Blanchard & Walker PLLC - Ann Arbor, MI

Dedicated Employment Law and Worker Rights Advocacy in Michigan

When workplace conflicts arise, standing up to your employer can feel like an impossible challenge, especially when corporations use aggressive legal teams to protect their bottom line. At Blanchard and Walker PLLC, we believe that every worker deserves a safe, fair, and equitable workplace. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, our premier employment law firm represents individuals from all walks of life across the state. Whether you need to find a lawyer to address systemic workplace discrimination, require a tenacious attorney to fight a wrongful termination claim, or want to hire an employment attorney to recover stolen wages, our dedicated team of advocates is here to defend your rights and pursue your legal interests.

Our Comprehensive Employment Law Practice Areas

Our award-winning legal team focuses exclusively on civil rights and employment litigation, combining deep industry expertise with customized legal strategies. We represent clients in several core practice areas:

• workplace discrimination: Challenging unlawful employer actions based on sex, gender, race, age, religion, national origin, pregnancy, or disability under state and federal civil rights laws.
• wage and hour laws: Recovering unpaid overtime, stolen commissions, and minimum wage violations through individual lawsuits and large-scale collective class actions.
• wrongful termination and retaliation: Representing employees who have been fired in violation of employment contracts, protected leaves (FMLA), or for engaging in protected whistleblowing activities.
• severance and executive compensation: Guiding doctors, healthcare professionals, academic faculty, and executives through employment contract negotiations and severance proposals.
• non-compete and trade secrets: Defending workers from overreaching and abusive restrictive covenants that limit their freedom to work and advance their careers.

The Blanchard and Walker Advantage: Proven Trial Experience

What distinguishes Blanchard and Walker PLLC from other regional practices is our extensive record of high-impact public litigation and our unwavering dedication to justice. Our founding partners, David Blanchard and Angela Walker, have worked together for over a decade to protect worker rights. David Blanchard is an acclaimed trial lawyer who has led massive class actions, including representing delivery drivers and service technicians, and has filed historic lawsuits to protect vulnerable populations, such as challenging robo-fraud abuses in the Michigan unemployment system. Angela Walker is highly regarded for her skilled negotiation of complex severance contracts and her tenacious representation of employees facing hostile work environments. When you choose to hire an employment attorney from our firm, you gain a strategic partner who prepares every case with trial-ready discipline.

Protecting What Matters Most: Request Your Confidential Consultation

At Blanchard and Walker PLLC, we believe that no online position statement or template can take the place of sound, personalized legal advice. Before you pay a large upfront retainer to a corporate firm, we believe you are entitled to a safe, confidential, and thorough discussion regarding your legal rights and available options. We operate on a customized basis, frequently representing clients under contingency fee agreements where you only pay if we successfully secure a recovery for you. Our office is located in downtown Ann Arbor, and our team is always ready to evaluate your situation. Contact our office today at (734) 929-4313 or email us at [email protected] to request a consultation, and let us stand with you to protect your career, your livelihood, and your future.