EMPLOYMENT ATTORNEY CHARLES A. LAMBERTON
Charles A. Lamberton is a top-rated employment lawyer and whistleblower attorney who has recovered millions of dollars for his clients. He represents executives, managers and professionals in high-end whistleblower, discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment and wrongful termination cases.
Charles graduated with honors from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1996. Prior to attending law school, Charles earned a degree in Economics from Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
Charles is the former Chairman of the Labor and Employment Section of the Allegheny County Bar Association, the former President of the Western Pennsylvania Employment Lawyers Association, a former Council Member of the ACBA Federal Court Section, and is an active member of both Taxpayers Against Fraud and the National Employment Lawyers Association. In 2023, The Wendell G. Freeland Society accepted Charles as a Fellow. Charles frequently lectures for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, where he instructs other lawyers on employment law topics. Charles is on the Top 100 list of The National Trial Lawyers, and in 2018, the American Society of Legal Advocates selected Charles as one of the Top 100 Labor & Employment Lawyers in Pennsylvania. Charles is recognized as a Pennsylvania SuperLawyer in the field of employment law and has a rating of Superb from Avvo.
Charles's professional writings and presentations include: USERRA: What Businesses Need to Know, ACBA Corporate Banking and Business Law Section, March 2023; The Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Rule, PBI Emp. Law Inst. West 2021; A Primer on the False Claims Act, ACBA Corporate Banking and Business Law Section 2021; Litigating Sexual Harassment Cases in the #MeToo Movement, PBI No. 2018; Handling the Boom in Age Discrimination Cases, PBI No. 2017; Medical Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation, PBI No. 2016-9454; Retaliation in the Electronic Age, presented at NELA’s Reining in Retaliation & Winning Whistleblower Cases Spring Seminar, 2016; Less Traditional Claims Against Employers, PBI No. 2015-9060; The Attorney’s Guide to Workplace Retaliation Claims, National Business Institute, 2015; Complicated Issues in Sexual Harassment Cases, PBI No. 2014-8506; Discovery and Trial Use of Social Media Evidence, PBI No. 2012-7435; Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., PBI No. 2011-6950; Social Media and the Law, PBI No. 2010-6036; Electronic Discovery – Top Ten Mistakes Lawyers Make, PBI No. 2010-6036; Mediating Employment Claims, PBI Emp. Law Inst.West, 2009; Valuing Employment Cases From Intake Through Trial, PBI Emp. Law Inst. West, 2009; Hot Topics in Employment Law, PBI Emp. Law Inst. West, 2008; Employment Arbitration, National Academy of Arbitrators, 2007; The Use of Video Testimony in Employment Cases, presentation to the Allegheny County Bar Association, 2007; How to Effectively Retain, Present and Cross-Examine Expert Witnesses, PBI Emp. Law Inst.West, 2006; After-Acquired Evidence in Discrimination Cases, The Lawyers Journal, Vol. 7, No. 22, October 28, 2005; Challenges of the Mind: Managing Mental Disabilities in the Workplace, Human Resources Executive Magazine, June 16, 2005; Attorney Employment Contracts: Don’t Sign Away Your Right to Practice Law, The Lawyers Journal, Vol. 5, No. 24, November 28, 2003.
Charles grew up on the plains of eastern South Dakota, where his father was a Professor of Economics and his mother an artist and antique dealer. He was one of the best Lincoln-Douglas debaters in his cohort, and regularly defeated the top competitors from Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and other states. Since making Pittsburgh his home in 1993, Charles has dedicated his life to helping his clients. Charles lives in the South Hills and when not working, he enjoys playing guitar, running and playing with his Newf Olaf.
Success Stories
Fighting systemic age discrimination
Fighting systemic disability discrimination
Fighting systemic disability discrimination
We sued an international technology company that was systematically replacing its older workers with Millennials as part of a youth branding campaign. Our litigation spawned dozens of copy-cat cases across the Country and helped bring the company's age discrimination to an end.
Fighting systemic disability discrimination
Fighting systemic disability discrimination
Fighting systemic disability discrimination
We filed a class action lawsuit against an international company forcing many of its workers to choose between their prescription medications and their jobs. Our lawsuit was instrumental in ending that unlawful practice so employees could take their medications without fear of being fired.
Restoring client's good name and reputation
Fighting systemic disability discrimination
Restoring client's good name and reputation
When a major police department fired a 30-year veteran officer for breaking the blue wall of silence and reporting other officers who had badly beaten an African-American, we went to trial and secured a jury verdict that restored our client's good name and reputation.
Protecting employees' access to the courts
Fighting systemic disability discrimination
Restoring client's good name and reputation
When an international medical center was forcing its employees to sign agreements that unlawfully waived important legal rights to access the court system, we filed a systemic discrimination case and fought for four years to bring that practice to an end.