Admitted: 1992, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, Southern District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (inactive); 1993, Massachusetts (inactive); 1995, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D.
College: University of Florida
Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Law Sections); Massachusetts Bar Association (inactive); South Carolina Bar (inactive); Clearwater, Hillsborough County and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Sections) Bar Associations; National Employment Law Association - NELA; Florida Employment Lawyers Association - FLNELA.
Biography: While attending the University of South Carolina School of Law he was a member of the Order of the Wig and Robe and Authored: "South Carolina Whistleblower Protection: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," 43 S.C.L. Rev. 415, 1992. Conducts speeches on labor and employment law matters.
Born: Miami, Florida, December 23, 1965
Cases: Cleveland v. Home Shopping Network, Inc., 369 F.3d 1189 (11th Cir. 2004) (reinstating $495,000 verdict for plaintiff in an ADA termination claim)Branche v. Airtran Airways, Inc., 342 F.3d 1248 (11th Cir. 2003) (Florida state law claim for retaliatory discharge not preempted by Airline Deregulation Act); Lipphardt v. Durango Steakhouse of Brandon, Inc., 267 F.3d 1183 (11th Cir. 2001) (reinstating jury verdict for plaintiff in suit for retaliatory discharge);Hudson v. Int'l Computer Negotiations, Inc., 499 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2007) (holding that a trial court cannot sanction a lawyer for taking an appeal);Conroy v. Abraham Chevrolet-Tampa, Inc., 375 F.3d 1228 (11th Cir. 2004) (jury is not required to believe that employer acted for legitimate motives).
Before founding the Firm in 1998, Mr. Berman worked as an associate with firms who practiced both plaintiff-side and defense-side employment litigation. In these positions, Mr. Berman acquired extensive knowledge of employment law and developed trial advocacy skills. During law school, Mr. Berman clerked for a plaintiff's side employment law firm and published a law review article in the South Carolina Law Review titled "Whistleblower Protection: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly," 43 S.C.Law Rev. 215 (1992).