Labor & Employment
USA Guide 2024 : Florida
Band 1
About
Provided by Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
Stearns Weaver Miller’s Labor & Employment group provides employers with practical, business-oriented counseling and advice on labor and employment issues and with administrative and litigation matters at mediation and trial.
We work closely with clients to educate and train their managers and employees on workplace issues, audit employment practices, comply with wage-and-hour laws, draft employment agreements, protect trade secrets, realign workforces, and comply with EEO and affirmative action requirements and plans. We also have experience with immigration matters, including temporary visas and permanent residence for employees, non-immigrant visas (H-1B, L-1, TN, O, P, E), I-9 compliance, audits and inspections.
Clients include large, midsized and small employers: transportation, pharma, technology, healthcare, agriculture, cruise, building management, local retailers, automobile, hotels and restaurants, membership golf and country clubs, real estate developers, banks, accounting firms, service providers, other small businesses, independent schools, colleges and universities, professional sports franchises, and other law firms.
We also have “in the trenches” experience dealing with unions seeking to represent blue collar, white collar and professional employees, including collective bargaining, administrating union grievances, handling
arbitrations, managing union certifications and elections, and defending unfair labor disputes in court and before the NLRB.
Chambers Review
Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. operates as part of a full-service firm with the ability to pull in assistance from a broad range of departments. Offers counseling and litigation to companies with an emphasis on preventive maintenance, including an annual seminar for human resources employees and a significant amount of supervisory in-house training. Represents clients from a wide array of industry areas including life sciences, sports and transportation, both regionally and nationally.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team's ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters is excellent. They are clear, concise and take sufficient time to explore issues."
"The firm's employment division has highly skilled and experienced labor and employment lawyers. Whenever a complex legal matter arises, I am confident that they will help us resolve it as quickly as possible."
"The team at Stearns Weaver provides excellent service. They take the time to know the client and to understand their needs, and the service is reflective of that."
"Stearns Weaver has very knowledgeable and professional staff who are always helpful and responsive to questions."
"The team's ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters is excellent. They are clear, concise and take sufficient time to explore issues."
"The firm's employment division has highly skilled and experienced labor and employment lawyers. Whenever a complex legal matter arises, I am confident that they will help us resolve it as quickly as possible."
"The team at Stearns Weaver provides excellent service. They take the time to know the client and to understand their needs, and the service is reflective of that."
"Stearns Weaver has very knowledgeable and professional staff who are always helpful and responsive to questions."
Notable Practitioners
Robert Turk is held in high regard for his expert representation of employers in the full range of labor and employment disputes, including EEOC proceedings.
"Bob is fully aware of our industry and provides advice that is not only legally sound but also in line with our business objectives."
"Robert is always available, patient, knowledgeable and dedicated to his client."
"Bob goes above and beyond the call of duty. He does all pertinent inquiries in order to see the case from all possible angles."
Ingrid Ponce's practice runs the full gamut of labor and employment disputes.
"Ingrid's work is superior; she is concise, informative and pragmatic. I also appreciate her responsiveness and depth of knowledge."
"Ingrid has a deep understanding of the law and does a really great job of keeping abreast of the relevant facts of the case, making her an excellent resource and a trusted partner."
"She is a pleasure to work with in terms of her thoughtfulness and creativity."
Lisa Berg is a highly sought-after counselor for national employers on a range of issues, including employment policies, agreements, compliance and litigation avoidance.
"Lisa is experienced, skilled and has a depth of knowledge in the labor and employment space."
"She is an expert in the field."
"Lisa is a great labor lawyer. She is very smart and practical."
Eric Gabrielle's wide-ranging experience includes handling labor and employment litigation as well as day-to-day counseling.
"Eric is an experienced professional."
"Eric is an excellent advocate and extremely knowledgeable on the subject of employment law."
"He is extremely diligent and very responsive."
Ranked Lawyers at
Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
Florida
Members
Provided by Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A.
Andrew McLaughlin
Andrew Rodman
Eric Roth
Giselle Gutierrez
Glenn Rissman
Lisa Berg
Melanie Leitman
Paul Crucet
Rene Ruiz
Head of Department
Sharon Quinn Dixon
Stephanie Turk
Thomas Raine