San Jose Federal Employee Attorney

Let Us Put Our 25+ Years of Experience to Work for You

Once a federal employment dispute starts, you’re expected to operate inside a strict system with strict deadlines. If you are trying to protect your job, your clearance, your credentials, or your retirement track, it helps to have counsel who knows how to respond.

Pines Federal represents federal employees in San Jose when agency actions put their work, income, or professional standing at risk. We step in to take control of the process, develop a defensible record, and advocate for you at every stage where decisions about your job, pay, clearance, or career are being made.

Your livelihood deserves serious defense. Call (832) 462-7655 to arrange a consultation with an experienced San Jose federal employee lawyer.

When You Encounter Federal Employment Disputes, We Step in Early

In San Jose, federal employment disputes often escalate before employees realize the consequences. Decisions are made on paper, behind closed doors, and often without meaningful back-and-forth once the process is underway.

Our work typically begins when an employee is facing, or anticipating:

• Retaliation after raising safety, compliance, or ethics concerns
• Denied or stalled Reasonable Accommodation requests
• Proposed discipline, suspensions, or removals
• Investigations tied to conduct, timekeeping, or outside employment
• Negative performance actions or Performance Improvement Plans
• Clearance-related employment actions

We Guide Your Case Through the Federal Process

Federal employment disputes are rarely decided in a single place. They move through agency processes and administrative forums that each follow their own rules and timelines. Pines Federal manages that path on your behalf, helping you respond in the appropriate forum and at the moment when your position can still be protected.

We represent federal employees in San Jose before:

• Agency disciplinary and investigative processes
• Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) proceedings
• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) offices and appeals
• Office of Special Counsel (OSC) whistleblower matters
• Security clearance adjudication and review bodies
• OWCP and related federal benefits systems

We Help Employees Enforce Their Rights to Reasonable Accommodation

Federal employees have the right to request reasonable accommodations when a medical condition or disability affects how they perform their job. Agencies are required to engage in an interactive process, consider medical documentation in good faith, and avoid using accommodation requests as a basis for discipline, negative evaluations, or removal.

Pines Federal represents federal employees when accommodation issues turn into employment disputes. Legal guidance is especially important when an agency’s response puts your job, pay, or record at risk. Our work includes:

• Reviewing accommodation requests and medical documentation
• Identifying failures in the agency’s interactive process
• Responding to accommodation denials that lack explanation
• Defending against discipline tied to attendance, productivity, or conduct affected by the disability
• Preparing EEO complaints and appeals based on failure to accommodate or retaliation
• Protecting the employment record while accommodation issues are under review

Our Representation Is Shaped by Federal Experience

Since 1997,Pines Federal has focused on representing federal employees exclusively, providing legal counsel to thousands of workers over the decades. The firm is led by Attorney Eric Pines, whose career began inside the federal system and continues through ongoing service as chief counsel to major federal employee unions.

That background informs how we approach cases. We understand how agencies document actions, how administrative decision-makers evaluate records, and how employment decisions affect long-term career and retirement outcomes.

You will work with a team. Our attorneys collaborate across cases and draw on more than 60 years of combined experience representing federal employees nationwide, including those working in San Jose’s highly technical and regulated environments.

Why Federal Employees in San Jose Turn to Pines Federal

Federal employment cases require focus, timing, and familiarity with agency systems. Employees choose our firm because:

• We have represented federal employees for decades
• We manage cases proactively, not reactively
• We understand clearance, medical, and contractor-related risk
• We offer virtual consultations for flexibility
• We have a record of securing meaningful results in high-stakes cases
• We have a team who speaks English and Spanish

Once a federal dispute starts, every decision matters. Get counsel from a San Jose federal employment lawyer who knows the system.