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"The greatest victory is the one achieved without battle"
- Japanese proverb
Early Risk Assessment
Insider Perspective from an Experienced Plaintiff’s Employment Attorney

Assess Exposure Early
Before Litigation

Companies can resolve employee legal claims more efficiently—and at far lower cost—through early, strategic evaluation of potential evidence.

Too often, employers fail to accurately assess exposure because they lack insight into how a plaintiff-side employment attorney will analyze and prosecute a case. As a result, legal risk is not fully understood until after years of litigation, high legal fees, discovery costs, and internal disruption. During that delay, employee damages continue to grow, settlement values increase, and litigation uncovers evidence further strengthening a plaintiff’s claim. If a case proceeds to trial and the plaintiff prevails, employers may also face responsibility for the plaintiff’s attorney’s fees and additional appellate costs.

Strategic Advantage:
An Insider’s Perspective

We provide the strategic insight for evaluating employment-related risk so your company can pursue a cost-effective resolution before a lawsuit is filed.

Wenke Employment Risk Consulting works collaboratively with your company’s Human Resources professionals, in-house counsel, or outside counsel to identify the documents a plaintiff’s attorney is likely to demand in litigation, the potential witnesses and comparators, and the types of questions those witnesses can expect to face in depositions. We do not provide legal advice, but rather the strategic insight for evaluating employment-related risk. In short, your company will gain an “insider’s perspective” — drawn from the experience of a seasoned and successful plaintiff-side employment attorney, on how employment claims are evaluated, developed, and prosecuted in litigation allowing your company to pursue an informed and cost-effective resolution before a lawsuit is filed.

High Risk Workplace Claims We Assess

We assist employers in evaluating EEOC charges, internal complaints, and attorney demand letters involving:
  • Discrimination (race, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin)
  • Sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations
  • ADA, FMLA, and pregnancy accommodation disputes
  • Retaliation claims
  • Harassment and hostile work environment allegations
  • Wrongful termination and constructive discharge claims
  • Claims related to company layoffs and RIFs 
  • Healthcare and nurse retaliation claims
  • Breach of Employment Contract 

John A. Wenke

Principal Consultant

Founder, Wenke Employment Risk Consulting

John A. Wenke brings more than three decades of legal experience and trial-tested insight to his work in employment risk consulting. A native of El Paso, Texas, John attended West Point before graduating from the University of Texas at El Paso. He went on to attain his law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law. Since beginning his legal career in 1993, he has served as a state prosecutor and an insurance defense attorney, and has tried more than fifty jury trials in both state and federal courts.

During his career as an employment attorney, John secured one of the largest single-plaintiff employment law verdicts in the United States—a $30.5 million verdict—and has achieved numerous seven- and eight-figure jury verdicts and settlements for his clients. His distinguished record and deep understanding of how employment claims are evaluated, developed, and litigated give him a unique perspective on the risks companies face well before litigation begins.

John’s professional leadership includes serving as Chair of the State Bar of Texas Labor & Employment Law Section, and he is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. He has been repeatedly recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer in Plaintiff’s Employment Litigation; listed as in the “Top 50 Attorneys” in Central and West Texas, listed among the Best Lawyers in America, and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

At Wenke Employment Risk Consulting, John Wenke applies his litigation experience to help employers and businesses identify, assess, and resolve potential employment-law exposures before they develop into costly disputes. His approach is grounded in practical analysis, candid evaluation, and strategic guidance tailored to each client’s risk profile.

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Initial Inquiry Questionnaire

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