Ethan G. Zelizer

After speaking with several employment & labor attorneys, I'm glad I stumbled upon Ethan. He really took the time to review my employment situation, consult, and educate me on the employment laws. Ethan really spends the time to understand your desired outcome and makes sure you're taking the right s...teps to achieve that. He is straight to the point, empathic, and just a well-rounded fantastic attorney!

Ethan is incredibly skilled lawyer & very humble human being. He helped me build my business & prepare the necessary paperwork. This lawyer is unique! The way he thinks, acts, & communicates makes sense as a businessperson -- not just as a lawyer. We are a minority, woman-controlled business. It is... hard to find effective counsel. Ethan is incredibly gifted with his ability to distill complicated matters down to basic business sense. That's why everyone feels comfortable giving him the highest ratings. He is an amazing human being & a man of integrity. I would highly recommend him to anyone - no matter your race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, & etc. We are ALL safe with him! He is once in a lifetime kind of lawyer!!

I met with Ethan when i was being bashed by my employer for not only being gay, but also being disabled. Ethan was kind & compassionate from day one. I had spoke to a few lawyers prior, and they all made me feel like there was no hope. Not only did Ethan give me hope, he went after my employer for al...l of the horrible things that violated my rights as a disabled employee, and as a gay man. Ethan also got the EEOC to investigate my claim & got the EEOC to litigate with him to the point of a settlement that I am very happy with. I was never treated like a "client" but more like a member of the family! Ethan is truly in this field to help and you will most certainly be cheating yourself if you hire anyone else. I couldnt be happier with all his effort, and am extremely thankful we crossed paths.

I reached out to Ethan with assistance regarding a non-compete and confidentiality agreement that my employer was requesting I sign. Ethan was very thorough, knowledgeable and explained his concerns in terms that were easily understood. It was clear he had a solid understanding of the application in ...my state and specific cases that had set precedence related to my documents. He suggested some changes and ultimately assisted me in convincing my employer to pay me for the length of the non-compete. He was a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend him!

I am excited that I get to actually coin this term for Ethan. EVERYTHING you've read here is true. He is THAT good. Here is the short of it: I am a former SR. VP of marketing for a Fortune 100 Company. I have been there for 25 years. I was fired in mid-November with a mediocre severance pack...age. I met with Ethan to review the package. During our initial meeting, Ethan was meticulous with his questions and asked me things about topics I did not even consider. I took for granted that my position was eliminated as the Company had stated. Within a day, Ethan had confirmed that a far younger, less-experienced employee had moved into my position. With that (plus the various comments that, when taken together, really seemed like age bias); Ethan suggested several paths forward. He never pushed me to take an adversarial position against the Company. He was perfectly willing to bless the agreement and call it a day. However, he saw the motive. He saw the tactics. When I finally called him and told him that I was passing on the severance agreement and asked that he contact the EEOC and pursue an age discrimination claim; it was Ethan that told me to slow down and let him try and work with my former employer to reach an amicable resolution. The Company was resolute. They vehemently denied discrimination. However, after a mix of customer and coworker interviews, Ethan had put together an overwhelming narrative and argument for age discrimination (and whistleblowing retaliation). The Company increased the package. They increased it again. However, Ethan wanted the Company to view this as a HR problem and a problem with processes -- not just a dollar amount that they could pay without some sort of real "fix." We insisted on the Company following its own policies and investigation manual and in the end (although they didn't agree that I suffered discrimination), they found a problem with their own HR function and admitted that the situation was handled poorly. They agreed to fix it moving forward and we agreed to a settlement that was significantly more than what was offered. Two days later, the in-house attorney who worked for the Company, referred his sister (a lawyer who works at a firm) to Ethan for gender discrimination issues. YES, the Company's attorney sent his sister to ETHAN. This is why he is the "executive whisperer." He knows how to handle your situation. Often, better than you do. He is impartial and open-minded. He is passionate and steadfast. He sees the whole picture. And when it is time to bring an action, he does his level best to work with the Company and make it a mutual issue worth fixing. He repairs bridges. He doesn't burn them down. I have worked with several employment attorneys in my role as a Company executive. Big firms. I can honestly tell you that there is nobody I would rather have in my corner than Ethan. He is worth the money and worth your time.