Reviews

I had been working for the VA for nine years, and I had always been great at my job. Then I was assigned a new supervisor, and suddenly I was terrible at my job. This supervisor was setting me up to fail, and I was facing losing the job that I love, and the job that I am great at because of him. I brought on Melville Johnson, P.C., and soon after they submitted the discovery requests the VA rescinded my termination. At first I was happy to have my job back, but after two months they still hadn’t paid me. When I explained the situation to Mr. Durishan, he contacted the Judge and I received my paycheck at the end of the week. It was an expensive process, but it was worth it.

I had worked for the federal government for thirteen years, and as I got older my supervisors tried to force me out of my job in order to replace me with a younger employee. They increased my workload and placed unreasonable deadlines in order to set me up for failure. They claimed that they were doing this because they were not able to hire new employees to replace the one who had left, but I was the only one who’s work was increased. This had a detrimental effect on my health and disability, and I was no longer able to work. With the help of Melville Johnson, P.C. and Mr. Durishan I was able to take my constructive termination case to the Merit System Protection Board, and we were able to settle my appeal. They kept me in the loop every step of the way, and took the time to make sure that I understood what to expect. While I would have liked a larger settlement, the team at Melville Johnson, P.C. got the government up to their highest offer and I am glad I chose them. 4/5 stars.

John Durishan, of Melville Johnson, PC, is the attorney who handled my Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) case against my federal agency. He handled everything promptly, efficiently and professionally. He advised me well, worked with me to develop--and keep me appraised of--strategy, and aggressively pursued resolution that would be beneficial for me. I was very satisfied with every aspect of his handling of my case.

I hired Melville Johnson, PC because my human resources department completely botched my disability retirement application. They told me that I needed to have my Social Security Disability Insurance approved before they could file my application for disability retirement. That process took years, and when we submitted my disability retirement application the Office of Personnel Management said I was too late. I worked with Mr. Durishan and the team at Melville Johnson, PC and OPM agreed to accept my application. OPM then denied it because they said I did not have a disability. Thankfully the team over at Melville Johnson, PC were able to work with my health care providers, and I am now able to afford living closer to my kids with my disability retirement annuity payments.

I hired Melville Johnson, PC because I had injured my back and I was no longer able to perform my duties as a Postal Inspector. I knew there was a lot of paperwork that needed to get done in order to file my application for disability retirement, and I wanted to be sure that it was done right the first time. Mr. Durishan took the time to make sure I understood the process, and worked with the representatives at Human Resources Shared Service Center to make sure that OPM got the information they needed. OPM approved my application, and I am very grateful that I had Melville Johnson, PC to make sure everything went smoothly.