Below are some of the legal steps that have been tried.
- The Anchorage Equal Rights Commission has filed the complaint with the EEOC. They said it would be 6 to 8 months until the case was resolved, and if successful the result would not be medical coverage, but rather the value of the medical insurance premiums that would have been paid. See here
- Alaska Legal Services said this would be low priority because it did not involve domestic violence or parental rights. [They said I was welcome to fill out an application, but I should not expect much].
There are two employment attorneys in Anchorage.
- In August I sent what I had to one local attorney. She reviewed it and declined the case in a very polite letter. In September and October I got most of the papers on the website, as well as the audio, and additional material not on the website. She declined to look at the new material. (Of the more than a dozen Anchorage attorneys I have tried very hard to talk to, she is the only one that has been polite enough to respond decently)
- Hugh Fleischer, the other employment lawyer in Anchorage, is an acquaintance of a friend of mine. I left a note with my friend to give to mr. Fleischer. After several weeks without a response I sent an email. Then a few weeks later another. And another. So far he has not even sent a polite reply to anything that was sent.
- There is a well known Anchorage attorney who has been involved in some high profile mental health issues. He is president of The Law Project for Psychiatric Rights.
I sent him 3 emails in early January. He replied:
Hi Walter, I'm scheduled to be out of town until the 11th. Due to my already being overloaded, I just don't see how I can help you with either situation. I am looking at a crushing workload when I get back. (...)
You might try Laurel Pedersen or Michael Schneider. People not being able to obtain lawyers is a huge problem that I see all the time. Unfortunately, I can only do so much myself. I wish you the best of luck.
(Neither Laurel Pedersen nor Michael Schneider were interested).
I've spoken to about 10 attorney's offices on the phone, in addition to those I've emailed.
So far, not one attorney has been willing to help me without cash up front (I'm near broke).
If any attorney is interested in this case, they can leave a message on my cell at (907) 230-9047.
99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
-anonymous
-anonymous