Timothy M. Kolman

Every lawyer is faced with unknown circumstances that truly make up a case or non case. My case seemed clear cut to me, a "no-brainer" as some people might describe it. It was my case and these things that happened to me were real and damaging. When I first met Mr. Kolman he was very attentive to my ...plea for help and listened to all I had to say and I had a lot to say. My former employer had deliberately set me up to fail at my new job by not providing the proper training involved with a new promotion I had received. The position had clear objectives related to proper training and performance reviews etc.., that I had signed and agreed to. Several weeks passed and I had received no training for my new position but was still expected to perform my new duties regardless the circumstance. This new position required special training that could not be learned properly just through common sense. The reviews came and I was written up for bad performance and was placed on probation with still no training given to me. To make a very long story short In the end through tenacious persistence and obvious experience with employment law, Mr. Kolman was able to resolve my case to a very lucrative end. I was impatient, angry at my employer and too emotionally involved. Timothy was able to ground me and the case to a successful outcome. I would recommend Mr. Kolman to anyone who has a labor dispute or concern about where they work and who they work with. He offers free consultations and works on a contingency basis.

I had the pleasure of working with Timothy Kolman on a very unpleasant labor issue with my former employer. I originally contacted Mr. Kolman regarding a hostile work environment that eventually transitioned into a wrongful termination. I was in a position of authority in my compay and prided myself ...on being efficient and productive. I was placed in a very awkward position when the owners of the company I worked for had hired one of their daughters to work for them under my supervision. At first the relationship was professional and seemed normal until two weeks into her employment she began to come in late repeatedly, not finish the work that had been designated for her and became very confrontational with me regarding almost any interactions we would have. After several weeks of this type of behavior I presented the owner (her father) with some of the issues I had been experiencing (which were all documented) and the owner was outraged, however he was outraged with me because in his words I was creating the negative environment. To make a long story short, my employment their became very stressful and I was uncomfortable with directing or even supervising his daughter anymore because now both she and her father were yelling at me and questioning everything I did. I had worked with this company for over 20 years and had never been given a bad performance review before, in fact all my reviews were positive and most resulted in a raise. Timothy Kolman took my case on a contingency basis (he didn't get compensated for his efforts unless I did) and prevailed in court with a very satisfactory settlement one week prior to our trial date. He helped me stay calm through out the process and always tried to paint a realistic picture of what both our expectations should be for the case. I would recommend Timothy to anyone that truly has a justifiable reason to approach a labor lawyer/

I highly recommend Timothy Kolman.He represented me for my case.Him and his firm were knowledgable and supportive to me. I was always able to get him on the phone when I needed him. He fought for me and did an amazing job.I have dealt with terrible lawyers before Tim was a breathe of fresh air.He r...eally listened to me.Most importantly he knows the law.

Employment law is not always cut and dry, unfortunately there are more cases in the "grey / gray area" than their are in the black & white category. I am an attorney myself who specializes in criminal law and deferred my own labor issue to Timothy Kolman from a friends recommendation. Tim's firm outl...ined the strategy they wanted to take in my case and explained why in my specific case that prolonging the case would be beneficial in the long run. I was very anxious and impatient about the whole situation but decided to listen to the expert. There is a reason why we have professionals handle things for us in life. We call on dentists to treat our teeth, cardiologists to treat our hearts and landscapers to care for our lawns. Even though I am a lawyer myself I still handed over my case to the professional that only handles employment law cases. With that said people who may have been taken advantage of by their employers are generally very upset and frustrated by the time they seek out an attorney to help them. They might think that fast action is what is needed when in fact patience might be the best course of action. Law often times comes down to negotiation, compromise and always involves peoples emotions. Hence the terrible stories you may have read about bad divorces. Usually when someone complains they complain because they did not get what they wanted, but that reason alone by itself should not be the only reason a good lawyers efforts and reputation be destroyed. Timothy Kolman was able to win my case for me, however it did take almost a year to resolve and the cash award was not what I would have preferred, but I was never misled into thinking more was expected. In fact tim's firm always presented a conservative and careful perspective on any type of eventual award. Often times it is us the customer that engages in wishful thinking because our emotion is involved. We as victims of our employers do not normally see the law process as a business but unfortunately it is a business. Law is a business for everyone involved and sometimes the business is very profitable and sometimes it's not as profitable. If your case is just and the damages are grave, in most cases some type of justice will prevail. However, we almost always never get what we want, it just does not work out that way. I would recommend Timothy Kolman to anyone who wants a clear and honest firm to tell it like it is, no matter how painful or unsatisfactory it might be to them.

A far better attorney can be found elsewhere. Hired this attorney, paid the fee $1,250 in full. His efforts achieved no results for me whatsoever, and all I got in the end was an email berating me and name-calling me "unpleasant and vindictive." Mr. Kolman. Worst attorney I have ever hired, Definitel...y not worth the time or money!