In addition, Adam has represented federal employees in negotiated and administrative grievance proceedings, a wide variety of administrative hearings, before arbitrators and in various other alternative dispute resolution forums. Adam’s published cases include:
Martin v. Merriday
706 F.Supp. 42 (N.D. Ga. 1989) (Sexual harassment and individual liability of supervisor in federal employment)
Peterson v. Atlanta Housing Authority
998 F.2d 904 (11th Cir. 1993) (First Amendment and due process claims for local government employees)
Harmond v. Cavazos
56 FEP Cases (BNA) 142 (N.D. Ga. 1991) (Race discrimination and retaliation in federal employment
Burchfield v. Derwinski
782 F.Supp. 532 (D. Colo. 1992) ( Sex discrimination and retaliation claims of federal employees)
Costin v. DHHS
(MSPB 1996) (Federal whistleblower receives retroactive promotion.)
Quality legal services from experienced attorneys are not inexpensive, especially when litigation becomes necessary. Effective January 1, 2024, Adam’s standard hourly rate is $650, the rate for associate attorneys is $545 and the paralegal billing rate is $175. These rates are likely to increase in the future.
Although attorneys’ fees can be frequently recovered from public sector agencies in employment litigation, this is not always the case. Even where recovery is legally possible, the employee must first prevail, additional hurdles to fee recovery must frequently be overcome, there is protracted delay in recovery of fees and a fee award may not fully compensate the attorneys for all time devoted to the representation. Because of these considerations, the firm does not accept representation of federal employees on a contingency fee basis, except for compelling FTCA and False Claims Act claims. The firm does offer representation on a fixed negotiated fee basis and other alternatives to hourly billing. We evaluate each case individually and are usually successful in structuring a fee arrangement tailored to the client’s individual circumstances. The firm welcomes inquiries regarding representation from both public employers and public employees.
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