Trueblood Temple D

I had a phone consultation with Temple Trueblood and initially felt the conversation was going well. However, that changed when I began explaining the details of a workplace discrimination issue. I shared that my concern involved someone in a position of authority showing preferential treatment to another employee who shared their same race and gender. The attorney first asked for that individual’s race, then asked for mine. When I responded, she seemed surprised as if she had assumed I was the same race as her. From that point on, I noticed a clear shift in her tone.

What concerned me most was how she reframed my words. Rather than acknowledging the imbalance I described, she twisted my statement into something I never said suggesting that I was asking for preferential treatment. This felt dismissive and unprofessional, especially during a conversation about racial bias.

Although she ultimately said she couldn’t take my case, I left the consultation feeling unheard and misrepresented. The change in tone after I disclosed my race, along with her mischaracterization of my words, raised serious concerns about her ability to remain neutral in cases involving discrimination.

I do not recommend this attorney if you’re seeking someone with cultural competence and the ability to approach sensitive topics like racial or gender bias without personal assumptions or bias.