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L. Reed Bloodworth
Winter Haven, FL Employment Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Florida
Attorney L. Reed Bloodworth, Founder and CEO of Bloodworth Law, PLLC, is a Florida U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyer® in Commercial Litigation Award 2019-22; in Trusts & Estates Litigation 2022; and in Real Estate Litigation 2022.
Bloodworth Law is a U.S. News & World Report "Best Law Firm" 2020-22 and has established itself with an office in Orlando and one in Winter Haven.
Reed, a 2019-22 Super Lawyer, was named a Florida Trend’s Magazine Florida Legal Elite™ in Civil, Commercial Litigation 2017-19, 2021, a group of less than 1.3% of Florida's attorneys.
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Archibald Johns Thomas III
Jacksonville, FL Employment Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Employment
Stetson University College of Law
Mr. Thomas is board certified by the Florida Bar in the area of Labor and Employment law and he served as a member of the Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Certification Committee for six years from 2002 to 2008. Mr. Thomas has over thirty-five (35) years legal experience.
He is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and has received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest attorney rating awarded. Mr. Thomas is a Master in the Chester Bedell Inns of Court.
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Andre Tylor Young
Orlando, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
The Young Law Firm of Florida, LLC provides companies, non-profit organizations, families, and individuals with the legal representation they need to resolve the critical issues impacting their lives and businesses. We will guide you through your concerns and help you find the right solution. You deserve legal counsel who puts your welfare first while providing aggressive advocacy, sound advice, and protection of your rights. At the Young Law Firm of Florida, we provide individualized service to ensure your needs are met. All of our clients meet with Attorney Andre T. Young and are supported by a competent team of highly...
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Donald W. St. Denis
Jacksonville, FL Employment Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Insurance Defense, Legal Malpractice and Maritime
University of Florida Levin College of Law
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Robert G. Whittel
Gainesville, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Domestic Violence
University of Cambridge and University of Florida Levin College of Law
An experienced trial attorney, Robert Whittel provides his clients with strong, disciplined, results-oriented representation. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he served as a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy. Robert graduated from both law school and the United States Merchant Marine Academy with honors, and served on the esteemed Florida Law Review. Before co-founding Whittel & Melton, a full-service law firm, Robert gained valuable experience in the court room both serving as a former prosecutor and representing large corporations in complex litigation and transactional matters. Robert is devoted to fighting for his clients’ rights. He handles all types of criminal...
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Kenneth Martin Hesser
Ocala, FL Employment Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Employment, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Wake Forest University School of Law
Mr. Hesser was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1975. He attended Penn State University where he received degrees in both Political Science and Media Studies in 1997. Mr. Hesser then attended Wake Forest University School of Law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he obtained a Juris Doctorate in 2000. Mr. Hesser spent his final year of law school in Gainesville studying at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Mr. Hesser practices in the fields of bankruptcy, employment, and workers’ compensation law. Prior to forming Schatt & Hesser, PA with his longtime colleague in Ocala, Ted Schatt, Ken...
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Gary T.J. Bryant
Jacksonville, FL Employment Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, DUI & DWI, Divorce and Family
University of Florida
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Jason Ari Smith
Fort Lauderdale, FL Employment Law Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, IP and Real Estate
University of Miami School of Law
Jason focuses his practice on complex civil litigation involving business and real estate matters. In his business litigation practice, Jason has experience representing clients in matters involving the rights and obligations of shareholders, officers and directors, LLC members and managers, business partners, and other business stakeholders, the enforceability of restrictive covenants such as non-compete and confidentiality agreements, the collection of commercial debts, the application of state and federal laws governing consumer protection, unfair competition, trade secrets, copyrights, racketeering activity, and securities fraud, and a wide variety of other contract and business tort disputes.
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Patrick W. Harland
Gainesville, FL Employment Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Stetson University College of Law
Patrick W. Harland, Jr. is a seasoned litigator and personal injury attorney having tried cases in both Florida State and Federal Court.
Upon graduating from Stetson University College of Law in 1999, Mr. Harland focused his law practice on defending insurance companies as well as some of the nation’s largest nursing home chains in liability suits relating to patient care. Mr. Harland also defended physicians in correctional healthcare cases brought by inmates alleging civil rights violations due to inadequate healthcare.
Today, Mr. Harland uses that defense background to the advantage of St. Petersburg clients who have been injured by the negligence of...
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Kenneth B. Schwartz
Boca Raton, FL Employment Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Employment, Appeals and Workers' Comp
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
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Curtis Jay Mase
Miami, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Employment, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
Florida State University College of Law
Curtis J. Mase is the Managing Shareholder and founder of Mase Mebane & Seitz. He is board certified in civil trial law by the Florida Bar and National Board of Trial Advocates (NBTA). Mr. Mase is also board certified in pretrial practice by the NBTA. His main area of practice is civil litigation with an emphasis on maritime and admiralty, personal injury and class actions. Mr. Mase has tried hundreds of jury and non-jury matters.
Born in Coral Gables, Florida, Mr. Mase earned his B.A. with a dual major in English and Business from Florida State University in 1982. He graduated...
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Ryon Michael McCabe
West Palm Beach, FL Employment Law Attorney
Employment, Business, Consumer and Stockbroker Fraud
Florida State University College of Law
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Donna Marie Ballman
Cooper City, FL Employment Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Employment and Arbitration & Mediation
University of Miami School of Law
Donna Ballman has been practicing employee-side employment law in Florida for over 30 years. Donna’s book, Stand Up For Yourself Without Getting Fired: Resolve Workplace Crises Before You Quit, Get Axed or Sue the Bastards, was named the Winner of the Law Category of the 2012 USA Best Books Awards. She is also the award-winning author of The Writer’s Guide to the Courtroom: Let’s Quill All the Lawyers, a book geared toward informing novelists and screenwriters about the ins and outs of the civil justice system. She’s been practicing employment law, including negotiating severance agreements and litigating discrimination, sexual harassment,...
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Bradley Paul Rothman
Sarasota, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Employment and Insurance Claims
University of Florida
I am a Southwest Florida attorney board certified in labor and employment law by the Florida Bar. My practice focuses on employment law, insurance claims, whistleblower representation, and civil litigation.
Much of my law practice involves the representation of current and former employees denied proper compensation; victimized by discrimination or retaliation in the workplace; or requiring legal assistance with non-compete agreements. I'm also heavily involved with the representation of families and businesses denied appropriate insurance coverage following Hurricane Irma. Additionally, I provide representation for Medicare fraud whistleblowers, sexual abuse victims, and most business litigation matters.
I have...
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Jon Andrew Jacobson
Vero Beach, FL Employment Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
601 21st St.
Suite 300
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Securities and Stockbroker Fraud
Duke University School of Law
Jon has spent his entire legal career practicing securities. He handled over 1,000 securities matters and has successfully represented some of the most demanding clients in multi-million-dollar disputes throughout Florida and United States. He has represented individual and corporate clients in civil actions in state and federal court (at the trial and appellate level); in regulatory investigations; in arbitrations; and in private mediations.
Jon has handled a wide range of matters, including: (i) stockbroker misconduct and investment fraud disputes (including claims involving unsuitability, churning, unauthorized trading, failure to execute trades, failure to hedge, selling away, theft, research analyst conflicts of...
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Danialle Riggins
OCALA, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Employment, Business, Consumer and Landlord Tenant
Florida A&M University, College of Law
Danialle Riggins is the owner/attorney/civil circuit mediator at Riggins Law Firm, PA, an employment and business law firm that founded in 2008. Danialle handles litigation in both state and federal employment, family, landlord-tenant, foreclosures, family law and contract law cases to successful conclusions.Ms. Riggins has experience representing parties in civil litigation in state and federal courts and in administrative claims. Danialle also provides mediation services and pre-suit services and collections actions all types of cases such as small/summary claims through major litigation.
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Jennifer Lynn Zumarraga
Tampa, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
(813) 251-5599
601 West Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33603
Employment
Florida State University College of Law
Jennifer Zumarraga is well-versed in a wide variety of labor and employment law issues and has been with the Sass Law Firm since 2005. Her legal experience and excellent credentials make her a valuable asset. With over 20 years of experience, she has become an integral part of the firm’s success and reputation. Ms. Zumarraga is a staunch advocate of employee rights, and brings a unique and excellent set of skills to the table. In addition to her keen mind, she possesses the rare ability to easily grasp convoluted scenarios and facts, and boil down complex...
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Robert Boyers,
Coral Gables, FL Employment Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
(800) 545-9100
2333 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Penthouse 1120
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Emory University School of Law
“Achieving substantial compensation for our seriously injured clients in a way that dramatically improves the quality of their lives is the most satisfying thing about the work that we do.” Robert B. Boyers
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Marcos Garcia
Miami, FL Employment Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Florida International University College of Law and University of Florida Levin College of Law
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Mintrel D. Martin
Orlando, FL Employment Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
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Derek Benjamin Brett
Orlando, FL Employment Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Employment, Appeals, Business and Civil Rights
Florida State University College of Law and University of Central Florida
Derek Brett is a trial attorney who has been actively practicing since 1996. He maintains two offices, one in Orlando and another in Pensacola.
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Bruce Coane
Hallandale Beach, FL Employment Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
(305) 538-6800
1250 E. Hallandale Beach Blvd.
Suite PH2
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
Employment and Immigration
Pennsylvania State University - University Park
Mr. Coane received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors from Penn State University in 1979. He received a Juris Doctor Degree in Law from the University of Houston in 1981, and is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas and has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United State Court of Appeals in Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Atlanta and San Francisco. He is also admitted to practice by the U.S. District Court for the Northern...
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Thomas Walsh
Fort Lauderdale, FL Employment Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
(954) 520-7039
300 SE Second Street
Suite 600
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Employment and Business
Nova Southeastern University
After growing up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, TJ moved to Florida to attend Florida Gulf Coast University immediately followed by law school at Nova Southeastern University. Over the span of his career, TJ has defended the nation’s largest automobile manufacturers, protected small and mid-sized business interests, drafted contracts for tech companies such as Google, and represented some of the largest golf course communities in South Florida. TJ’s well-rounded experience provides a unique perspective that enables him to capture all his client’s needs and goals with each project.
TJ is licensed in California, Florida and Washington, D.C, along with numerous...
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Nicole Armstrong
Miami, FL Employment Law Attorney
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Miami School of Law and University of Colorado Law School
I was born and raised in Miami, Florida. Over the years, I saw my father Robert Rubenstein help victims of negligence win compensation for their losses. I have long admired how Rubenstein Law holds defendants accountable, encouraging them to drive more safely or keep their premises hazard-free. In 2008, after graduating Magna Cum Laude from University of Miami School of Law, I was excited to join Rubenstein Law as an attorney fighting for our clients. I am currently the Firm’s Chief Executive Officer. In addition to overseeing firm operations, I supervise and manage department and attorney projects. Before attending law...
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Ellen M. Leibovitch
Boca Raton, FL Employment Law Attorney
Free ConsultationEmployment and Business
University of Florida Levin College of Law and University of Florida Levin College of Law
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Vladimir Tsirkin
Hallandale, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, IP, Patents and Personal Injury
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
Attorney Vladimir Tsirkin is admitted to practice law in Florida, New York and New Jersey, and U.S. Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, District of New Jersey and Southern District of Florida. He also is a registered patent attorney registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Attorney Vladimir Tsirkin received his Juris Doctor degree (JD) from Rutgers University School of Law, and a degree of Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Naval Engineering Institute. Prior to becoming a lawyer, VladimirI worked as a computer engineer for global financial companies Goldman Sachs...
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Jon Bell
Miami, FL Employment Law Attorney
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation and Personal Injury
Brooklyn Law School
Jon Bell began his career at one of the largest litigation law firms in New York. Despite gaining vast experience in multi-million dollar claims, Mr. Bell was dissatisfied with not being able to select his own clients and, therefore sometimes had personal conflicts in handling cases where he believed to be "on the wrong side." Thereafter, he started his own law firm, which allowed him to select his own cases, handling them with passion in realizing he has made a personal commitment to each client.
Jon Bell became interested in Federal Employee litigation as he discovered the need for Federal Employees...
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Gregg Gerlach
Jacksonville, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Employment
University of Houston Law Center
Located in Jacksonville and focused on employer-side cases, Gregg Gerlach is a Florida and Texas labor relations and employment attorney with over 30 years of experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University, and he studied law at the University of Houston Law Center.
Before forming Gerlach Employment Law, he formed Harper Gerlach, PL. He practiced with Ford Harrison, LLC, as well as Bruckner & Sykes, LLP.
He has successfully defended a broad range of employers in both the federal and state courts. Gerlach concentrates his practice in the trial and arbitration of...
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Leslie Weiner Langbein
Miami Lakes, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Employment, Administrative, Arbitration & Mediation and Civil Rights
Nova Southeastern University
Leslie W. Langbein, Esq. is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in the area of Labor & Employment Law. She represents busineses and individuals in all areas of employment law. She is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts of the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Additional areas of practice include housing discrimination defense, contracts and business torts. Ms. Langbein is a Florida Circuit/Civil Mediator and listed on the American Arbitration Association's national panels of Labor, Employment and Commercial arbitrators.
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Brian P. Battaglia
Tampa , FL Employment Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Employment, Business, Health Care and Insurance Defense
Loyola University Chicago and Drake University Law School
Call Brian Battaglia for a consultation. Handling Labor and Employment Litigation, Business Litigation, Health Care law, Civil Litigation, and Arbitration and Mediation matters. Brian Battaglia has more than 30 years of experience handling litigation matters in state and federal court and administrative forums. Call 727-420-8708 or 813-221-3759 to schedule an appointment. - See more at: https://www.bbdglaw.com/
Brian has argued cases at every level of the Florida Court System, including the Florida Supreme Court.
Brian holds the highest Peer Review Rating of AV Preeminent from Martindale Hubbell and has a 10 Superb Rating from AVVO.
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Joseph A. Corsmeier
Clearwater, FL Employment Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Administrative, Legal Malpractice and Workers' Comp
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Joseph A. Corsmeier is an "AV" rated attorney practicing in Clearwater, Florida. He concentrates his practice primarily in the areas of defense of attorney disciplinary matters before The Florida Bar, attorney admission matters before the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, and professional license and disciplinary matters before the Boards of the State of Florida. He provides expert analysis and opinion on conflict of interest and other attorney disqualification and legal malpractice issues and he testified as an expert in the Florida courts.
Mr. Corsmeier served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Sixth Judicial Circuit from 1986 to 1990 where...
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Philip K. Calandrino
Orlando, FL Employment Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Estate Planning and IP
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
As an entrepreneurial lawyer, I understand the challenges that small business owners face each day. We deal with vendors, customers, employees, taxes, and regulations all the time. Each one of these relationships creates legal risks that you must address in a cost-effective manner, before trouble strikes. Relying on my experience in trying business law cases, I have developed a three-step legal strategy that every small business owner should implement. In its most basic form, this strategy employs contracts, insurance coverage, and an operating company-management company-holding company format for the organization, to help control the common risks that can tank...
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Matthew C. Shapiro
Daytona Beach, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Employment, Elder, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
Florida International University College of Law
A native of Ormond Beach, Mr. Shapiro is a proud graduate of Seabreeze High School. Mr. Shapiro received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Florida International University where he finished ranked in the top ten in his class. As a law student, he was an associate member of his school’s law review and had the honor of having his comment selected for publication. He also served as a teaching assistant for his law school’s legal research and writing program; was an intern at the Fifth District Court of Appeal; and was the recipient of book awards in Legal Research and...
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Christopher M. Klemawesch
Gainesville, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Criminal Defense, Family and Personal Injury
University of Florida
Mr. Klemawesch is an experienced and dedicated Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Attorney at Whittel & Melton. He provides comprehensive representation in both State and Federal Courts. Previously, Mr. Klemawesch worked as an Assistant State Attorney in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Pinellas County, Florida. He has extensive jury trial experience in both criminal and civil cases. Mr. Klemawesch is committed to diligent advocacy to protect his clients' rights and interests.
Mr. Klemawesch obtained his B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, and his M.B.A. from the University of South Florida. In 2003, he received his J.D. from the University of Florida....
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Theodore W. Small Jr.
DELAND, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Estate Planning
University of Virginia School of Law
Theodore W. Small Jr. ("Ted Small") has over 30 years of legal experience, formerly with the large law firm of Holland & Knight LLP in its Tampa, Washington DC, and Orlando offices and currently as a small firm practitioner in Volusia County, Florida. Attorney Small brings the training and experience from his large firm experience to a small firm setting with the goal of pursuing cost-effective solutions for businesses, employers and elder law clients. Attorney Small also has experience as a mediator and NAM arbitrator and is available to serve as a professional neutral to resolve commercial and...
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Micah Longo
Davie, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Civil Rights and Personal Injury
Nova Southeastern University
The Longo Firm is a personal injury and employment law firm. We help people seriously injured in accidents or having problems with employers. We offer a free legal consultation and work mostly on a contingency fee basis. This means there is no fee (or cost) unless we get money for you! Our practice areas include, car accidents, slip and falls, wrongful death accidents, unpaid wage and overtime, discrimination, harassments, retaliation, medical leave, and wrongful termination cases. Transportation issues? No problem, we'll come to you! We make home and hospital visits. Available 24/7.
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Marianne Bartko
Plantation, FL Employment Law Attorney
Free ConsultationEmployment, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
St. Thomas University
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Joseph C. Shoemaker
Gainesville, FL Employment Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Employment, Business, Communications and Real Estate
University of Florida
Joseph C. Shoemaker is a shareholder with the Central Florida law firm of Bogin, Munns & Munns, working primarily out of the firm's Leesburg office.
He specializes in Commercial Litigation, Employment & Labor Law, Business Law, and Commercial Real Estate. He practices many areas of law, including Internet Law, Sexual Harassment, Civil Litigation, and Wrongful Termination.
Joseph Shoemaker spent six years in the U.S. Marine Corps as an Avionics Technician and served in Operation Desert Storm. During his time in the Corps he traveled to Asia and Europe.
After his time in the military, he pursued his B.A. degree from the...
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Blaire C. Hammock
Jacksonville, FL Employment Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Employment, Appeals, Insurance Defense and Legal Malpractice
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
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Heather M. Meglino
Orlando, FL Employment Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Employment and Business
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
Heather M. Meglino serves as General Counsel for Quality One Wireless and is the chief legal officer for the organization. She has broad experience counseling clients in areas spanning every aspect of business and commercial law, including contracts, complex business litigation, fraud-misrepresentation, employment law, intellectual property, and licensing.
Heather was previously Founder at Meglino Law, a law firm focused on business and commercial law. Additionally, Heather litigated cases including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, overtime and unpaid wages, FMLA leave and disability issues, employment contracts, whistleblower and other employment law claims under various state and federal laws. She is licensed...