Schleier Law Offices: Two Brothers, Eighty Combined Years, One Ninth Circuit Precedent
About the Firm
Schleier Law Offices, P.C. is a Phoenix-based firm founded by brothers Tod F. Schleier (licensed 1976) and Bradley H. Schleier (licensed 1987). With over 80 combined years of experience, the firm focuses on employment law for individual employees, handling cases involving discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, wage and hour disputes, and False Claims Act whistleblower matters. The firm also represents small-business employers on the same issues, reflecting a dual practice model.
The firm was established when Tod Schleier left a mid-size Phoenix law firm over 40 years ago. Bradley joined in the mid-1980s, shifting the firm’s focus toward employee representation. Both attorneys are listed in Best Lawyers in America and hold the AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. The firm has received a Tier 1 ranking for Employment Law – Individuals in the Phoenix market from U.S. News & World Report.
Practice Areas
- Employment law for individual employees: discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, wage and hour disputes
- False Claims Act whistleblower matters
- Representation of small-business employers on employment-related issues
- Employment contracts and non-compete agreements
Track Record
The firm cites Dawavendewa v. Salt River Project, 154 F.3d 1117 (9th Cir. 1998), a Ninth Circuit case of first impression holding that private employers could not discriminate on the basis of tribal affiliation. The firm also highlights a class-action employee-benefits settlement against Honeywell, resulting in $7.625 million distributed to 265 settlement class members.
Recognition
- Bradley Schleier named Best Lawyers’ Phoenix “Employment Law – Individuals Lawyer of the Year” in 2014, 2018, and 2020
- Tod Schleier received the same distinction in 2010 and 2012
- Both attorneys are individually recognized by Best Lawyers in Employment Law – Individuals (peer-reviewed)
- Tod Schleier has been listed in Super Lawyers since 2007
- Bradley Schleier is a former Chair of the State Bar of Arizona’s Employment and Labor Section and a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Office
428 E. Thunderbird Road, PMB 541, Phoenix
Contact: (602) 277-0157 | schleierlaw.com