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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.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Mr. Goodstein has thirty years experience as a trial and appellate attorney representing corporations, individuals and municipalities in high-stakes business disputes involving government contracts, commercial contracts, partnerships, shareholder and LLC agreements, insurance coverage and real estate.  Combining a background in writing with an analytical legal acumen, the ability to synthesize complex facts and legal principles into a compelling story is the hallmark of Mr. Goodstein's practice.. Representative matters include defending a real estate investment LLC manager accused of breach of fiduciary duty; defending a trustee against claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty in the administration of an estate; defending the owners of a Hollywood production company against claims of fraud and breach of contract; representing the owner of a vitamin manufacturing company who was defrauded in the sale of his business; representing a business owner in the threatened dissolution of a plush toy manufacturer; representing a municipality in a commercial lease dispute; representing a property owner in a commercial unlawful detainer action; and representing a healthcare insurance company sued by medical groups for alleged breach of provider reimbursement agreements.

Jack is a trusted and proven personal injury trial lawyer representing clients in Fort Bend, Harris and surrounding counties in Texas for over 28 years. Founding the Reed & Terry Law Firm in 1994, he combines his education, training, experience and passion of the law to achieve jury verdicts and settlements that far exceed his client's expectations.  He will fight for you and help get you the justice you deserve.  Let him level the playing field against against large corporations and greedy insurance companies.. Born in Texas and raised in Fort Bend County, Jack's hometown background allows him to communicate easily and effectivley with his clients as well as being an affective advocate for their interests.  He has practiced in the area of personal injury law his entire legal career, successcully handling thousands of cases for victims who have sustained serious and catostrophic injuries caused by car/truck accidents as well as other accidents that resulting in injuries caused by someone else's needless neglignence.

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I practice property and casualty insurance law. That means I deal with legal issues about insurance for things like cars, homes, businesses, professional malpractice, cyber insurance, that sort of thing. (One of the only major areas of insurance I do not do is health insurance. That's a whole other ballgame.) I represent insurance companies and insureds (people with insurance). My practice is split about sixty percent insurer and forty percent insured. I hope that my experience working in-house for major insurers, as a CPCU, and as a trial lawyer and small business owner help me provide better representation to my clients.. Most of my practice is coverage litigation --fighting over whether an insurance policy covers a loss. I also do bad faith litigation --fighting over whether an insurance company denied a claim in bad faith. And I do malpractice litigation --fighting over whether an insurance agent negligently failed to set up the insurance policy right.. I am also a trial lawyer. I try cases to verdicts. I've been doing it since the 80's.. I am also a mediator. I work for several local circuit courts to help mediate cases so they do not get to trial.. I have also served as an expert witness in litigation about insurance bad faith for both insurers and insureds.

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Sam Miller's practice primarily focuses on trademark, copyright, and patent litigation. He has served as lead trial counsel in courts throughout the United States for a wide range of clients from celebrities and entrepreneurs to a billion-dollar start-up and one of the world’s leading medical device manufacturers. He also is a Rule 31 listed mediator. He is located in the firm's Nashville office.

Mr. Lofton received his B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, and went on to obtain his J.D. from University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall). He has clerked for Chief Justice Veasey of the Delaware Supreme Court and co-authored “Computer Security Publications: Information Economics, Shifting Liability and the First Amendment” (Whittier Law Review, Vol. 24, No. 1).. Mr. Lofton’s practice is dedicated exclusively to representing individual plaintiffs against large corporations, unscrupulous employers, and anyone who seeks to defraud members of the public.

I am a trial lawyer with Lukins & Annis, P.S. in Spokane, Washington.  Over the past several years, I have represented private businesses, individuals, Washington state agencies, and muncipal governments.  I specialize in resolving all types of litigation/disputes.  Over the past 11 years, my litigation practice has been primarily in the areas of business, employment, contract, civil rights, medical malpractice, and personal injury.  I also have a divorce practice specializing in high asset divorces. Whether I am defending a large company, pursuing a personal injury action, or handling a divorce, my personal philosophy is to always strive to get the best results for my clients as efficiently as possible.

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Mr. Harding served as an Assistant State's Attorney for Prince George's County from 1984 until 1991. As a senior trial attorney in the homicide unit he handled many of the County's high visibility cases. The Prince Georges Journal marked Mr. Harding's move to private practice with a front page article entitled 'Tough prosecutor crosses aisle."  He has since been honored a Super Lawyer.  This honor is limited to no more than 5% of Maryland lawyers.  He is also rated as Superb by AVVO an attorney rating service.  This is the highest rating issued by AVVO.  He has been AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell for many years, their highest rating. Mr. Harding continues to handle high profile criminal cases and major accident cases. Some of his more noteworthy cases include:. *St v Wooten obtained a dismissal in an armed robbery case.*St v Jones- obtained an acquittal before a jury in a serious shooting case.*St v Johnson- obtained a dismissal in a carjacking drive by shooting.*St v Jones- obtained an acquittal large quantity narcotics case.*St v Eubanks-obtained an acquittal before a jury in a murder case. Mr. Eubanks was later sued by the family of the decedent for civil        wrongful death and Mr. Harding won that case before a different jury.*St v Massey- obtained a dismissal in an arson case.*St v Melton obtained a dismissal in a drug recognition/DUI case. *Maxwell v Watkins Nurseries- obtained a judgment for wrongful death of $800, for his client.. Mr. Harding has obtained countless acquittals in DWI and MVA cases.. Mr. Harding developed superior trial skills as a prosecutor in Prince George's County.  Some of his high profile cases that garnered media coverage include:. * The 1987 trial of Brian Tribble accused of supplying the cocaine that killed University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias. Mr. Harding was featured in the movie Without Bias and on ESPN.* The 1988 conviction of a former Washington police officer Thurlow K. Norris for auto theft. The four week criminal trial was the longest ever in the county.* The 1989 conviction of Steven L. Steward, alleged drug ring enforcer, for killing a crack dealer during a robbery.* The 1990 conviction of Arthur R. Miles and Ronald H. Jeter for murdering and robbing a pizza deliveryman in Largo, Maryland.* The 1991 manslaughter conviction of Bobby R. Stanbury, an abused son, for killing his father.* The 1991 conviction of Daniel T. Brashear for the tape recorded killing of his girlfriend.* The first conviction in Prince George's county of a husband for raping his wife. Ralph J. Carbaugh Jr.'s 1991 conviction also became the second conviction of a husband for rape in the state of Maryland.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Business attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

I am a partner with Friedemann Goldberg LLP in Santa Rosa, CA.. My legal practice primarily involves litigating business, banking, commercial, probate, and bankruptcy disputes. I have been practicing law since 1999.. I focus my practice on analyzing and advocating my clients’ legal and policy positions. I excel at fostering communication with my clients as well as opposing counsel. I combine a communicative and responsive approach with strong analytical thinking to achieve the best possible results for my clients.. I received my bachelor of science degree from UC Riverside and my law degree from Southwestern University School of Law, cum laude, where I worked as an extern clerk with Los Angeles Superior Court. From there I practiced law as a litigator with Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP in Los Angeles prior to joining Friedemann Goldberg.. A resident of Sonoma County for nearly a decade, I am active on several boards and councils within the area, and have been recognized by community and civic organizations for my work. I was named one of the top Women in Business in the North Bay in 2015 by the North Bay Business Journal. I am also active with Sonoma County Women in Law and the Sonoma County Bar Association.