David Wachtel

David Wachtel and Karen Tannenbaum were true professionals. They are very sensitive to ensuring their clients enjoy the appropriate representation at the right cost. I enjoyed working with both of them thoroughly and would certainly call upon them again should I have an issue. Effective, honest an...d diligent, David and his team are simply super.

Mr. David Wachtel is an extremely talented, hard-working attorney. I can't say enough good things about the work he did for me. I couldn't have chosen a better attorney. I ran into some problems at the agency I worked at, and David was persistent about staying with the case until there was a re...solution. I was grateful he was my attorney. My agency is notoriously difficult to work with, yet David took them on. I was amazed at how smoothly David handled the case and was mindful of deadlines. Our communication was so good, I felt that David was able to read my mind to come up with an excellent defense. I sent a lot of documents to him, but he always seemed to be able to find the key points in record time. I have never been in trouble at work before, and I have a very good work record. Because of this, I was very upset about the trouble I was in--with the executives at my agency no less. David was compassionate as well as intuitive, and I found communicating with him very easy. It was the most difficult time of my career, but David helped smooth the way. David was extremely persistent. He gave my case a lot of attention and was detail-oriented. He took on the executives at my agency and presented my side in a factual and persuasive manner. In the end, he pulled off a miracle, particularly considering how difficult my agency is to deal with. I was amazed at how multi-faceted David is. He is ethical, kind, professional, and has a sense of humor that helped me get through the most difficult time of my career. I can't say enough about how talented David is. I would recommend David to anyone. I also worked with Dasha Galperin, his assistant. She was talented, persistent, and professional as well. She was compassionate and very easy to work with. All of the people at David's office were professional, polite, and easy to get along with. I was extremely impressed with them.

David is the most intelligent attorney that I have ever had the pleasure of working with related to employment law issues. He was thoughtful, introspective and professional during our interaction; which was an extremely stressful situation dealing with my separation from my long term employer. I hig...hly recommend him, which is why I am working with him again around work related issues with my current employer. He will listen to the facts, analyze the issues and provide you with accurate and honest feedback.

David Wachtel successfully represented me on a difficult and complicated Equal Employment Opportunity case against the Department of State that involved national security issues. I would recommend him to anyone without hesitation. He is intelligent, professional, realistic, and always calm. He gav...e me full and balanced legal advice and always explained the reasons for his recommendations or for the different courses of actions I had to choose from. He consistently found creative arguments and legal precedent that bolstered by case. I am convinced that without his representation, I would not have had the successful outcome I did. I am not only satisfied with the financial aspect of my settlement, but the other aspects as well, such as making sure inaccurate employment records were corrected and that I obtained restitution I was entitled to under the Privacy Act. He was always one step ahead of the opposing counsel, advising me of upcoming cases in appellete courts and even the Supreme Court that had the potential to either positively or negatively affect the outcome of my case. David and his team are true experts. David was consultative as well. He listened to my own views of the case and when we disagreed, always wanted to hear the rationale for my opinion. He consistently provided sound advice and brought my expectations back down to earth when necessary. David also understands the emotional nature of the cases he handles and is discreet and sensitive. He went out of his way to represent me with integrity and the highest quality work. I cannot think him enough and I recommend him without hesitation.

I engaged Mr. Wachtel in a hurry, when it became clear that I was facing a quickly developing complex labor related situation that, in my judgment, required legal support. I have found Mr. Wachtel doing research over the internet, called Bernabei & Wachtel, the [small] firm he is a partner at, wen...t to see him, and from the first moment, I knew that he is the kind of counsel I was looking for: highly competent, favoring substance over appearance, down-to-earth, dedicated and a decent person. Even before finalizing the retainer formalities, despite a couple of hours notice, he made himself available to accompany me at a critical meeting with my employer which established the tone for the ulterior evolution of my situation. As my situation became a "case" and was trailing, with multiple attorneys involved from the opposing side, Mr. Wachtel kept things in check. I was able to communicate with him during not only normal business hours but at the most unreasonable times, over weekends and holidays. At all times, he navigated through the maze of issues with great confidence backed by research, and always having a trump in his sleeve. He kept me in the loop at all times and we worked together on various required documents. He was very thorough in researching and reaching understanding of both the big picture and all details of the case, using not only legal provisions and precedents but also directly approaching personal contacts with experience and knowledge of similar issues as the ones I was facing. Additionally he correctly assessed the dynamics of the circumstances of the case. Most importantly, he properly advised when to stop and what kind of settlement to pursue to ensure unhindered success in my career after an agreement was reached. At last but not at least he has shown empathy and I have no doubt that he really cared for me as a client.