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Steven Osber is a senior partner at Conrad & Scherer’s Fort Lauderdale office with a practice concentrating primarily on commercial and business litigation. Mr. Osber’s case representation ranges from routine litigation matters to highly complex litigation including partnership/shareholder disputes, commercial eviction matters, real estate litigation and construction litigation.. In addition to his extensive experience in commercial litigation, Mr. Osber has handled a number of significant cases defending businesses in negligent security claims, and he provides security training to nightclubs, bars and restaurants. Mr. Osber is also valued as a contributing litigator in the firm’s general workers’ compensation cases and employment law cases.. Mr. Osber’s expansive litigation experience includes more than 150 state and federal jury and non-jury trials, as well as extensive binding arbitration experience. He is also proficient in appellate cases, having prepared appellate briefs on a variety of matters argued before various appellate tribunals. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, which indicates a demonstration of the highest professional and ethical standards and is the highest rating a lawyer can receive. He has also been recognized as a top lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide in 2011, and from 2014 to present day.

Scott graduated in 1987 at St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida. Twenty Nine Years of experience fighting for YOU the individual and small business owners.. Member in good standing of:. The Bar for the U.S. District Court for the Southern, Middle & Northern Districts of Florida. The Bar for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. American Bar Association. The Florida Bar Member of Law & Employment Section. American Immigration Lawyer's Association (previous member)

Natasha M. Dalton, Esq. is an accomplished attorney with a passion for helping individuals and corporate entities successfully navigate through difficult circumstances. She is a Supreme Court of Florida Certified County Court Mediator, as well as a trained Family and Elder Law Mediator and a qualified arbitrator.  Ms. Dalton earned her juris doctor degree at the University of Miami School of Law with honors in 2005.

Mr. Cohen is an experienced attorney focusing on surety, construction, and commercial matters. He handles all phases of a dispute from pre-litigation to post-judgment collection activities in state court, federal court and in arbitration. Mr. Cohen has successfully settled lawsuits on behalf of sureties in disputes over contract balances and obligee misconduct detrimental to the surety. He has also secured judgments on behalf of sureties against defaulted principals for indemnification and negotiated chapter 11 plans with debtor-principals on terms favorable to the surety.. Mr. Cohen also represents general contractors, subcontractors, and owners on a variety of construction-related disputes including construction defects, contractor negligence, and contractual interpretation. Other types of matters Mr. Cohen has handled include those involving fidelity bonds, wage and benefits bonds, employment disputes, and first party insurance disputes. Mr. Cohen has advised business clients on implementing “best practices” to reduce liability exposure relating to administrative and regulatory matters. He has also negotiated and drafted a variety of employment contracts.. Before graduating law school, Mr. Cohen was licensed as a series 7, 63, and 53 investment officer in a large financial institution where he advised business and retail clients with respect to investing in fixed-income securities.. Mr. Cohen graduated from the University of Florida in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance.  He received his Juris Doctor from Widener University School of Law in 2002. Mr. Cohen is a member of the National Bond Claims Association, Philadelphia Surety Claims Association, American Bar Association, and Broward Bar Association as well as an officer and active member of “DiveBar.” DiveBar is an Underwater Bar Association composed of lawyers and judges dedicated to raising public awareness about the coral reefs and marine environment through scuba diving, charitable activities and education. He currently serves as the Vice-President of Membership in this very unique South Florida bar association.. Mr. Cohen is admitted to practice law in Florida and Pennsylvania, the United States District Courts and the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, both the district and bankruptcy courts.

Michelle is President of her own law firm, Parker Law Firm, P.A. Through her firm, Michelle is dedicated to helping the underserved and underrepresented. Her passion is to fight for a world in which we can all truly be treated equal. Michelle is also an Adjunct Professor at Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center where she teaches for the NSU Master's in Science Employment Law Program.. Michelle attended law school at Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center. While attending law school, Michelle was a writer on the International Citator and Research Guide. The International Citator and Research Guide is a unique organization to Nova Southeastern University that is in the midst of preparing the international equivalent of the Bluebook. During law school Michelle also interned at Legal Aid Service of Broward County where she had the opportunity to draft advance directives for individuals living with HIV/AIDS.. Michelle is a member of The Florida Bar and licensed to practice in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida; United States District Court, Southern District of Florida; and the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida.. Michelle is focused on providing excellent customer service at an affordable rate. Day or night - she is available to assist you with your legal needs.

Joseph R. Fazio III was born in Miami, Florida. Mr. Fazio graduated in 1988 from Boston College and received his J.D. in 1994 from Nova University Law School where he served on the Board of the Moot Court Society and was selected to join the Order of Barristers as a National Member. He cultivated strong cultural and language skills during his study of languages at the Universidad Internacional in Santander, Spain, and of European Community Law at the Universidad de Madrid. Mr. Fazio is admitted to practice before all Florida state courts as well as the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida and the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. He is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), Florida NELA, the Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section, the Broward County Bar Association, the American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. He is also a member of the Broward County Hispanic Bar Association. Mr. Fazio has lectured and published articles on employment law issues in Florida, and has served on the Florida Advisory Committee for the United States Commission on Civil Rights (1998-2000).

John Lambros is the Managing Partner of Brinkley Morgan. He provides representation in all aspects of family law with a concentrated focus in complex, high net worth and high profile situations. Such matters include dissolutions and post-dissolutions of marriages, parental responsibilities and timesharing, paternity and LGBTQ issues. He excels in writing and incorporates that talent into his frequent preparation of sophisticated prenuptial, postnuptial and marital settlement agreements.. Mr. Lambros comes from a family of trial lawyers and judges, including both his father and brother. He has passed three bar examinations and is licensed in Florida, Michigan and Massachusetts. Mr. Lambros began his career in commercial litigation at both a state and federal level. It is this experience that provides the unique foundation for his acumen in the characterization, evaluation, and distribution of the most intricate of assets and liabilities. He provides detailed counsel in circumstances involving business valuations, real estate, professional practices, and all financial affairs, yet is imminently qualified to provide delicate sensitivity when addressing the most difficult issues of familial, parental and child conflict. As Managing Partner, when needed, Mr. Lambros is also able to decisively assess the particular needs of any case to position it within the firm to provide the best of representation and experience.. Although a seasoned litigator, Mr. Lambros has honed a very particular skill in the negotiation of amicable resolutions in every facet of family law practice. He is routinely brought into protracted situations where he is distinctively able to de-escalate, calm and provide a path for people to move forward free from dissension. The successful practice of family law requires a careful blend of the facts germane to each case while managing the personalities and expectations of the participants. Mr. Lambros navigates those facets with respect and efficiency.. As a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® rated attorney, Mr. Lambros is frequently recognized for his legal work. He has been listed in 2019-2021 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, in Super Lawyers Magazine from 2011–2021, and selected as one of the 2013, 2015, and 2016 Legal Elite by Florida Trend Magazine. He is also a member of The National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers, an exclusive professional organization comprised of top attorneys from each state.. Additionally, Mr. Lambros is an active member of the community, previously serving on the Broward County Animal Care Advisory Committee, and the boards of directors for the Humane Society of Broward County and Pet Set.

I was born on August 26, the anniversary of the day that women won the right to vote. Being politically active and an advocate for women's rights came naturally. A legacy or destiny.. I started college with no thought of becoming an employment discrimination lawyer. As an award-winning high-school artist (National First Prize in the "Hallmark Cards High School Talent Search") I won a full scholarship to Michigan State University, from which I graduated (magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) with an ever-so-useful degree in Art History.. My radicalizing experience for a born-on-the-26th-of-August woman was not so much an epiphany as a reality check: getting passed over for promotion in my first job out of college for a man because "you'll get married, get pregnant and quit." Women in the 70s were supposed to have husbands, babies and homes, not careers. I sensed that I'd been discriminated against, but didn't know what to do about it. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was only a few years old. Few lawyers brought gender discrimination suits. (The only reason that women had been included in Title VII’s protections was because a segregationist opponent sponsored a floor amendment, thinking that including women would create enough baggage to sink the proposed law.). Jump forward a few years and I was “married with children.” I attended an organizational meeting for a Fort Lauderdale chapter of the National Organization for Women and its message of equality catapulted me into driving around the state for two years in a 1960 Oldsmobile with two babies in tow to organize NOW chapters. I ran for and was elected to the NOW National Board of Directors in 1972. I lobbied in Tallahassee for the Equal Rights Amendment in 1973 and 1974. When the ERA didn’t pass, its proponents threatened to run for office. A male legislator told me that "no one like you (a women’s libber)" could ever get elected. Wrong. I ran and, in 1974 (at age 27), became the first woman from Broward County, Florida, to serve in the Florida House of Representatives. My campaign slogan during that Watergate/watershed year: It's time.. One term in the Florida House was enough. I retired from politics and went to law school, graduating and becoming a lawyer in 1979.. In 1982, I married my now-partner and soul mate Bill Amlong (a former Miami Herald reporter I had met while I was in Tallahassee but that's another story). We started our little mom and pop law firm that year, struggling like most small businesses do. Then I did a lot of family law, while Bill did a little bit of everything.. And then Bill started litigating the discrimination cases my NOW colleagues referred to us, which got us started in employment law. We are still a mom and pop law firm, although we have grown far beyond our initial vision. Now we concentrate almost exclusively on cases involving employment rights. Together, Bill and I have tried and settled hundreds of discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination cases. We've done well. I won Florida's first significant sexual harassment judgment. Stockett v. Tolin, 791 F. Supp. 1536 (S.D. Fla. 1992). Bill won a Supreme Court case that changed the contours of sexual harassment litigation. Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775 (1998). In 2018, we tried and won a case, Igwe v. City of Miami, in the Top 100 Verdicts in Florida.. I have practiced 40 years. I am AV Peer Review Rated through Martindale-Hubbell. I've been a Super Lawyer since 2007. I have lectured extensively on employment law, discrimination and sexual harassment on local, state, national and international levels.. I believe in people being judged on what they can do, not on things they can't change like their gender, their race or their age. I love what I do. Nothing is more satisfying than watching a client who came into my office crushed by losing a job or powerless in the face of workplace discrimination regain their confidence.. I can help you fight back against workplace injustice. I can use what I’ve learned in 40 years of practice to help you get the pay or promotion or severance package you deserve. I can point to the results in cases I’ve tried to help convince your former employer to make a fair settlement without litigation. And if your case goes to trial, you’ll have the benefit of the thousands of hours I’ve spent in the courtroom, preparing me to try my most important case yet: yours.. Think about it.

I represent both individuals and businesses in most matters of employment law.  I also handle maritime/admiralty matters, including cruise ship injuries.  Please feel free to give me a call at for a free consultation.

I practice in all areas of commercial and corporate litigation, with extensive experience in employment litigation.  I have litigated cases at all stages and in all types of forums—including administrative proceedings before government agencies, injunction hearings, bench trials and jury trials in state and federal courts, and final arbitration hearings.  I have litigated cases in a number of jurisdictions beyond Florida, including California, Colorado, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and in London, Vienna, Buenos Aires, and Tokyo.  I strive to implement strategies designed to achieve the client’s desired results—whether early resolution, aggressive litigation, or resolution by trial.  I am rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell, its highest rating.. In the employment law area, I regularly represent employers in investigating and defending Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charges of discrimination and lawsuits alleging discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, collective and class actions alleging wage and overtime violations, and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations, among others. My experience also includes reviewing employment agreements, severance agreements, and other contractual arrangements for executives and other highly skilled employees, auditing employment practices, counseling on workplace issues, and drafting and reviewing comprehensive employment policy manuals to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws.. My commercial and corporate litigation experience includes representing individuals and corporations in commercial contract disputes involving asset purchase agreements, service agreements, business contracts, or broker agreements; representing owners and contractors in construction litigation; representing corporations and boards of directors in shareholder disputes and securities litigation; and defending products liability claims.

I have been handling all kinds of civil litigation since 1982.  This includes personal injury, commercial and business disputes, medical malpractice, consumer protection litigation, and family law.  Typical clients are consumers and small businesses.  I am licensed in Florida and California.

I concentrate my areas of practice primarily in the representation of public employee benefit plans, labor & employment law and general federal civil rights litigation with a concentration in defending 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 claims against police officers.  I pursue and defend FLSA or Florida state law claims for matters such as overtime/wages/commissions owed as well as discrimination claims.  I also handle other labor and employment matters including but not limited to non-compete agreements, employee handbooks, policies and enforcement and drafting of employment agreements.    I also work extensively in drafting and reviewing contracts in general whether they be for employment, services or other areas.  I also have considerable experience in drafting or revising numerous municipal ordinances for passage on behalf of our public employee benefit plan clients.. I regularly counsel and advise business owners, human resource managers and management employees on all aspects of the employment relationship including but not limited to interviewing, hiring, firing, wage and hour issues, discrimination issues, ADA, FMLA and FLSA compliance, employee discipline and discharge issues.  I draft , revise and/or  employee handbooks and regularly counsel clients on maintaining compliance with federal and state laws.  I work extensively in drafting and reviewing contracts in general whether they be for employment services or other areas of law.   I'm well versed in drafting and enforcing non-compete agreements for both employers and employees.. I am certified by the Florida Public Pension Trustees Association (FPPTA), as a Certified Public Pension Trustee and regularly lecture at their Trustee Education Schools. I have been selected by Super Lawyers Magazine, as a Florida Rising Star for 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 in the field of Employee Benefits Law.  I was selected as a Top Up and Comer in Labor & Employment Law by South Florida Legal Guide, 2016 and 2017 Editions.

I am a Shareholder in Stearns Weaver Miller's Labor & Employment Department. I have litigated and tried a wide variety of employment law claims arising under various aspects of Title VII, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Florida Civil Rights Act. I have also litigated and tried cases alleging discrimination in public accommodations and counseled clients regarding workplace safety matters arising under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). I have handled numerous matters for management clients seeking to enforce covenants not to compete and regularly advise clients regarding compliance issues with respect to all of the state and federal laws mentioned above.

Glenn Rissman is a Shareholder in Stearns Weaver Miller's Labor and Employment Department. Mr. Rissman's practice focuses on employment law, immigration, and accessibility. Mr. Rissman regularly represents clients in a wide variety of matters arising under Title VII, Section 1981, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, WARN Act, FLSA, ERISA, and the Florida Civil Rights Act. He also advises employers regarding hiring, termination, and discipline of employees; compliance with federal, state, and local discrimination laws and wage and hour issues; sexual harassment matters; I-9 compliance and unauthorized employment; and mass layoffs and plant closings.. Mr. Rissman also practices in the area of employment-based immigration and naturalization. He represents employers and investors seeking temporary visas and permanent residence for employees and has successfully obtained non-immigrant visas (H-1B, L-1, TN, O, P, E) for employers in industries such as retail, hospitality, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing. Mr. Rissman also counsels clients regarding I-9 compliance, audits and inspections. Mr. Rissman also defends and advises institutions with respect to public accessibility for persons with disabilities. Mr. Rissman has defended dozens of public accessibility lawsuits brought under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act.. He is a frequent speaker on employment issues and is a regular contributor to Belabor the Point a blog dedicated to the latest developments in labor and employment law.

For over twenty five years, Attorney Mark J. Berkowitz has successfully assisted clients throughout South Florida with labor and employment law matters. He previously practiced with a labor and employment firm in Philadelphia; and since 1995, he has operated his own practice, based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, however, he handles matters throughout Florida; however, he has handled complex matters out of state with the assistance of local counsel. He has resolved issues ranging from age discrimination and sexual harassment, to wage and hour claims and issues involving prohibited retaliation and mass layoffs. Mr. Berkowitz applies his experience and knowledge to each matter which he handles, in a specific and personal way for each client.. Mark Berkowitz focuses his practice on employee representation and employment discrimination matters before both state and federal courts; as well as government administrative agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Florida Commission on Human Relations. These litigation matters involve cases related to claims of discrimination based on race, national origin, religion and gender, including, pregnancy and sexual harassment, as well as claims based on age, disability, medical leave; under the Family Medical Leave Act, retaliation and whistle-blower claims. He also handles claims involving issues of unfair competition, breach of the duty of fair representation, unpaid wages and non-compete and trade secret claims; and additionally, he engages clients in the negotiation of employment contracts and severance agreements.. Mark Berkowitz has represented numerous federal employees before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Merit System Protection Board; and he has also represented state employees before the Florida Commission on Human Relations, the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings and the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission. He has also represented employees of various federal agencies, including the Transportation Security Administration, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in both Florida and throughout the United States. Most recently, Mr. Berkowitz has served as lead counsel for Transportation Security Employees, who are represented by American Federation of Labor (“AFGE”) Local 558, throughout South Florida. In addition, Mr. Berkowitz has assisted state and local employees, including members of the United Corrections Officers Federation of Miami-Dade County, in arbitrations before hearing officers; local civil service boards and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.. Mark Berkowitz is admitted to practice before all state courts in Florida. Additionally, he is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. He has also been featured as a speaker at various labor and employment law conferences and seminars; and he is a published author, in the Florida Bar Journal. Mr. Berkowitz has served on the Executive Board of the Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association; as well as on the Cabinet of the Business and Professionals Division of the South Palm Beach Jewish Federation.

Ephraim Roy Hess has practicing law for more than 20 years.  He has successfully represented both individuals and small to medium sized businesses in matters ranging from sexual harassment and age discrimination to the negotiation of severance issues and the enforcement and defense of non-compete agreements. He represents clients throughout the state and works collaboratively with them to analyze their particular facts and circumstances in order to obtain the best possible results.  Some areas of representation include:. Employment and Labor Law. ·        Discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, age, race, national origin,. religion, disability, or pregnancy. ·        Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). ·        Drug Testing. ·        Sexual Harassment. ·        Contract review/negotiations. ·        Whistleblowers and Retaliation. ·        Long Term Disability. ·        EEOC/FCHR Charges. ·        Unemployment. ·        Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994. (USERRA). Business Law and Litigation. ·        Non-Compete Agreements. ·        Severance Agreements. ·        Confidentiality Agreements. ·        Defense and claims of breaches of contract. ·        Response to Administrative Charges. ·        Defense against discrimination charges. ·        Employee vs. Independent Contractor Classification Issues. Civil Trials and Appeals. ·        Contract disputes. ·        Malicious Prosecution. ·        Fraud. ·        Breach of Contract. ·        Public Records Actions. ·        Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices. ·        Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Donna Ballman has been practicing law since 1986. She handles representation of employees and former employees on employment law issues. She is also a writer. Her book "The Writer's Guide to the Courtroom" will be released by Behler Publications as part of their award-winning "Get it Write" series.

Christopher Matthew McShane was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he obtained his undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Pittsburgh.  While attending the University of Pittsburgh, Mr. McShane was a varsity letterman in tennis and was named as a varsity scholar athlete.  After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, Mr. McShane worked in marketing and sales in the greater Pittsburgh, PA area for Coca-Cola.  Mr. McShane is a 1999 honors graduate from St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida and was admitted to practice that same year.  Mr. McShane was an associate editor of the University of St. Thomas Law Review. Mr. McShane first joined Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. as an associate in 1999.  Mr. McShane relocated to South Florida in 2000 and gained valuable experience representing a wide range of employers, insurance companies, third party administrators, self-insured entities, and corporations in a multitude of different matters.  Mr. McShane concentrates his practice in the areas of Workers’ Compensation, Employment Law, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Longshore and Defense Base Act, Jones Act, vessel claims, salvage matters, Limitation of Liability Claims, premises liability, general liability, insurance coverage disputes and other complex insurance related matters.  Since 2004, Mr. McShane has been an adjunct professor at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida teaching a variety of legal courses.  He is a very active member of his community in Fort Lauderdale and regularly attends and conducts continuing education courses and seminars.

Bridges, Simmons & Associates practice includes family law, business law, civil litigation, trusts and estates, labor and employment law, personal injury and government law.  Theron Simmons practices primarily in labor and employment, government law and general practice.  With over 15 years of experience Theron has a diverse background in various areas of the law.

Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Labor and Employment Law since 2001

A. Andrew OBeidy, Senior Partner/Litigator at OBeidy & Associates, P. A., heads the Labor and Employment Law Division of the firm. Mr. OBeidy's employment practice extends to claims dealing with Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, Overtime, Employment Contracts Negotiation/Enforcement, Tort Claims and Labor Disputes. Mr. OBeidy has lectured on these various Labor and Employment topics throughout his career.. Mr. OBeidy served as a member of Florida National Employment Lawyer's Association's (Florida NELA) Board of Director. Mr. OBeidy continues to be an active member of Florida NELA as well as an active member of the National Employment Lawyer's Association. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regularly refers cases to Mr. OBeidy.. Mr. OBeidy attended the University of Virginia where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Thereafter, Mr. OBeidy attended Howard University School of Law in our nation's capital. Upon completion of his studies, Mr. OBeidy returned to Canada to serve in Her Majesty's Royal Canadian Air Force. After receiving his Commission, Mr. OBeidy trained as a pilot and flew various fixed wing aircraft. When he was not in flight training, Mr. OBeidy worked with the Judge Advocate General's Office.. After retiring with distinction from the military, Mr. OBeidy returned to California to practice law. Mr. OBeidy spent four (4) years developing and heading the Employment Law Department at Awad & Awad, LLP. Mr. OBeidy came to south Florida in October 2003 to establish Brody, OBeidy & Marcellus P. A.