About The Robles Lawfirm

"In the year 2000 I will celebrate my 20th year practicing Labor and Employment Discrimination Law. While most of my practice consists of employee representation, I've also represented numerous employers in a variety of workplace issues. The law of employee rights has become much more complicated and technical. One day may make the difference between having a right to a day in court and not having one. It is becoming all to common for employees to waive their rights because they failed to report discrimination or to file timely charges. We at the Robles Lawfirm believe that both employers and employees should have immediate access to competent representation and believe that by making ourselves available for immediate consultation we are contributing this goal."

The Firm's practice generally breaks down into the following categories of representation.

Consultations:

The Firm averages over two hundred and fifty employee consultations each year involving a broad spectrum of employment issues. The Firm encourages employees who suspect that something is not right at work to seek legal consultation early.

Representations:

The Firm represents employees in negotiating out-of-court settlements of discrimination claims and employment disputes. Many of the cases involve negotiating severance agreements. The Firm favors out-of-court settlements because of the risks of litigation. A large majority of the cases handled by this Firm have been sexual harrassment cases.

Litigation:

The Firm has a track record of successfull litigation of cases representing both plaintiffs and defendants. The following cases are representative of the types of cases we handle:

* Correa v. Nampa School Dist. No. 131, 645 F.2d 814 (9th Cir. 1981)(National Origin and retaliation)

* Idaho Migrant Council, Inc. v. Idaho Board of Education, 647 F.2d 69 (9th Cir. 1981)(Education)

* EEOC v. Univ. Of Oklahoma, 554 F.Supp. 735 (W.D. OK. 1982)(jury verdict for plaintiff in ADEA case; JNOV rev'd on appeal, 774 F.2d 999 (10th Cir. 1985))

* Lage v. Thomas, 585 F. Supp. 403 (N.D. Tex. 1984)(Federal employee retaliation)

* De La Torres v. Bolger, 610 F.Supp. 593 (N.D. Tex. 1985), aff'd at 781 F.2d 134 (5th Cir. 1986)(disability discrimination)

* Ingram v. Dallas County, Texas, 688 F.Supp. 1146 (N.D. Tex. 1988)(The trial court described this as a complex ADEA and Constitutional law case)

* Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Carr, 690 F.Supp. 569 (N.D. Tex. 1988)(life insurance)

* Williams v. Cigna Financial Advisors, Inc., 56 F.3d 656 (5th Cir. 1995)(ADEA case with arbitration issue)

* Morton v. GTE North, Inc., 922 F. Supp. 1169 (N.D. Tex 1996)(ADA case)

In 1996, the Firm represented G.E. in a Title VII and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1981 case involving discrimination (inter-racial marriage) by association in the Northern District of Texas. Cause No. 3:96-CV-0491-H. The jury awarded G.E. $832,000.00 ($750,000 in punitives). The Court also awarded attorney's fees. Case was affirmed, as modified, on appeal by Fifth Circuit.

Robles was counsel for Petitioner in S.W. v. City of Plano, Texas. The employee, S.W., alleged sexual harrassment and constructive discharge. Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court granted on October 5, 1998. Wilson v. City of Plano, Texas, 119 S. Ct. 32 (1998). Judgment of Fifth Circuit vacated and case remanded to Fifth Circuit for reconsideration.

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