What is the best way to find a “good” lawyer? I know there’s a service that collects ratings:
http://www.martindale.com/Products_and_Services/Peer_Review_Ratings.aspx
Thoughts?
Your state’s Bar Association probably has practice area “sections” such as “Labor and Employment” law.
You might try contacting the bar to see which lawyers local to you are members of the Labor and Employment law section.
Preferably someone who does that kind of work primarily or exclusively. There may not be very many of those.
Find well-established firms that do both plaintiff and defense work, and ask for references.
Tell her not to sign ANYTHING (from employer) until she talks to an attorney...if that is the route she’s going to go.