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Legal Representation
for Employees.

Marrable Law represents employees only. Our attorneys spent years on the employer side, so we know how a company builds its case, and where that case tends to come apart.

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For employees

Advocacy for people at work, from the first call to the final answer.

  • We represent employees

    Only

  • You talk with your attorney

    Direct

  • Contingency, flat fee or hourly

    Choice

  • Your consultation stays private

    Private

  • Evanston and nearby communities

    Local

Areas of practice

Eight areas of practice. One attorney to call.

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Employment Discrimination 01 An empty civic plaza in early morning light

Mistreated at work because of race, sex, religion, age, disability, pregnancy or another protected category.

 Retaliation 02 A quiet courthouse corridor with marble floors and tall wooden doors

Punished for reporting harassment, filing a complaint, taking protected leave or standing up for your pay.

 Wrongful Termination 03 A small office meeting table by a window over the city

Let go after reporting a problem, fired because of discrimination, or pressured to resign.

 Sexual and Other Harassment 04 An empty elevated train platform at dusk

Conduct at work so severe or constant that it changes the job itself. You do not have to put up with it.

 Wage & Hour Claims 05 A city river under lit bridges at blue hour

Unpaid overtime, off-the-clock work, missed breaks, unlawful deductions and misclassification.

 Severance Review & Negotiation 06 An employment agreement and a fountain pen on a desk in window light

Understand what you would be waiving before you sign, and negotiate for better terms when possible.

 Flat Fee & Hourly Advice 07 A law library reading room with a green shaded lamp on an oak table

Employee counseling, severance reviews and unemployment appeals, without a lawsuit.

 Title IX & Misconduct in Schools 08 A quiet law office at dusk with a window over the lake

For students and survivors in Title IX complaints and proceedings, from K-12 schools to universities.
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Employee-side, only.
You speak with your attorney.

  • A direct line

    When you call Marrable Law, you reach the attorney who will handle your matter, not an intake desk.

  • Evanston and nearby

    We represent employees in Evanston and nearby communities, and we take wage and hour cases into federal court.

  • Help without a lawsuit

    Most workplace problems never become lawsuits, and you still should not have to sort them out on your own.

What to expect

What happens when you reach out.

You contact the office

Step one

You speak with Frances

When you contact Marrable Law, you’ll speak directly with Frances. Tell her what is happening at work, in your own words. The consultation is confidential.

She hears your story

Step two

No assumptions

Nobody decides what happened before you finish telling it. Frances listens to the whole account, and asks about your job and the people involved, before offering any view on it.

She reviews the documents

Step three

Bring what you have

The offer letter, the pay records, the performance reviews, the severance agreement, the emails. Frances reviews your documentation and tells you plainly what it shows.

You hear your options

Step four

In plain language

Frances explains your legal options in plain language, including the ones that do not involve a lawsuit. Early guidance can help you preserve your rights and prepare for what is ahead.

You pick the fee structure

Step five

Contingency, flat fee or hourly

The fee structure follows the matter: contingency, flat fee or hourly. A severance review or an unemployment appeal can be a single piece of flat-fee work.

You decide what comes next

Step six

The decision is yours

Whether you settle things quietly or bring a formal claim, your attorney explains your rights and what each route involves. The decision about your life and career stays with you.

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Why employee-side only

We know how employers defend. Now we represent employees.

Our attorneys spent years on the other side of the table, advising companies and defending their decisions. That is why we chose to represent only workers: we know how an employer builds its explanation for a firing or a pay decision, which documents it relies on, and where that explanation tends to give way under questioning.

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Your attorney

The attorney you speak with.

Frances Teale, partner, standing in a bright office in a dark green suit

Frances Teale

Partner, Marrable Law

Frances spent the first part of her career at a management-side firm, defending employers in individual and group wage and hour and discrimination cases. She crossed over to represent workers instead, and now leads the employee-side practice at Marrable Law. She handles discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage and hour and severance matters, and when you call, she is the attorney you speak with, from the first conversation to the last.

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Questions people ask

Plain answers, before you call.

General information only, not advice about your own situation. Your questions get answered in a confidential consultation with Frances.

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Insights

Plain guides for working people.

Short pieces on severance review windows, unemployment appeals, and how pay rules apply when work happens off the clock.

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The 21-day severance window, explained

Severance  •  Guide

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Appealing an unemployment denial

Unemployment  •  Guide

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Off-the-clock work: what federal and state law say

Wage and hour  •  Guide

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Something wrong at work? Talk it through, confidentially.

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