Amir Mostafavi

Employment attorneys focus on the many laws concerning the relationship between employers and employees. If you feel your employer has treated you wrongly as an employee, or if you're an employer who needs to terminate an unsatisfactory employee, you may benefit from the services of an employment attorney. Some professionals, such as teachers, policemen, and pilots, belong to labor unions, which have specific negotiation and labor law procedures that protect union members.

Libel and slander are forms of “defamation.” Defamation is when someone intentionally lies about you and harms your reputation. Libel is written defamation and slander is spoken defamation. Lawyers who handle libel lawsuits and slander lawsuits know how to spot lies, and know the information you will need to prove the liar intended to hurt you. While our freedom of speech rights can make defamation difficult to prove, libel and slander lawyers can help you with these cases.

If you have issues with someone and want to sue, you will need a litigation lawyer. Litigation lawyers handle the litigation process and understand all of the ins and outs of the courtroom. A litigation lawyer can also help you decide whether your case is appropriate for a lawsuit, or if it might be better handled through the mediation or arbitration process. The litigation lawyer will research the facts that caused the dispute, and analyze them to identify the appropriate law.

A privacy attorney helps protect your right to keep personal information private. Privacy laws like HIPAA limit how much personal information the government or a company can collect about you, as well as how they collect it. For example, privacy laws protect you against the misuse of your social security information, medical records, or credit history. Concern about Internet privacy has also grown in recent years with the increase in computer fraud and identity theft.

If another person has made you feel unsafe or uncomfortable because they've acted in a sexual way in your presence, then you may benefit from the services of a sexual harassment attorney. Sexual harassment can take place anywhere: in public, at school, at work, or even at home. For example, you may feel you were fired for refusing to go on a date with your boss, or had a teacher or manager touch you inappropriately at school or work.

A wrongful termination lawyer can help if your employer fires you for an unfair reason. Wrongful termination occurs when your employer breaks an employment agreement with you, violates an employment or anti-discrimination law, or fires you in retaliation for whistle-blowing or for filing a sexual harassment or workers' compensation claim. If you think you were wrongly fired, talk with a wrongful termination lawyer to see if the circumstances of your firing justify a claim.