Pro Se EEOC Rebuttal - Will an emotional/angry tone ruin my case? (Plus questions on finding a lawyer)
I am currently going through an EEOC/Civil Rights Division investigation against my former employer for failure to accommodate and retaliation. I just submitted my rebuttal to the employer's Position Statement.
Because I am doing this *pro se* (unrepresented), it was my first time writing a formal legal document like this. Looking back on it, the tone of my rebuttal is definitely mad and emotional in parts. I was incredibly frustrated by the lies in their statement, and my language probably came across as very angry. In a few places, I also definitely tried to act like a lawyer, which probably sounds amateurish. I honestly just had no way of knowing exactly what the investigator wanted from me.
My main questions for anyone with experience in this process:
Are investigators trained to look past an emotional or angry tone? Will they throw out my case and find "no probable cause" just because my rebuttal wasn't perfectly professional?
Does the evidence speak for itself?*
None of my points are hearsay. My rebuttal is backed up by hard evidence: texts, emails, screenshots, and even a video where my former manager admits on camera that he doesn't know the proper accommodation process and has never had the relevant training.Why won't lawyers take this? I tried to find an employment attorney to help me draft the rebuttal, but none of them wanted to touch the case, even when I offered to show them this ironclad proof. Is this normal during the investigation phase?
Any insight from investigators, HR professionals, or employment lawyers would be greatly appreciated.