Leaving on Your Terms
You've been treated unfairly at work—perhaps even unlawfully—and now you want to leave. But you don't want to leave empty handed. You've given so much to your employer and want to leave with what you are due. This is where Stanton Law DC can help.
Josh Stanton is an attorney with a wealth of experience negotiating severance and can help you maximize the possible severance you walk away with.
Negotiate from a Position of Strength
Stanton Law DC can help identify and leverage your employer's pressure points to achieve the highest possible severance. Typical pressure points include:
- Avoiding litigation — Where you have a potential claim against your employer, the cost—both monetary and reputationally—of defending such a claim, and potentially losing, can drive your employer to give you what you are asking for rather than take a case to trial.
- Confidentiality — Your employer is likely to value your keeping the company's dirty laundry out of view of the public. Your silence is something that your employer should have to pay for.
- Mutual non-disparagement — Likewise, it is in your employer's interest not to have you going around bad-mouthing the company. (It's also not in your interest for the employer to be bad-mouthing you.) Mutual non-disparagement is a provision that Stanton Law DC presses for in every employment settlement.
Applying a Deft Touch
Regardless of how long you spent working for your employer, no doubt you are trying to avoid burning bridges to the extent possible. This is something Stanton Law DC can help you navigate. In some circumstances, that may mean the firm advises and empowers you behind the scenes to negotiate your own severance. Generally, however, this means that the firm will aggressively, yet tactfully, negotiate for what you are due.
Your reputation matters, and we can discuss how to manage your personal brand while maximizing your payment.
Understanding the State of Play
Stanton Law DC will make sure to have a comprehensive understanding of your unique employment situation before moving forward. The two most critical variables in any severance negotiation are your compensation baseline and the strength of any claims you may hold.
Compensation
Your compensation generally will provide a baseline to start the negotiations—whether at some fraction or multiple of your annual salary depending on your employment field and jurisdiction. Additionally, to the extent you have earned annual bonuses, vested equity, and/or unvested equity, each of these pieces also come into play. Experienced counsel such as Stanton Law DC can determine the best strategy once this information is known.
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Release of Claims
The potential value of any claim you may have against your employer is likely the biggest point of leverage you have. Stanton Law DC can help assess what the value of your claim(s) may be—and the likelihood of your prevailing should you proceed to litigation. This doesn't mean you will proceed to litigation. Just that the information, artfully conveyed during negotiation, can help extract the best severance.
The Nuclear Option
A Credible Threat Changes Everything
If you bring in an attorney such as Josh Stanton to help negotiate your severance, you need a credible threat of actually pursuing litigation should your employer not reach an agreement. Josh has a decade-plus history of litigation and trials, achieving outstanding results. With Stanton Law DC, the threat is credible.