I’m a 2009 Harvard Law graduate who has handled over 50 trials over the course of my legal career. During my 15 years of experience, I’ve represented clients throughout the country. I fight for the people, not the powerful. I take a compassionate and personal approach to my practice, working directly with each client to understand their unique needs and circumstances. I strive to treat each and every client as if they were a member of my own family. I understand the physical, emotional, and financial toll that being fired or forced to resign takes on individuals and their families, and I’m dedicated to helping all my clients obtain the compensation they deserve. Before starting my own law firm, I worked for the country’s largest plaintiff’s law firm. Examples of results I’ve achieved for my client include:
Wrongful Termination, Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation Cases
Successfully obtained a high-six-figure settlement in a single-plaintiff race discrimination, harassment, and retaliation case in Los Angeles, California, involving an employee who was threatened with a noose in a case that was covered by national media.
Successfully obtained a mid-six-figure settlement in a single-plaintiff disability discrimination, harassment, and retaliation case against a hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, where an employee was terminated because she missed too many days while receiving cancer treatment.
Successfully obtained a mid-six-figure settlement in a single-plaintiff sexual harassment and retaliation case in Detroit, Michigan, where the female employee was shown graphic pictures by a male co-worker and was forced to resign by her employer after she complained to management.
Successfully obtained a mid-six-figure settlement in a single-plaintiff race discrimination, harassment, and retaliation case in Lansing, Michigan, against one of the state’s largest employers where the employer forced the employee to resign after he complained about race discrimination.
Non-competition, Non-Solicitation & Non-Disparagement Defense
Successfully obtained complete victory for a financial services employee sued by her former employer for allegedly violating non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements. This case also allowed for the recovery of attorney’s fees paid by the client as the prevailing party.
Successfully obtained complete victory for an engineer employee sued by her former employer for allegedly violating non-competition and non-disclosure agreements.
Successfully defended against an injunction at an injunction hearing in West Palm Beach, Florida where former employer sought to impose a non-solicitation agreement and force former employee to resign from his current employer.
Won an injunction hearing in West Palm Beach, Florida where employer was seeking to enforce a non-disparagement agreement against a former employee who was posting disparaging comments about the company on the internet.
Multiple cases where a former employer filed a lawsuit to enforce a non-compete and/or non-solicitation agreement only to abandon that effort after I entered my notice of appearance.
Wage & Hour (Overtime) Cases
Successfully obtained a high five-figure settlement in Detroit, Michigan, in a case where an oil field technician was misclassified as a managerial employee and denied overtime pay.
Successfully obtained a high five-figure settlement in Detroit, Michigan in a case where construction worker was misclassified as a managerial employee and denied overtime pay.
Successfully obtained multiple five-figure settlements in cases in Florida and Michigan where exotic dancers were misclassified as independent contractors and denied overtime pay.
WARREN ASTBURY
Founding Attorney
EDUCATION
Harvard Law School, J.D., 2009
University of Windsor, B.A., 2006, President’s Roll (highest honors), Dean’s List
HONORS
National Black Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40
ADMISSIONS
Michigan
California
Illinois
Florida