Chicago Employment Law
Know Your Rights
Know Your Obligations
Know Your Options
At Kaplan Law Illinois, Bryan Wood and our other attorneys are proud to guide employees through legal issues by offering sound and knowledgeable advice.
Your Trusted Illinois Employment Law Attorneys In Chicago
Ensuring Employees Are Treated With Fairness And Respect
You deserve to feel safe, respected and valued at your workplace. If you are an employee who has faced discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination or another legal issue at work, then you need to know your rights. Kaplan Law Illinois will help fight for you. Attorney J. Bryan Wood and other Kaplan Law Illinois attorneys will strive to educate you about your situation and help you determine how best to proceed. Whether you need representation during negotiations, mediations or a court proceeding, our team will be there for you.
Representing Employees During Tough Legal Battles
Whether you belong to a small business, municipality or Fortune 500 company, our team has the knowledge and experience to help you move forward. We will help you understand your options and create a strategy that will allow you to move forward with confidence, even anticipating any counter-claims for which you could be individually liable.
What Sets J. Bryan Wood Apart
Since he was a teenager, J. Bryan Wood has been a passionate advocate for equality and civil rights, especially in the workplace. Bryan has been representing clients in employment law disputes for more than 25 years and has helped countless employees advocate for themselves against both large corporations and small companies. Bryan is respected throughout the legal community for his knowledge, experience and dedication. Whatever your situation, you can trust him to do everything in his power to ensure that you reach a resolution to your legal concerns.
Kaplan Law Illinois is the first office of Kaplan Law, PLLC outside of Texas. While Bryan is our attorney based in Illinois, Kaplan Law Illinois works alongside its Austin, Texas-based counterpart Kaplan Law Firm, PLLC. Together we jointly manage the case evaluation and intake, offering a cohesive approach to legal services, and several Austin-based attorneys are licensed to practice in Illinois as well. This partnership benefits our clients, as our team can work on a solution for you with the assistance of more attorneys, resources and perspectives to ensure that your case is given the attention it deserves and the strategies it needs to win. You can get started here.
Retaliation
Litigated race and retaliation claims for 3 transportation workers for combined settlement of over $950,000
Race Discrimination Settlement
Litigated race discrimination claims for group of African American municipal workers resulting in $5.8 million settlement
W&H Class Settlement
Served as Class Counsel on $3.5 million wage and hour settlement against major financial institution to recover training costs