Law Office of Marjorie a Wallace

I am a recently laid off longtime managerial public employee over the age of 40 in the Bay Area. When I contacted Marjorie Wallace to review my severance agreement I was very frustrated. I did not understand the agreement my employer was pressuring me to sign right away or lose it and be fired and I could not get a response from my management association’s attorney whose representation was covered by my dues, they were HORRIBLE!!.
Marjorie’s confidence and competence when I called her made me decide I wanted to meet with her, even though I had to pay her and I had a «free» attorney through my management association. Marjorie suggested I contact HR about a time extension before we met since as an over 40 employee, by law I was entitled to at least two more weeks to consider the agreement. My management association’s attorney did get back to me before I could meet with Marjorie, but the only feedback I got from that attorney was to sign the agreement and that I had 7 days to revoke my signature.
Marjorie on the other hand, went through the agreement, paragraph by paragraph making sure I understood it. She came up with a number of more favorable-​to-​me proposed changes I could take back to my employer, including a novel way to get more money. I didn’t get everything she proposed, but I did get more money. Plus I felt so much better about the process after talking to her. She was definitely worth it. I got some of her cards to pass out to other public employees I know and they are all gone now. I would definitely recommend her!
–Bay Area Public Employee