Some of the highlighted cases are as follows: In 2023, Client(1) contacted Pitre & Associates for assistance in navigating the complex EEOC hearing process in her sex discrimination, workplace harassment, and reprisal complaint. After being retained, Pitre & Associates went straight to work and diligently represented Client during the discovery ...

Managing Partner, A. Marques Pitre, couldn’t be happier to announce that after 7 years of participation in a grueling litigation process, that included representation of the firm’s very first client[1], in an EEO Complaint alleging that his demotion was discriminatory due to his race, Caucasian, that ended up being dismissed via summary judgment at ...

Although we could not match 2022’s record-breaking totals, we had another very successful year, and continue to be thrilled by the many achievements and the valuable assistance we were able to bring to our clients in 2023. Over the span of a year, we were able to have one Federal removal rescinded at the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), one ...

In 2021, the Client contacted Pitre & Associates to represent her in her Formal EEO Complaint against the Department of Transportation due to alleged disability discrimination and retaliation for her prior protected activity. The firm worked with the Client to ensure she provided the necessary testimony and documentary evidence to prove her claim ...

The Client hired the firm in 2021 to draft and file his race and sexual orientation discrimination suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. After taking the case through discovery, including deposing the Government’s responsible management official, DOL conceded that settlement would be the best resolution of this case. ...

We are again ecstatic about the many accomplishments and the valuable assistance we were able to bring to our clients in 2022. Over the span of a year, we were able to acquire two EEOC hearing decisions, thwart a proposed removal by a Federal Agency and two proposed terminations in the Private Sector; additionally, we were able to settle numerous ...

In 2019, the client(1) retained Pitre & Associates to assist him in his discrimination complaint against the U.S. Department of Justice. From the inception, Pitre & Associates went to work and ensured client’s failure to accommodate claim was properly formulated during the EEOC hearing stage. Thereafter, Pitre & Associates fervently represented the ...

Pitre & Associates began its representation in the client’s 2020 case against the DVA for its alleged race, sex, and retaliatory discrimination against our client, when it failed to select the client for a GS-15 position. First, Senior Associate, Michelle de Vera, prevented the case from being dismissed in response to a Notice of Intent to Issue a ...

We are extremely proud of the many accomplishments and the valuable assistance we were able to bring to our clients in 2021. Over the span of a year, we were able to finally bring justice to a EEO complaint that was filed in 2016, thwart several attempts by Federal Agencies to unjustifiable remove and/or subject our clients to disciplinary actions, ...

Managing Partner, A. Marques Pitre, once again successfully argued before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that a Merit Systems Protection Board decision denying our client corrective action in her claims filed under the Whistleblower Protection Act was unsupported by substantial evidence, and thus, should be vacated and remanded ...

The Client contacted Pitre & Associates to assist her with filing an EEO complaint against her employer due to race-based harassment. Pitre & Associates guided the Client through the intricate EEO process and was able to successfully negotiate a favorable settlement on behalf of the Client which included a monetary award totaling approximately $23, ...

In 2016, the client[1] retained Pitre & Associates to assist her with a discrimination complaint against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. After five hard fought years of zealously representing the client during the complaint process, and ultimately at an EEOC hearing against the Agency, the firm’s Managing Partner, A. Marques Pitre, ...

Senior Associate Michelle de Vera negotiates $73,500 settlement in client’s [1] workplace harassment and reprisal complaint against the Department of the Navy. After years of enduring harassment based on sex and reprisal, the Client reached out to Pitre & Associates to assist her with her Formal EEO Complaint. The firm assisted the Client in ...

Senior Associate Michelle de Vera Successfully Defends Client Against the Department of Defense The Client retained Pitre & Associates after receiving a Notice of Proposed Removal. After entering a Notice of Appearance, Ms. de Vera worked with the client to provide a Written and Oral Reply to the proposed charges. After hearing our replies, the ...

Senior Associate Michelle de Vera negotiates a $20,000 settlement in client’s [1] discrimination suit against the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services The client retained Pitre & Associates due to the long-standing discrimination and harassment she was suffering at her Agency. As soon as the matter reached the EEOC, the parties participated ...

After months of being subjected to an ongoing pattern and practice of discrimination, hostile work environment harassment, and retaliation by the Agency due to her race, age and engaging in prior protected activity, the client retained our firm to assist her in the processing of her EEO Complaint. Prior to the start of the discovery phase in the ...

The client contacted Pitre & Associates after being subjected to discrimination and wrongful termination by her employer after she became pregnant. The firm was able to successfully negotiate a favorable settlement on behalf of the client, which included a monetary award totaling $10,000 without having to engage in a lengthy EEOC Hearing process. ...

After experiencing discrimination and hostile work environment at her Federal Agency, the client contacted the firm to assist in the processing of her EEO Compliant. Within four months of retaining Pitre & Associates, the firm was able to successfully negotiate the client’s discrimination complaint without having to go through a lengthy EEOC ...

The client contacted Pitre & Associates due to age and disability discrimination he experienced during the Agency’s hiring process when he applied for two positions that he was well-qualified for but was not even invited to interview by the Agency. The firm was able to successfully negotiate a favorable settlement on behalf of the client during the ...

After being wrongfully removed from federal service, client retained Pitre & Associates for representation before the Merit Systems Protection Board (“MSPB”). During this very difficult and trying time, Pitre & Associates successfully guided the client through the MSPB process, and was able to settle the matter, prior to a hearing. The settlement ...

The client contacted the firm in late 2018 after being terminated from his private sector position, on the day of orientation, due to a perceived physical disability. Upon filing an EEOC disability discrimination charge at the Washington, D.C. EEOC field office, the firm assisted the client through the investigative process, and ultimately filed a ...

This victory awarded our Client $50,000 in non-pecuniary compensatory damages, $7,854.57 in back-pay, and a full reimbursement of attorneys’ fees at the current Laffey Rate; for a full award totaling approximately $75,000.00. See the attached OFO decision below. OFO Decision

A. Marques Pitre successfully argued before the US Court of Appeals that the decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board denying our Client corrective action in her claims filed under the Whistleblower Protection Act were arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law; obtained without procedures required ...

A brief synopsis of the cases are as follows: 1) Client’s [1 ] case had been dormant for over 6 months when he contacted the firm for representation in his matter. After contacting the Agency, Pitre & Associates was able to settle client’s case within 3 months of its initial communication. Client was thoroughly pleased with the $12,500 settlement, ...

The client [1] reached out to Pitre & Associates as a result of the discrimination and retaliation client was facing from the Agency. After filing an EEOC Hearing Request, Pitre & Associates contacted the Agency to propose settlement. In less than a month after proposing settlement, Pitre & Associates was able to successfully negotiate and settle ...

After being denied a reasonable accommodation that resulted in tremendous personal stress and anxiety, the client contacted Pitre & Associates to assist her with her discrimination lawsuit. Pitre & Associates zealously represented the client through a lengthy EEOC process and was able to settle the matter without the need for a hearing. The ...

After Working With Other Firms For 2+ Years And Not Getting Any Results– Only Bills And A Rotating Door Or Interns On My Case; I Went With Mr. Pitre. In A Matter Of A Few Month, My Case Was Settled With The Agency Through EEOC Mediation And I Can Now Go Back To Living Without Having To Respond To Deadlines And Spend Days On Paperwork. Mr. Pitre ...

A. Marques Pitre Successfully Negotiates Settlement Award of 2016 Laffey Rate Attorneys’ Fees In Favor Of A DEA Agent In His Discrimination And Hostile Work – Place Environment Harassment Against the United States Department Of Justice (DEA) — 1 Client wished that name and case number remain private due to the nature of his/her position.

A. Marques Pitre Wins EEOC OFO Appeal Reversing Army’s Inappropriate Dismissal Of Their Federal Employee Client’s Formal EEO Complaint –See Craig Spencer, A.K.A., Herman P.1 V. Eric Fanning, Acting Secretary, Department Of The Army, EEOC Appeal No. 0120160606, Agency No. ARLEAD15SEP03570 (Feb. 23, 2016). In Spencer, the EEOC OFO stated the ...