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I was fired last week from my job as relief manager at a storage facility here in Fresno. I know all too well about "at will".

Since you were apparently an "at-will" employee, your employer could terminate you for no reason or any reason at all, so long as it was not an unlawful reason. If your employer had 5 or more employees, you might have a claim for disability discrimination or failure to accommodate if your absences were due to medical care for a disability. Also, if your employer had more than 50 employees in California and you had been employed for more than one year and had worked at least 1,250 hours for that...

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Is it my responsibility to find other parties (person who hit me with their car) address?

Based upon the information that you privided, insurance policy and vin number, your attorney probably should be able to locate the defendant. If the defendant did not have insurance, you may be able to file an uninsured motorist claim with your own insurer and let them track down the person who hit you. Also, if you do not feel that your present attorneyis responding to your communications you should send an email or a letter to him or her. You also have the right to talk to a different lawyer...

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I was dismissed at work for an alleged criminal offence that was according to my employer,not related to my job.

There is not enough information to provide a definitive answer to your question. The answer will likely be different if you are an "at-will" employee, have an employment contract, are a member of a union, or are a public employee. If you were possibly doing something illegal based on your employer's orders, you might have a claim for retaliation. If your termination was because of a protected category such as race, gender, age, disability, etc., you might be able to bring a successful claim....