Charlson Bredehoft Cohen Brown & Sakata, P.C. offers a variety of business and employment related legal services. Please review the categories below and determine which category may apply to you.

Please contact our office if you have any questions, are unaware of which category may apply, or if you have an emergency that requires immediate attention or referral. Contacting our office, or submitting any of the information below, does NOT ensure that we will provide representation to you. You should not assume that any deadline you are facing will be stayed, tolled, or in any way delayed by the fact that you have contacted our office or sent any materials to us. We will not take any action on your behalf unless or until we have offered and received a written Representation Agreement signed by you. Because we have a small office, we screen our cases and take only a select number, based upon a number of factors, to ensure we are able to provide quality services to our clients. In the event we do not offer you representation, we will provide you with names of other attorneys with whom we are familiar and believe may be able to offer you representation. In the event you have a matter that we do not handle, please feel free to contact our office, as we may be able to refer you to attorneys with whom we are familiar who practice in that area.

Employment and Severance Agreements / Covenants Not to Compete / Change in Control Agreements / Other Employment Related Documents

We are experienced in and able to assist you in negotiations connected with your employment agreement, severance package, and other employment-related documents. Please contact our office and inform our staff that you are interested in obtaining assistance with employment contract and/or severance agreement negotiations. If you have an Agreement that needs to be reviewed and discussed quickly, please be sure to let our office know and one of the attorneys will try to make themselves available on an expedited basis to review and provide you advice.

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Employment and Business Torts / Change in Control / Stock Option Disputes / Miscellaneous Employment Related Disputes

The firm handles many aspects of employment disputes, including interpretation, negotiation, and litigation of change in control, and other related claims.

To arrange a consultation, please complete the Intake Questionnaire form found in the above link and return it to our office. An attorney will review your information to determine whether we are in a position to offer you advice, consultation, and, if appropriate, representation. If we are unable to meet with you or provide representation for any reason, we will provide you with the name or names of other counsel we believe may be able to assist you.

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Employment Discrimination / Sexual Harassment / Retaliation/ Civil Rights / Wrongful Termination / Whistleblower

Services relating to Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Retaliation, Civil Rights Violations, Wrongful Termination or Whistleblower actions often commence with an initial consultation. Typically there is a fee for a consultation. This will be discussed with you prior to any meeting with an attorney.

To arrange a consultation, please complete the Intake Questionnaire form found in the above link and return it to our office. An attorney will review your information to determine whether we are in a position to offer you advice, consultation, and, if appropriate, representation. If we are unable to meet with you or provide representation for any reason, we will provide you with the name or names of other counsel we believe may be able to assist you.

We also have attached a Chronology preparation form, which gives general guidelines for assembling documents and information to help you, and your attorney, review, investigate and pursue your case. This is not something we require be filled out initially, but in the event we offer you representation, it is likely we will ask you to provide this information, as it may apply to your case.

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Other Torts: Fraud / Defamation / Tortious Interference / Conspiracy / Conversion / Malicious Prosecution / Negligent Retention

The firm handles many other tort disputes including fraud, defamation, tortious interference, conspiracy, conversion, malicious prosecution, and negligent retention.

To arrange a consultation, please complete the Intake Questionnaire form found in the above link and return it to our office. An attorney will review your information to determine whether we are in a position to offer you advice, consultation, and, if appropriate, representation. If we are unable to meet with you or provide representation for any reason, we will provide you with the name or names of other counsel we believe may be able to assist you.

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