Spencer helped me through a really complex case and worked within my budget. I absolutely recommend his services, he’s very communicative and is open to your feedback (which is essential in a lawyer/client relationship).

Spencer is a great attorney! He is very efficient, thoughtful, responsive, provides great value, and is a phenomenal negotiator. He got me a great settlement and I am very thankful to have had him on my side. I don't believe the outcome would have been as positive if I didn't him in my corner. I highly recommend using Spencer and his firm on any employment issues.

In June of 2013 my wife was accused by her employer of intentionally violating department policies (that didn't exist) and providing financial benefits to herself that a member of the general public would not have been able to receive (stealing by misuse of official position) . The employer promulgated both of these lies to the media with velocity and was successful in engineering a narrative that had the public at large convinced my wife and many other "minorities" had betrayed the public trust as well as the trust of Management, the City Council & the Mayor. A lengthy Jury trial resulted in the employer successfully being able to defend itself that whatever wrongs it may have done were not the result of discrimination. I provide this background to establish just how bad this situation was for us and what kind of a case Mr. Thal inherited when he accepted it. Conventional wisdom and the advice of multiple other Lawyers all said my wife's Arbitration case was starting from a very weak position and likely to result in another loss. This was the negative type of feedback we received from 2013 through to late 2019 until a fresh set of eyes belonging to Spencer Thal was assigned (by my Wife's Union) to defend my wife at a binding Labor Arbitration. Mr. Thal distilled what was by anyone's standards a MASSIVE amount of evidence and fashioned it into a lethal legal strategy, that initially, was beyond my understanding. My wife and I were very upset and wanted an Attorney to tear apart the employer like a Bear mauling - this isn't how it went down however. I had the pleasure of watching Mr. Thall do what no one else had been able to do and the experience of watching him slowly "constrict" opposing counsel and their parade of lying witnesses was not unlike watching a python slowly crush and swallow something larger than itself on the Discovery Chanel! Spencer summarily wrapped up opposing counsel with their own lies and shot a series of silver bullets he crafted into the monster that had hurt my wife and so many other people. The crazy thing is that he did the majority of this without the other side realizing what was happening to them - he was polite, articulate and unlike what I thought an Attorney would have to do to win. At the very end of the hearing opposing counsel sort of just went limp like an animal that realizes its in the jaws of a superior predator and its game over. After everything my wife and I had been through over the prior 7 years watching the employer get caught and defeated by their own lies was really therapy Par Excellence. The Arbitration Award Spencer was able to get for my wife allowed us to get a large degree of closure for what was otherwise a horrible experience - we finally got that legal finding that the employer had LIED. If I ever again have the misfortune of needing another Attorney I would without hesitation want Spencer to represent me, a family member or a friend. If you are looking for a outstanding Lawyer you would be foolish not to run your case by this one.

I was seeking a Discrimination attorney when Spencer (Attorney Thal) was referred to me by a third party law firm working on a separate issue of the same matter. During my initial consultation, and having been previously briefed, I felt that Spencer understood my position and made me feel confident in moving forward with him as my retained attorney. With a limited time frame, Spencer was able to secure me one of the best outcomes and settlements that I could hope for while not wasting precious time and energy, or unnecessary resources, all without any guarantee. Spencer made me feel well informed during each phase of negotiations and I felt confident in his guidance during each of my decisions. My three takeaways: Spencer Thal is a great Discrimination attorney that I would highly recommend. Always be honest and forthright with your attorney, and just some good settlement advice given to me, "A good compromise leaves both parties feeling like they they didn't get exactly what they wanted, But they didn't feel like they got screwed either. "

Spencer Thal is an excellent advocate for his clients! He represented me in a wrongful termination action with my employer and provided excellent legal advise and counsel throughout the entire time. I have no doubt that the outcome of my case would have been significantly different, in a negative way, if it weren't for Spencer representing me. I highly recommend Spencer and Vanguard law.

Starting this year June 15, 2020 the city is going to furlough one day a week for all employees. I worked for the City in the public works department and I’ve been there for 32 years and I was planning on retiring in October. I contacted the state DRS to see how this was going to affect my retirement. I found out that this was gonna affect my retirement monthly pay by quite a bit. So I was going to go ahead and retire at the end of June 2020. I did not know it at the time but our guild contacted Spencer to write up a memo on how this was going to affect the guild members. There was a few articles in there but one was on retirement. Spencer wrote in the memo that if you were within five years of retirement per DRS that you should be able to use sickleave annual leave or comp time to make up for that furlough day and you must write a letter stating your intentions that you are eligible to retire within that five years. To my surprise the city agree to this so now I’m back to my original plan on retiring at the end of October and not losing any money that I had planned on getting each month after I retired. So a few days after the city has agreed to this I wrote a letter and to my surprise the HR person told me that they were going to offer this throughout the whole city so if anybody else was ready to retire they won’t lose any money I just want to say thank you to Spencer because it helped me tremendously on my retirement thank you.

I found Spencer to be very helpful over the course of around 3 months as a minor traffic violation was resolved. He was patient, empathetic, provided sound advice and followed through on his own sound recommendations. I feel that the service provided to me went above and beyond and I would not hesitate to recommend Spencer to anyone requiring legal services. He is a true professional

A lawyer who is not only professional but a gentleman to boot. He returned my calls, emails and reassured me when I had no idea what was going on or what to do. He handled everything, I felt safe sure he would win my case and he did!

Spencer Thal, Vanguard Law Firm, has shown great professionalism and commitment towards presenting a strong case on my behalf, communicated the status of my case frequently, answered any questions I had in a timely manner. Yes, I would absolutely recommend his services.

He was very knowledgeable in the area of employment and was also quick to resolve the issue. I was pleased with his service & professionalism.