George Melville Johnson

I had a deeply disappointing experience with his law firm. Throughout my case, they switched my assigned attorney more than four times without explanation, causing confusion, delays, and a complete lack of continuity in my representation. Despite my repeated efforts to provide full details, the at...torneys failed to properly present all of my claims in my EEOC filing. As a result, critical parts of my case were left out, seriously damaging my ability to argue my full complaint. Their handling of my case demonstrated a clear lack of competence, diligence, and communication, and their actions (or lack thereof) have had serious consequences for my legal rights. I would strongly caution anyone considering this firm. Based on my experience, they do not prioritize their clients' best interests, and they failed to provide the level of professionalism and care that every client deserves.

I hired this attorney around September 2017. I had to fire them in March 2018. I was having a hard time trying to figure out if they represented me or the federal government. They tried to discourage me from defending myself. I have a discrimination case and they seemed to have a problem with me ...identifying the race of the senior management of the agency, who I made about 20 complaints to before they let the people I was complaining about remove me from Federal service. This firm also wanted me to leave out critical events in my case. They left out critical legal advice. I got more advice by going to the web site of Pines Federal and EEO 21; and that was free. George Melville Johnson is the owner, but he assigned me to Shaun Yancey, who they say is the senior associate on the staff. I wouldn't hire Shaun Yancey to fill out a car loan application for me. I had to put Yancey on an email only communication method. You can't trust anything he says. You might have to deal with Shaun Yancey, but George Johnson is copied on every email. He knows about this. Even though I encourage everyone to get themselves a qualified attorney, I would represent myself before I used this firm. Don't waste your money.

I had been working for the VA for nine years, and I had always been great at my job. Then I was assigned a new supervisor, and suddenly I was terrible at my job. This supervisor was setting me up to fail, and I was facing losing the job that I love, and the job that I am great at because of him. I br...ought on Melville Johnson, P.C., and soon after they submitted the discovery requests the VA rescinded my termination. At first I was happy to have my job back, but after two months they still hadn’t paid me. When I explained the situation to the team at Melville Johnson, they contacted the Judge and I received my paycheck at the end of the week. It was an expensive process, but it was worth it.

I had worked for the federal government for thirteen years, and as I got older my supervisors tried to force me out of my job in order to replace me with a younger employee. They increased my workload and placed unreasonable deadlines in order to set me up for failure. They claimed that they were doi...ng this because they were not able to hire new employees to replace the one who had left, but I was the only one who’s work was increased. This had a detrimental effect on my health and disability, and I was no longer able to work. With the help of Melville Johnson, P.C. and Mr. Durishan I was able to take my constructive termination case to the Merit System Protection Board, and we were able to settle my appeal. They kept me in the loop every step of the way, and took the time to make sure that I understood what to expect. While I would have liked a larger settlement, the team at Melville Johnson, P.C. got the government up to their highest offer and I am glad I chose them.

Melville Johnson, PC's handling of my Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) case was superlative. From the day I first contacted them to the completion of the case, everything was handled promptly and professionally. They advised me well, worked with me to develop--and keep me appraised of--strateg...y, and aggressively pursued resolution that would be beneficial for me. I was very satisfied with every aspect of their handling of my case.