The Lawsuit No One Saw Coming
What HR Never Told You — And Why Rory Was Built To Fix It
Picture this.
You’re running a business — maybe it’s small, maybe it’s growing fast.
You’re juggling people, performance, payroll, and planning. You’ve got a great manager, a decent HR handbook, and a team that works hard.
Then one morning, a letter arrives.
It’s a claim.
An employee is suing.
Something about a performance meeting that happened six months ago. Something about feeling targeted. Something about discrimination.
You call your HR provider.
They say: “This is legal now. You’ll need to get an attorney.”
You call your insurer.
They say: “No problem — your deductible is $25,000. Then we’ll step in.”
You call a lawyer.
They say: “We bill by the hour. Here’s the retainer.”
And just like that, you’re on the back foot — paying thousands before anyone even helps you.
It Didn’t Start With Bad People
Here’s what’s wild: most employment lawsuits don’t start with someone doing something intentionally wrong.
They start with a moment.
A write-up that wasn’t worded quite right.
A performance chat that didn’t follow policy.
A meeting that wasn’t properly documented.
Little things that seemed fine at the time — until they weren’t.
And if no one told you that every HR decision is a legal decision, you’re not alone.
HR Has Changed. No One Updated the Manual.
At Lomond Legal, we say it plainly:
HR and employment law are now the same thing.
It sounds dramatic, but think about it. In 2025:
Every email is evidence.
Every policy is a legal document.
Every meeting could end up in a courtroom.
So if you’re asking “Is this good HR?” — you’re asking the wrong question.
You need to ask: “Would this hold up if challenged?”
Because when it’s your name on the lawsuit, your story has to be airtight.
This Is Why Rory Exists
Rory was born for this moment — not as a character, but as a concept.
Not a helpline.
Not just HR.
Not just legal.
Rory is your legal co-pilot, working in real time, guiding you before things go wrong — not just after.
Because let’s be real:
1 in 5 small businesses will face a claim.
The cost of defending it?
$125,000 to $250,000, even if you win.
And the worst part? That cost often lands on you when you thought you were already protected.
Enter Julie: A Scottish Voice in an American Courtroom
When you meet Julie, founder of Lomond Legal, two things happen:
You hear the Scottish accent, and you feel like someone finally gets it.
Julie started her career in HR — not law. But she kept watching employers get treated unfairly, punished for honest mistakes. And that lit a fire.
“I didn’t start out as a lawyer. But I knew something had to change. Employers weren’t being protected. They were being punished.”
Over nearly two decades, Julie built a business that now straddles both sides — HR and litigation — with a clear mission:
Protect the people trying to do the right thing.
She built RIA a digital SaaS platform that powers litigation behind the scenes. It stands for Relevant, Intelligent, Accurate — and it’s used by lawyers across the U.S.
Why Today’s Support Systems Fail
Julie doesn’t pull punches when talking about what’s broken.
“Traditional support is reactive. You don’t get value until you’re in a crisis. And then it’s either a deductible or a bill.”
She’s not wrong.
PEOs often walk away the minute things get legal.
Legal insurance kicks in after a huge deductible.
Traditional attorneys bill unpredictably — making you hesitant to even pick up the phone.
Julie built Lomond Legal to be different.
One monthly fee.
Unlimited legal access.
Training, documents, real-time advice, and yes — full lawsuit representation.
All included.
Learning From the Courtroom
Julie’s not just talking theory. She’s been in courtrooms for years — and she studies every judgment like a blueprint.
“Every case tells you something. If we lost, we learn. If we win, we replicate. We build policies that judges respect. We fix what was unclear.”
But even the best paperwork doesn’t work if no one knows how to use it.
That’s where training comes in.
Lomond Legal offers:
On-site or online sessions
Workshops for line managers
Interactive, role-based learning
Because most claims aren’t about bad behavior.
They’re about someone misunderstanding a process.
The Promise: No Deductibles. No Hourly Bills.
So, what makes Lomond Legal different?
They don’t disappear.
They don’t defer.
They don’t double-charge.
They build your protections.
They train your people.
They defend your cases.
And they do it under one flat monthly fee.
No fine print.
No surprise invoices.
No waiting for disaster to strike.
If You’re Running a Business…
And you’re tired of holding your breath every time someone hands in a complaint.
If you want to be proactive, not reactive.
If you want decisions that feel confident — not risky.
You’ve found your people.
Because at Lomond Legal, we believe employers deserve better.
And with Rory, now they have it.
Ready to talk? Book a call directly with Julie.
Or catch the next episode of Rory’s Playbook—where we unpack the hidden legal risks behind performance plans.