Over 25 years of experience of representing employees.
Demonstrated success in representing clients in various employment law matters, including achieving significant financial awards for clients.
Justice Usually Requires a Jury.
Justice does not usually result unless a case is tried before a jury. We will try your case to a jury if the wrongdoer refuses to accept responsibility. We are trial attorneys.
$1,959,019.02 Judgment for Employee Wrongfully Terminated
To date, the largest judgment acquired by Brett Duke on behalf of an employee wrongfully terminated is $1,959,019.02, A Las Cruces jury determined that Kim Stewart’s former employer Dona Ana County violated the New Mexico Whistleblower Protection Act and the New Mexico Human Rights Act. The judgment on jury verdict included the award to the client of $1,000,000.00 for emotional distress and $309,680.00 for backpay. The judgment included the award of attorney fees of $419,711.00 and $25,933.02 in court costs.
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Notable Settlements
wrongful death
medical negligence
whistleblowing
270K
whistleblowing
- $13,200,000 net to the family for the wrongful death of a passenger in aviation negligence.
- $6,600,000 net to client and family for medical negligence.
- $360,000 net to an employee discharged in retaliation for whistleblowing about the employer’s improper acts.
- $270,000 net to an employee discharged in retaliation for opposing discrimination.
- $252,000 net to an employee subjected to a hostile work environment for whistleblowing about the employer’s improper acts.
Additional Jury Verdicts
The largest sexual discrimination jury award in the State of Texas for the year resulting in a judgment of $1,139,346.86, including a $750,000.00 verdict for emotional distress (reduced by Texas law to $300,000.00); $203,000.00 for backpay; and $460,187.50 for attorney fees through trial, for an employee discriminated against because she is a female and retaliated against for opposing the discrimination.
$500,000.00 jury verdict for emotional pain and suffering, inconvenience, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, and $5,581.00 back pay for employee discriminated against and discharged because he is Hispanic.
$573,367.46 total judgment for an employee discharged in retaliation ↗ for standing up against workplace discrimination by his employer that included for the client the award of $190,000 for emotional distress and $60,495. The judgment included the award of attorney fees of $316,167 and $6,703.41 in court costs.
$512,798.34 total judgment for a victim of an eighteen-wheeler crash that resulted in the net award of $307,679.00 to the client.
$450,000.00 for an employee fired in retaliation for complaining of discrimination. Attorneys: County settles discrimination suit for $450K ↗
A jury verdict for an employee discriminated against and discharged because of pregnancy.
A jury verdict for an employee discharged for being injured on the job and asking for accommodations for his work-related injury.
A jury verdict for an employee who was not discharged but was subjected to a hostile work environment because of her color. ↗
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