Preparing a written chronology of facts will provide a starting point for an employment attorney. Start with the date of your hire, your position and to whom you reported. From there, detail important events in chronological order. Provide specific dates if you can and explain what happened, who was involved and who witnessed each event. Focus on comparing how you were treated to how other employees were treated.
2. Prepare A List Of Witnesses
Make a list of potential witnesses and their contact information if you have it. For each witness provide a brief description of what information they can contribute to your case. Do not just focus on witnesses that you believe will be willing to voluntarily assist you. It is best not to communicate with witnesses before meeting with a Wisconsin employment attorney.
3. Bring Relevant Employment Documents
If your employer has written employment policies and you have a copy of those policies bring them to the consultation. If you do not have a copy of the policies, be prepared to discuss them. Similarly, if you have a written employment description bring it along or be prepared to explain your job duties. If you received and saved past performance evaluations organize them chronologically and bring them with you. If you do not have your performance evaluations make sure to mention this to your Wisconsin employment attorney so that you can discuss the steps for obtaining copies of your personnel file. Bring your most recent pay stub if you have it.
4. Bring Your Evidence
If you have any documents that relate to your situation and/or support your claims bring them with you to the initial consultation. This includes e-mail messages, complaint letters, disciplinary documents, a discharge letter (if any) and any personal diary or log you may have kept in which you wrote about your treatment and/or how it affected you.
5. Bring A List Of Questions & A Notepad To Write Down Questions
At the initial consultation, a Wisconsin employment attorney’s primary focus is on gathering facts, evaluating your situation and discussing your options for moving forward with legal representation. Sometimes the information you are given can be overwhelming. Sitting down before the consultation with a Milwaukee employment attorney and making a list of questions will help you to remember to ask them. Taking notes during the consultation with a Wisconsin employment law lawyer will allow you to remember questions that may arise during the consultation and will help ensure you leave the consultation with the information you need to make an informed decision about further representation.
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