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Fellow - The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (2011-present)
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Chair - Spoliation Subcommittee, Employment Law Committee, Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions, 2010-2012
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Member - Employment Law Committee, Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions, 2009-2012
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Employee Co-Chair, Technology in the Practice & Workplace Committee - American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, 2010-2012
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Executive Council Member - The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1998-present
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Board Member, Trial Lawyers Section - Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2010-present
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Employee Co-Chair, Employment-at-Will Subcommittee - American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, 2010-present
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Participant, Leadership Development Program - American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, 2009-2012
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Member, Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee - American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, 2010-present
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Chair - The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2006-2007
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Chair-Elect - The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2005-2006
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Legal Education Chair - The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2004-2005
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CLE Chair - The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2003-2004
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Co-Chair, Judicial Education Committee - The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2002-2003
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President - Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 1999-2000
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Co-Chair, Individual Rights Committee - The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1999
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President-Elect - Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 1998-1999
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Member - American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
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Member - Federal Bar Association
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Member - Hillsborough County Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section
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Member - Hillsborough County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Privacy and Social Media in the Workplace - Employment Law Update: Contemporary Challenges in a Changing Workplace, Sterling Education Services, August 2011
The Rise of the Machines: Discovery and Spoliation Issues in This Age of Technology - Advanced Labor Topics 2011, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, June 2011
Discovery and Subpoenas for the Next Generation of Workplace Technology - National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law, Labor & Employment Law Section, American Bar Association, April 2011
10 Biggest Mistakes Employers Make From a Plaintiff Attorney's Perspective - Emerging Legal Issues: Employment Lawyers and Corporate Counsel Seminar, Hillsborough County Bar Association, March 2011
Up In The Air and Everywhere: E-Discovery Beyond Email, Cloud Computing and Virtual Servers, 4th Annual Conference, Labor & Employment Law Section, American Bar Association, November 2010
Use of Computer Experts in Non-Compete Cases and a Survey Presentation on Computer Spoliation Sanction Cases - Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee Midwinter Meeting, Labor & Employment Law Section, American Bar Association, November 2010
Legal Issues Facing Job Seekers - Real Estate Live Seminar, Greater Association of Realtors, September 2010
Electronic Discovery and Technology-Derived Evidence - Technology in the Practice and Workplace Committee Mid Year Meeting, Labor & Employment Law Section, American Bar Association, April 2010
Legal Issues Facing Job Seekers - Career Development Seminar, University of Phoenix, April 2010
- Case Assessment: Assessing, Valuing and Strategizing When Employment Law Claims Walk Through Your Law Firm Door - Litigation Perspectives from Start to Finish, Winter Conference, Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, February 2010
Change You Can Believe In (Like It or Not!): Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Paycheck Fairness Act, Family Medical Leave Act Revisions, and Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments - Employment Law Overview for Law Firms and Law Practices, President's Showcase, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, June 2009
Employment Laws Affecting Larger Law Firms – The Florida Civil Rights Act – What Every Law Firm and Law Practice Needs to Know About Federal and Florida Employment Laws, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, June 2008
Employment Laws Affecting Larger Law Firms – Current Legal Developments Under the FMLA – What Every Law Firm and Law Practice Needs to Know About Federal and Florida Employment Laws, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, June 2008
Settlement of Employment Cases - Fighting For The Rights Of Florida Employees!, Fall Conference, Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, October 2007
Drafting Considerations in Employment Settlement Agreements (Plaintiff’s Perspective) - Preparedness in the Changing Environment of Employment Practice, 27th Annual Multi-State Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Tulane University Law School, June 2007
Current Legal Developments Under The FMLA- Plaintiff’s And Defendant’s Perspective - FMLA Update and 11th Amendment Immunity, 2006 Summer Conference, Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, August 2006
Current Legal Developments under the FMLA - Plaintiff’s Perspective - Preparedness in the Changing Environment of Employment Practice, 24th Annual Multi-State Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Tulane University Law School, June 2006
How Do You Value Your Case? - 2006 Advanced Labor Topics, CLE Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, May 2006
Solving Unique Pay Questions - Wage and Hour Law: Answers to Everyday Questions, National Business Institute, April 2006 Publication
An Overview of the Fair Labor Standards Act for the Non-Employment Lawyer - Lawyer, Hillsborough County Bar Association, February 2005
Harassment and Discrimination Update for the Modern Workplace - Human Resources Law Update, Sterling Education Services, July 2004 Publication
Other Areas of Liability in Employment Discrimination: Age and Gender Discrimination - Fundamental Issues in Florida Human Resources Law, National Business Institute, January 2004
Sexual Harassment: Employer and Employee Rights and Responsibilities - Fundamental Issues in Florida Human Resources Law, National Business Institute, January 2004
Sexual Harassment: Employer and Employee Rights and Responsibilities - Fundamental Issues in Florida Human Resources Law, National Business Institute, May 2003
Sexual Harassment: Employer and Employee Rights and Responsibilities - Fundamental Issues in Florida Human Resources Law, National Business Institute, May 2002
Conducting the Interview - Selecting and Terminating Employees in Florida, National Business Institute, August 2001
Department of Labor’s Regulation Requiring Notice Under the Family & Medical Leave Held Invalid by the Eleventh Circuit - Lawyer, Hillsborough County Bar Association, November 1999
Is Written Notice a Condition Precedent to Bringing a Whistleblower Cause of Action Against A Private Employer? - Lawyer, Hillsborough County Bar Association, March 1997
Taxation of Recoveries Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act After Schleier - Lawyer, Hillsborough County Bar Association, May 1995
Sexual Harassment: Psychological Injury No Longer Necessary to Prove Hostile Work Environment - The Checkoff, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 1993
Privacy and Social Media in the Workplace - Employment Law Update: Contemporary Challenges in a Changing Workplace, Sterling Education Services, August 2011
Shaping Your Client's Expectations from Intake to Settlement - 22nd Annual Convention, National Employment Lawyers Association, July 2011
The Rise of the Machines: Discovery and Spoliation Issues in This Age of Technology - 2011 Advanced Labor Topics, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, June 2011
Discovery and Subpoenas for the Next Generation of Workplace Technology - Technology in the Practice & Workplace Committee, National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law, Labor & Employment Law Section, American Bar Association, April 2011
10 Biggest Mistakes Employers Make From a Plaintiff Attorney's Perspective - Emerging Legal Issues: Employment Lawyers and Corporate Counsel Seminar, Hillsborough County Bar Association, March 2011
Up In The Air and Everywhere: E-Discovery Beyond Email, Cloud Computing and Virtual Servers, 4th Annual, Labor & Employment Law Conference, American Bar Association, November 2010
Legal Issues Facing Job Seekers - Real Estate Live Seminar, Greater Association of Realtors, September 2010
It's Not Just Email Anymore: E-Discovery and Technology-Derived Evidence and the Virtual Workplace - Technology in the Practice & Workplace Committee Mid Year Meeting, Labor & Employment Law Section, American Bar Association, April 2010
Legal Issues Facing Job Seekers - Career Development Seminar, University of Phoenix, April 2010
Beachcombing on the Non-Compete Shores: A Primer for Developing Electronic Evidence - Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee Midwinter Meeting, Labor & Employment Law Section, American Bar Association, March 2010
Case Assessment: Assessing, Valuing and Strategizing When Employment Law Claims Walk Through Your Law Firm Door - Winter Conference: Litigation Perspectives from Start to Finish, Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, February 2010
Discrimination and Fair Labor Standards Act Claims - Employment Discrimination Law Training Program for Judicial Law Clerks, Federal Judicial Center, October 2009
Change You Can Believe In (Like It or Not!): Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Paycheck Fairness Act, Family Medical Leave Act Revisions, and Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments - President's Showcase, 59th Annual Convention, The Florida Bar, June 2009
Discharge and Discipline - The Many Facets of Employment Discrimination, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission & City of Tampa Division of Community Affairs, August 2008
Employment Laws Affecting Larger Law Firms – The Florida Civil Rights Act –What Every Law Firm and Law Practice Needs to Know About Federal and Florida Employment Laws, CLE Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, June 2008
Employment Laws Affecting Larger Law Firms – Current Legal Developments Under the FMLA – What Every Law Firm and Law Practice Needs to Know About Federal and Florida Employment Laws, CLE Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, June 2008
Settlement of Employment Cases - Fighting For The Rights Of Florida Employees!, Fall Conference, Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, October 2007
Drafting Considerations in Employment Settlement Agreements (Plaintiff’s Perspective) - 25th Annual Multi-State Labor & Employment Law Seminar, Tulane University Law School, June 2007
FMLA and 11th Amendment Immunity - Current Legal Developments Under The FMLA-Plaintiff’s and Defendant’s Perspective - Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, August 2006
Fair Labor Standards Act - Florida Public Personnel Association, July 2006
Current Legal Developments under the FMLA (Plaintiff’s Perspective) - 24th Annual Multi-State Labor & Employment Law Seminar, Tulane University Law School, June 2006
How Do You Value Your Case? - CLE Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, May 2006
Solving Unique Pay Questions - National Business Institute, April 2006
Employment Discrimination Law Training Program for Judicial Law Clerks - Federal Judicial Center, January 2006
The Florida Civil Rights Act - Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Seminar, August 2005
Overtime: How the New Regulations Affect Your Clients or Your Company in Florida - National Business Institute, February 2005
Arbitration – Pros and Cons from the Plaintiff’s Prospective - HR Tampa Fall Expo & Legal Conference, November 2004
Harassment and Discrimination Update for the Modern Workplace - Sterling Education Services, July 2004
Employment Discrimination Update in Florida - National Business Institute, January 2004
I Can’t Possibly Be a Target - WCEA Conference, October 2003
Employment Laws in Florida - Boardroom Perspectives, May 2003
Fundamental Issues in Florida Human Resources Law - National Business Institute, May 2003
Employment Laws in Florida - Delta Sigma Pi, March 2003
Employment Laws in Florida - Hiring to Firing - WCFICPA, December 2002
Starting off Right: Client Intake, Case Evaluation and Selection - National Employment Lawyers Association, June 2002
Fundamental Issues in Florida Human Resources Law - National Business Institute, May 2002
Keeping Ahead of the Tidal Wave of Employment Discrimination Issues - Program Chair, CLE Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, November 2001
Wrongful Termination and Common Law Claims - American Bar Association, Stetson Law School, October 2001
Conducting the Interview - National Business Institute, August 2001
Selecting and Terminating Employees - National Business Institute, August 2001
Round Table Discussions - Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, August 2001
Employment Law Trial Skills Program - Stetson Law School, July 2001
The Pitfalls of Thinking of Clauses as Boilerplate (in non-competition agreements) - 2001 Midwinter Meeting, Labor & Employment Law Section, American Bar Association, March 2001
Mediation and Predispute Resolution and Investigation - 2001 Midwinter Meeting, Labor & Employment Law Section, American Bar Association, March 2001
Sex, Lies and Other Statutory Violations - Presentation - Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, February 2001
Round Table Discussions: Panel Member on Employment Issues - Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, September 2000
Round Table Discussion: Panel Member on Employment Issues - Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, March 2000
Practical Tips and Issues Involved in Employment-Related Settlements From an Employee’s Perspective - Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, September 1999
Restrictive Covenants: Attacking The New Servitude - 10th Annual Convention, National Employment Lawyers Association, July 1999
Employment Law Trial Skills Program - Stetson Law School, July 1999
Overview of Employer’s Obligations Under Federal and State Law - Town & Country Chamber of Commerce, May 1999
Discovery Issues - EEO Basics Seminar, American Bar Association, April 1999
State Law Claims - Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, January 1999
Claim du Jour: Labor and Employment Law Issues for the Creative Practitioner - Issues Involved in Employment-Related Settlement Agreements from the Employee’s and the Employer’s Perspectives, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, February 1998
The Family Leave Act & Equal Pay Issues - American Society of Women Accountants, March 1998
New Traps and Sinkholes in the Florida Civil Rights Act - Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, January 1998
Stress and Mental Disorder: New Responsibilities for Employers Under the ADA - Personnel Law Update 1996 Convention, February 1996
New Responsibilities for Understanding Personnel Law - Council on Education in Management, July 1995