Practice Areas

Federal Employment Law

Arguably the most valuable assets for today’s federal employees are their attendant rights and benefits. Federal employees and their families depend on these rights and benefits for financial support, healthcare benefits, disability coverage and even retirement.

Sometimes issues beyond your control occur at work, such as discipline, administrative inquiries, retaliation, illness or injury. Federal government law’s unique rules, procedural pitfalls, and distinct administrative appeal and complaint systems can leave federal employees susceptible to the most powerful litigation opponent—the United States Government.

Placing the fate of your entire career and your family’s well being into the hands of an individual or firm that is not experienced and devoted to the practice of federal employment law is simply not an option. It is critical that you select a team of attorneys that is aware of your technical rules and procedural rights to which you are bound. You must also select a team with the confidence, experience and in-depth knowledge to aggressively pursue cases against the government to ensure you get awarded what you deserve.

There are very few law firms nationwide that practice federal employment law and are experienced enough to provide clients responsive, professional advice in times of personal crisis. Avery, Dooley, Post & Avery has built an impeccable reputation for outstanding representation on behalf of the nation’s federal employees. Our attorneys have partnered with employees from every federal agency and have exceeded their expectations in successfully resolving their most complicated issues and complaints.

Our federal employee clients trust our legal expertise and have repeatedly turned to our attorneys because of their confidence in our ability to protect them and their livelihoods. We represent federal employees in all areas of employment law including:

• Discipline cases
• Administrative inquiries
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaints
• Merit Systems Protection Board appeals
• Office of Worker’s Compensation Programs applications
• Federal Circuit actions
• Discrimination claims
• Retaliation claims
• Security Clearance
• Disability accommodations
• Hostile work environment actions
• Occupational licensing issues