Overview

  • Office Head of the Tampa and Port St. Lucie Offices
  • Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star
  • Experienced Litigator in FLSA, Title VII, ADEA, ADA and FMLA
  • Handles class and collective actions
  • Regularly handles administrative matters before EEOC, DOL, OFCCP and state agencies
  • Provides guidance to companies on all aspects of employee relations
  • Past President, HR Martin County

Honors & Recognitions

  • Florida Super Lawyers (2011)
  • Leadership St. Lucie Graduate (2009)
  • Professional of the Year, HR Martin County (2009)
  • Volunteer of the Year, HR Martin County (2008)

Professional & Civic Associations

  • The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section
  • Martin County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
  • Martin County Human Resources Association, Past President (2011)
    • President (2010)
    • President-Elect (2009)
    • Secretary (2008)
    • Legislative Chair (2007)
  • Lucie County Human Resources Association, Legislative Chair (2011)
  • Lucie County Chamber of Commerce, Ambassador (2010)
  • Society for Human Resource Management
  • Boys & Girls Club of St. Lucie County, HR Committee (2009-present)
  • Port St. Lucie Business Women
  • Bernadette's Church, Youth Liturgy Instructor 

News & Analysis

Speaking Engagements & Industry Publications

  • “Class Action Stats,” ACC Docket, May 2011
  • “Surviving the Wage & Hour Tidal Wave,” HR Florida Review, Summer/Fall 2007

Blogs, Videos & Podcasts

Blog Posts

  • "Winning is not a sometime thing. You don't win once in a while. You don't do things right once in a while. You do them right all the time."
  • Vince Lombardi

Practice Emphasis

  • Wage & Hour Collective Action Lawsuits
  • Defense of employment cases, including class claims
  • Affirmative Action planning and audit defense
  • Policy analysis and employment law training
  • Counseling and advising in all areas of employee relations

Education

University of Florida College of Law

  • J.D., with high honors, 1997

University of Florida

  • B.S., Sports Administration, with highest honors, 1994

Bar & Court Admissions

  • Florida, 1997
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
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Here we grow again! Constangy is pleased to welcome 32 experienced attorneys in a significant expansion of the firm’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice. The attorneys who will be joining the Constangy Cyber Team are located across 17 cities in 12 states, and are driving the opening of new offices for Constangy in Baltimore, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle and Washington, D.C. To learn more about the Constangy Cyber Team, click here.