Ethan G. Zelizer

I am very pleased with my experience with Ethan and HR Law Counsel. From my first consultation I knew I was in good hands. Ethan's knowledge, skills and attention to detail is impeccable. He represented me in an extremely difficult case where I was unceremoniously let go after 10 years as a senior ex...ecutive. I am 65 and Ethan and I strongly believed that my age played a factor in the decision. I couldn't be more pleased with the results. Ethan was not only dedicated to my case but he also believed in it. Most importantly, he responds promptly to all emails and makes you feel like you are his most important client. Ethan is an amazing lawyer and I would recommend him to anyone who has an employment issue.

I have relied on Ethan twice in my career. When I first met him, he was a defense attorney at a preeminent international law firm and was the only attorney there that I actually enjoyed working with. He saw us through several employee issues with a few exiting senior managers and worked through an ...executive level layoff that was handled in a manner that caused no concern and resulted in releases obtained from all participants. He was a gem of an attorney who I could rely on for our more difficult employment issues. However, most recently, I hired Ethan to represent me as General Counsel of a relatively large company in my exit and severance negotiations. I had several big-ticket issues that, if managed incorrectly, could have cost me more than a million dollars in short term and long term structured payments. There were more than a dozen legacy contracts at play and although I was leaving in a professional and compassionate manner, I was going to a competitor and there was a good degree of angst and a little bad blood despite our best efforts. Ethan sat with me over two days and outlined every dollar on the table, what the issues would be in securing them, how we could maneuver in a manner that benefited both parties, and what our game plan would be (and what our plan B would be). I couldn't be happier in how we resolved my exit. Ethan maximize the value and added value to the Company upon my exit, significantly improving how my exit was viewed. I am now using Ethan on my executive compensation and contract negotiations with my new employer. I look forward to the next review that I get to write. Ethan is an executive compensation and employment contract expert. If you can hire him, you should. It will be the best investment you could make.

I had been in sales for 32 years there had always been issues with my commissions and salary. Now, I was changing jobs and my employer wanted me to sign a severance packet. I hired Ethan to negotiate the severance. However, after a thorough (nearly 4 hour consultation), Ethan had demonstrated to m...e that I was a victim of wage theft. We walked away from the severance and sued for wage theft on behalf of myself and 43 other sales reps (past and present). They wouldn't negotiate while I was threatening suit so we had to push on -- but Ethan had identified significant issues with their pay practices that hurt me and other sales people and it was making a difference. He brought suit under the Illinois Wage Payment Act and we won -- for myself and a class of 40 other sales reps (a few weren't within the right time frame). The case proceeds dwarfed the offered settlement that Ethan wisely urged me to decline. Because we won, my employer also had to pay our legal fees (which were significant in their ow right). When we were done, Ethan didn't stop helping -- he helped me navigate through my non-compete issues so I could start my new job without any headaches. I have talked to numerous attorneys over the years and Ethan was the first who really understood the uniqueness of being a sales rep. He was surgical with the lawsuit and responsive beyond my expectations. I would recommend him to anybody seeking assistance with employment law matters.

Ethan was an incredible help for me around a very particular situation I had at work after leaving. He took the time to go through my situation, the options available to me from a legal perspective, and weighed up the pro's/ cons from my perspective. Whilst he clearly has a huge amount of experience ...and capabilities in delivering for his clients in a "live" situation he was also extremely honest and frank in terms what made sense for me, even if that meant less work/ fees for him personally. He took a large amount of time to go through everything I had questions around, and advised me expertly. I would thoroughly recommend his services to others.

Ethan was highly recommended by my friend for my very difficult employment case. Ethan and his team did a great job in litigating my employment case against a large company. The case settled after Ethan's depositions of my former boss. It was really well done. I highly recommend Ethan and his team...!