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February 2012

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Outreach Committee

Purpose: The Outreach Committee provides information about the Section’s activities to Section members and the different entities with which the Section interacts. The Committee’s objectives are carried out through its subcommittees.  The purpose, chairs, and membership roster for each of the subcommittees can be accessed by clicking on the links to the subcommittees listed above.

Committee Chair

Eric James Holshouser
Fowler White Boggs, P.A.
50 N. Laura St., Ste. 2800
Jacksonville, FL 32202-3656
Telephone: (904)598-3100
Fax: (904)598-3131
Email: eric.holshouser@fowlerwhite.com
 

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ABA Liaison Subcommittee

Purpose: The ABA Liaison Subcommittee coordinates the Section's activities as they relate to the American Bar Association.

Subcommittee chair:

 

William Paul Cassidy, Jr.
Shutts & Bowen LLP
100 South Ashley Dr., Suite 1500
Tampa, FL 33602
Telephone:  (813) 227-8147
Facsimile: (813) 229-8901
Email: wcassidy@shutts.com

James M. Craig
Thompson Sizemore Gonzalez & Hearing P.A.
201 N Franklin Street Ste 1600
Tampa, FL 33601
Telephone: (813)273-0050
Fax: (813)273-0072
Email: jcraig@tsghlaw.com
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Law School Liaison Subcommittee

Purpose: The Law School Liaison Subcommittee works with the various law schools within the state to inform them of the Section's activities and to encourage law students who may be interested in practicing in the labor and employment area to become involved in the Section and its various activities. The Subcommittee also works with law school administrators to identify law students who demonstrate an interest in labor and employment law and excel academically for consideration of a Section scholarship award. The Section awards such scholarships to students at participating law schools.

Subcommittee chairs:

Jonathan W. Oliff
Foley & Lardner
Post Office Box 240
One Independent Drive, #1300
Jacksonville, FL 32201-0240
Telephone: (904) 359-2000
Facsimile: (904) 359-8700
Email: joliff@foleylaw.com
Deborah C. Brown
Stetson University College of Law
1401 61st St S
Gulfport, FL 337073246
Telephone: (727) 562-7345
Fax: (727) 345-625
Email: dcbrown@law.stetson.edu

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Judicial Outreach Subcommittee

Purpose:  The Judicial Outreach Subcommittee is charged with enhancing the exposure and positive interaction between Section members and the Florida Judiciary.  Furthermore, the Subcommittee aspires to elevate the labor and employment law practice in the State of Florida by offering continued opportunity for legal education on labor and employment law issues to the judiciary.

Subcommittee chair:

Zascha  Blanco Abbott
Ford & Harrison LLP
100 SE 2nd St. Suite 2150
Miami, FL 33131
Telephone: (305) 808-2107
Facsimile: (305) 808-2101
Email: zabbott@fordharrison.com

John Davis Hoffman
Hoffman & Hoffman,p.a.
848 Brickell Ave Ste 501
Miami, FL 33131-2949
Telephone: (305) 372-2877
Fax: (305) 372-2875
Email: john@hoffmanpa.com

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Local / Voluntary Bar Association Liaison Subcommittee

Purpose: The Local/Voluntary Bar Association Liaison Subcommittee works with the various local bar associations around the state as a liaison for the Section to provide those associations assistance with their labor and employment initiatives.

Subcommittee chair:

Lindsay B. Hanson
Law Offices of Cathleen Scott, P.A.
250 South Central Blvd., Suite 104
Jupiter, FL 33458
Phone: (561) 653-0008
Facsimile: (561) 653-0020
Email: LHanson@FloridaLaborLawyer.com

Leslie Weiner Langbein
Langbein & Langbein P A
8181 NW 154th St Ste 105
Miami Lakes, FL 33016-5861
Telephone: (305) 556-3663
Fax: (305) 556-3647
Email: langbeinpa@bellsouth.net

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EEOC and FEPA Liaison Subcommittee

Purpose: The EEOC and FEPA Subcommittee aspires to educate and enhance the understanding of Section members relating to issues involving the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Fair Employment Practices Agencies.

Subcommittee chairs:

Patrick Martin
Littler Mendelson
One Biscayne Tower, #1500
2 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33131
Telephone: (305) 400-7500
Facsimile: (305) 603-2552
Email: pfmartin@littler.com

Scott Edward Atwood
Stout Atwood LLC
2248 1st St
Fort Myers, FL 3390-1296
Telephone: (239) 898-4130
Fax: (770) 349-8210
Email: scott@stoutatwood.com

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NLRB / PERC Liaison Subcommittee

Purpose: The NLRB/PERC Liaison Subcommittee seeks to educate and enhance the understanding of attorneys concerning the practice of traditional labor law, both before the National Labor Relations Board and the Public Employees Relations Commission, as well as to promote awareness regarding recent developments and best practices in the field of traditional labor law.

Subcommittee chairs:

Scott Temple Silverman
Akerman Senterfitt
401 E Jackson St Ste 1700
Tampa, FL 33602-5250
Telephone: (813)223-7333
Fax: (813)223-2837
Email: scott.silverman@akerman.com
Nicholas E Karatinos
18920 Dale Mabry Hwy N # STE102
Lutz, FL 33548-4929
Telephone: (813)345-5945
Fax: (813)949-0373
Email: nek1720@aol.com

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Wage and Hour Administration Liaison Subcommittee

Purpose: The Wage and Hour Administration Liaison Subcommittee assists Section members whose work is impacted by the Wage and Hour Division to serve their clients more effectively by providing opportunities for the W&H Division to communicate their enforcement initiatives, procedures and expectations to our members and to provide our members opportunities to air their clients’ needs and concerns. 

Subcommittee chairs:

Marguerite M. Longoria
Burr & Smith LLP
442 West Kennedy Blvd., Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33606
Phone: (813) 253-2010
Facsimile: (813) 254-8391
Email: mlongoria@burrandsmithlaw.com

Alan M. Gerlach, Jr.
Adventist Health System
111 North Orlando Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: (407) 975-1410
Facsimile: (407) 975-1414
Email: Alan.Gerlach@ahss.org

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Membership Outreach Subcommittee

Purpose:  The Membership Outreach Subcommittee encourages Florida Bar members to become members of the Section and further to encourage current Section members to become involved in the Section’s leadership and its various committees and subcommittees. Additionally, the subcommittee seeks information from current Section members regarding what activities they would like to see the Section undertake and what services members would like to see the Section provide.

Subcommittee chairs:

Leslie Reicin Stein
Leslie Reicin Stein, P.L.
99 Ladoga Ave.
Tampa, FL 33606
Telephone: (813) 251-6594
Email: Leslie.Stein2@verizon.net

Robyn Rusignuolo
Modern Business Associates
9455 Koger Blvd N Ste 200
Saint Petersburg, FL 33702-2465
Telephone: (727)563-1500
Fax: (727)578-8614
Email: robynr@mbahro.com

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