Kevin Sanderson
Kevin F. Sanderson, Chartered. Practicing since 2002.
Kevin Sanderson serves your legal needs throughout all of West Central Florida, including Sarasota, Casey Key, Siesta Key, Longboat Key, Bradenton, North Port, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Fort Myers, Arcadia, Englewood, and Naples.
Education
Kevin F. Sanderson is a graduate of Boston University (B.A., Psychology) and obtained his juris doctor from St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, FL. He continued his education, obtaining his LL.M. (legal laureate masters) in international taxation and offshore finance, also at St. Thomas University School of Law. Kevin was born and raised in New Jersey.
Licenses
Mr. Sanderson is a member of the Florida Bar, a member of the bar of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the United States Tax Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.
Most recently, he became licensed in the US District Court in the District of Colorado, which has courts in Denver, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, and Durango.
Areas of Practice
Mr. Sanderson represents both plaintiffs and defendants in simple and complex civil and commercial litigation. He also handles cases involving unemployment appeals through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, non-compete/trade secret litigation, severance agreements, cases of discrimination covered under the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and/or the Florida Commission on Human Relations, sexual orientation and/or pregnancy discrimination, and administrative appeals for federal, state, and municipal employees. He also handles cases of professional and occupational licensure and certification, including those from the Florida Departments of Law Enforcement, Health, Education, and Business & Professional Regulation.
Leadership
Kevin is a 2012 graduate of the Gulf Coast Leadership Institute of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation.
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Florida
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- USDC DIst. of Colorado
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- USDC Middle District of Florida
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- USDC Northern Dist. Florida
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- USDC Southern Dist. Florida
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- 11th Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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- United States Tax Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney
- Kevin F Sanderson Chartered
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- Merritt & Sanderson, P.A.
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- St. Thomas University School of Law
- L.L.M.
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- International Environmental Law
- St. Thomas University School of Law
- Book Award.
- Disability Rights Bar Association
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- Florida State Bar # 598488
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- Sarasota Bar Association
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- Activities: Member.
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- Unemployment Appeals Now handled Through E-Portal For Third Parties
- Sarasota County Bar Association, The Docket
- Intersection of Corporate and Employment Law for Small to Mid Size Businesses, Association of Dance Conventions and Competitions Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Association of Dance Conventions and Competitions
- Guardian Ad Litem, Family Law Division
- 12th Judical Circuit, Florida
- Q. Is a threat of termination from an employer a form of retaliation? The threat is documented on the counseling statement
- A: It might be. We would need to know more to be able to say more definitively.
- Q. Does disclosing a mental illness related disability to my employer offer any protection to your position?
- A: In a sense, yes. This is always a tough decision. If you ever need to bring a claim against your employer based on your disability but did not disclose to them you had the disability, your claim may be jeopardized.
- Q. I'm an irrigation contractor that is being discriminated from being able to work in a neighborhood.
- A: If the reason is race-based or other class-based discrimination, you should follow up
- Center v. Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
- US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
