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Background
I started in employment law as a legal secretary, then earned my paralegal certificate from the University of Cincinnati and moved into substantive work — reading complaints, preparing discovery documents, sitting in on depositions, and working cases involving wrongful termination and wage disputes. Over 12 years, I watched a lot of workers lose cases that were winnable. Not because the law wasn’t on their side. Because they came in too late, hadn’t documented anything, and didn’t understand what had actually happened to them or what their employer was legally allowed to do.
In 2023, I left firm work to build this site. Every legal resource I could find online was written for other attorneys — dense, procedural, and useless to someone who just got fired and needs to know what to do in the next 48 hours. Workers in crisis don’t need a law review article. They need to know whether what happened to them was legal, what they should be saving right now, and whether the situation calls for a lawyer. That’s what I write.
I am not an attorney, and I say so clearly in every article on this site. What I bring is 12 years of watching employment law work in practice — what HR departments count on workers not knowing, what the EEOC filing deadlines actually look like, and how the distance between federal law and what happens in a specific state can change everything about a case.
What I Cover on Legal Field Report
Every article on this site is built around a question a real worker is asking — usually at the worst point in their professional life, usually without money for a consultation. I cover wrongful termination, wage and hour disputes, workplace harassment, retaliation, FMLA rights, and the HR documents workers receive but aren’t expected to fully understand. I cite the specific statutes — the FLSA, Title VII, the FMLA — by name and section. I note where state law varies from federal law, because it does, and that variation often matters. I explain what EEOC complaints involve and what the actual deadlines are. I include documentation checklists because what you save in the first few days after something happens can determine whether you have options later.
What I don’t do: give specific legal advice, tell you to sue your employer, or pretend employment law is simpler than it is. I explain the complexity honestly. And I always tell you when a situation requires an actual attorney — with enough context that you can judge whether yours does.
Credentials & Experience
- Paralegal certificate, University of Cincinnati
- 12 years of employment law firm experience
- Roles: legal secretary (entry), then paralegal specializing in wrongful termination and wage disputes
- Worked directly with employment complaints, depositions, and discovery across hundreds of cases
- Founded Legal Field Report in 2023
Get in Touch
If you have a question about something I’ve written, or a topic you haven’t been able to find a plain-language answer to, you can reach me through the contact page. I can’t review your specific situation or give legal advice — but I read everything that comes in.
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