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Janet Wise

JANET E. WISE
Attorney

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law - The Florida Bar, since 2001
President - Florida Chapter of National Employment Lawyers Association, 2007-2008
President-Elect - Florida Chapter of National Employment Lawyers Association, 2006-2007
Director of Sanctions Committee - Florida Chapter of National Employment Lawyers Association, 2004-2006
Co-Chair of Ethics and Sanctions Committee - National Employment Lawyers Association, 2008
Member - Ethics and Sanctions Committee, National Employment Lawyers Association, since 2002
Member - The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section
Member - National Employment Lawyers Association, since 1992
Member - Florida Chapter of National Employment Lawyers Association

EDUCATION:

Juris Doctor - Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1992
Bachelor of Arts - Newberry College, cum laude, Newberry, South Carolina, 1989

CAREER EXPERIENCE:

Attorney - Law Offices of Cynthia N. Sass, P.A. - Practicing labor and employment law, representing almost exclusively individuals, 2006 to present
Attorney - Burr & Smith, LLP - Practicing labor and employment law representing exclusively individuals, focusing on class and collective action employment law under the employment discrimination laws and Fair Labor Standards Act, 2004 - 2006
Attorney - Kyres Law Firm - Practicing labor and employment law, representing almost exclusively individuals, 2002 - 2004
Attorney - Kelly & McKee, P.A. - Practicing labor and employment law, representing exclusively individuals, with a significant portion of the practice focused on traditional labor law matters and union representation, 1994 - 2002
Attorney - Law Office of Mary Ann B. Oakley and Dana E. McDonald, P.C. - Practicing labor and employment law representing primarily individuals, in addition to workers' compensation law representing Georgia's Subsequent Injury Trust Fund, and wills, trusts and estate law, 1992 - 1994

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PUBLICATIONS:

Who Can We Talk To? Ex Parte Communications and Ethical Concerns - Advocating the Rights of Employees in the 21st Century, Florida National Employment Lawyers Association, 2007
Motions for Sanctions in Federal Court - Employment Law at its Best!, The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2006
Survey of Rule 11 Case Law from 7th, 8th, 9th, 10, 11th and D.C.Circuits - Bridging the Divide: Strategies for Fairness in the Workplace, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2006

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

NELA's Ethics Survival Kit: The Rules, Opinions & Decisions All NELA Members Should Have at Their Fingertips - National Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Convention, June 2009
The Care and Feeding of Witnesses - National Employment Lawyers Association, 2007
Who Can We Talk To? Ex Parte Communications and Ethical Concerns - Florida Chapter of National Employment Lawyers Association, 2007
Motions for Sanctions in Federal Court - The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section, 2006
The Ethical Conundrum: Sanctions Against Plaintiffs and Their Attorneys - National Employment Lawyers Association, 2006

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