Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
  As a firefighter, I found myself in a difficult position at work as I was being harassed and threatened. Management turned a blind eye and encouraged me to resign. After an explosive device went off at my house I went to several lawyers, one of whom advised me to resign and another thought I had a case but wouldn’t take as he knew some of the people involved and characterized them as ruthless. A firefighter friend introduced me to Chris Platten. Chris listened carefully to my issue and said he would advise me at no charge, stating if it became a legal matter, he would take the case, which it did. Chris, his former associate Amy Sekany and his paralegal Linda Todd were the main players and they all worked tirelessly with me on my case. My case resulted in a trial against the employer. We won. I was vindicated of my wrongful termination and received financial compensation. Chris Platten and his firm were able to recoup their legal fees from the City. I am no longer a firefighter, but I have several small businesses and couldn’t be happier thanks to Chris, Amy, Linda and the entire firm. I will never forget how Chris fought for me and will be indebted to him for all time. If you go to Chris Platten and he can help you, he will. You won’t find a better lawyer and he is one of the finest individuals I’ve had the pleasure to know. His only flaw is he does root for the Green Bay Packers. I met Chris as a client and now call him a friend.
• Employment Discrimination
• Employment Litigation
• Sexual Harassment
  The Firm has successfully resolved dozens of sexual harassment claims and has been a leader in training programs for clients and other third parties aimed at eliminating discriminatory conduct of employers. Shareholder Christopher Platten has served on several panels regarding sex harassment, including a panel presentation at an international conference on gender discrimination and sexual harassment sponsored at U.C. Berkeley in 2018.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  As represented by the biographies for several of our attorneys, the Firm has significant experience in the area of appellate practice including but not limited to, federal and state court decisions in California and New Mexico concerning collective bargaining rights, pension rights, wrongful termination, discrimination, and personal injury cases.
• Disability Discrimination
  Since 1967 our firm has established itself as premier litigation attorneys on behalf of employees in matters regarding wrongful termination, sex and race discrimination, sex harassment, disability discrimination, wage and hour claims and public policy tort litigation. For over 35 years our firm has litigated cases involving virtually every facet of the employer-employee relationship.