"Employment law is the ‘family law’ of the corporate world.  If you can get inside the employee’s head and really understand the employee’s perspective, however you may disagree with it, you can invariably reach a successful outcome for the employer."   

--Kristen Allman

Kristen Allman has extensive litigation and counseling experience in all areas of employment law representing primarily private sector employers and non-profits. She has successfully handled a wide range of litigation matters in federal and state courts in Florida, as well as other parts of the country, including collective and individual wage-hour actions, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, family and medical leave, disability, ADA Title III, USERRA, workplace violence, breach of contract, defamation, negligent hiring/negligent retention, harassment, fraudulent misrepresentation, whistle-blowing, wrongful death, ERISA and commercial claims. Kristen has also successfully defended management before numerous government administrative agencies such the Wage-Hour Division, EEOC, OSHA and the NLRB.  Kristen is further devoted to providing employers with preventive advice and counseling in all aspects of employment law; policy analysis and drafting (including affirmative action); training; and employment law audits with special emphasis on wage-hour issues.  She is a former partner/shareholder with two national employment law firms and previously worked as senior corporate counsel for a Fortune 500 subsidiary.

Publications/Presentations

• An Overview of the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993, The Florida Bar Journal, May 1993
• Kristen is a frequent speaker on labor and employment law topics, including wage and hour compliance issues, workplace bullying, the ADA, FMLA and workplace violence to such organizations as the Society for Human Resource Management, HR Florida, HR Tampa, Mid-Florida SHRM, Polk County Workforce 20/20, Bureau of Labor Relations, SW Florida Employers Association, Council on Education Management, Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Agency for Workforce Innovation and Sterling Educational Services.

Professional Activities/Associations

• Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section
• Florida Bar, Public Relations Committee Member, 1990-1996
• Hillsborough County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
• University of South Florida, Adjunct Professor, Continuing Education Program, Employment Law Compliance, 1994-Present
• SW Florida Employers Association, Labor & Employment Counsel, 1992-2008
• Mediator, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• Southeastern School of Addiction Studies, Former Faculty Member
• Society for Human Resource Management
• Suncoast Human Resources Management Association

Civic/Charitable Activities/Associations

• Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay, Teen Youth Project
• Leadership Tampa Alumni
• Leadership Tampa Bay Alumni
• Junior League of Tampa, Sustainer, Former Board Member and Chairman of Kids Connection Program
• Former Guardian Ad Litem Attorney, Pro Bono