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Retired Marine. Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran. Going to law school after retiring was a challenge. Trying to navigate VA benefits in order to enhance the education experience was difficult on a good day. I found I discovered my niche: Veterans need Veterans with a broad range of administrative, legal, medical, military, occupational, and social skill sets in order to get the best possible result from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

After three tours of duty in Vietnam and six years of service in the United States Navy, I obtained bachelor degrees in political science & criminal justice from California State University Long Beach. In 1983 my wife and I graduated from the University of Chicago where I obtained my Juris Doctorate and Lydia earned her Master of Social Services Administration. We then returned to Cleveland, Ohio where I began my practice with Thompson Hine, later became a partner with Baker & Hostetler, and thereafter formed the first digital investigation firm in Ohio. I sold that firm to...

Katherine Mazaheri-Franze is a trial lawyer who regularly represents plaintiff employees in all areas of employment law, including litigation in state and federal courts, in mediation, before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Labor (DOL) and Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC). She has successfully handled litigation involving claims of wrongful discharge, sexual harassment/assault, employment discrimination (based on race, age, gender, sexual stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, and disability), retaliation, as well as disputes involving wage and hour matters, medical leave, confidentiality and non-compete agreements, employee handbook and company policy violations, and breaches of employment agreements....