Berman Law Firm, P.A.
Plaza Tower 111 Second Avenue N.E., Suite 706 St. Petersburg, FL Pinellas Co. 33701 (Pinellas Co.)View Map
Attorneys
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Craig L. Berman
Private Practice Lawyer
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Practice Areas
Employment Litigation; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action; Age Discrimination in Employment; Covenants Not To Compete; Confidentiality Agreements; Executive Employment Law; Labor Arbitration; Labor Law; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Minimum Wage Law; National Labor Relations Act; National Origin Discrimination; Negligent Hiring; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Agreements; Outsourcing; Personnel Policies; Prevailing Wage Litigation; Personnel Training; Public Sector Collective Bargaining; Public Sector Employment Law; Public Sector Labor Relations; Reductions in Force; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Unfair Labor Practices; Uniformed Services Employment; and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA); Union Contract Negotiations; Union Elections; Union Labor Law; Union Organization; Wage and Hour Law; WARN Act; Whistleblower Litigation; Workplace Violence; Wrongful Termination; Wrongful Termination Defense; Employer Intentional Torts; Employee Privacy; Employee Rights; Employer Liability; Employer Rights; Employment Arbitration; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Defense; Employment Contracts; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Mediation; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Executive Severance Contracts; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; Labor Relations; Employee Discipline; Contract Litigation; Contract Fraud; Employee Compensation; ERISA; ERISA Litigation; Unemployment Compensation; Employee Benefits; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Practice; Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Americans with Disabilities Act
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Admitted
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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
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Law School
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University of South Carolina, J.D.
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College
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University of Florida
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Member
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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.
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Biography
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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.
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Born
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Miami, Florida, December 23, 1965
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Reported Cases
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Hudson v. Int'l Computer Negotiations, Inc., 499 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2007); Conroy v. Abraham Chevrolet-Tampa, Inc., 375 F.3d 1228 (11th Cir. 2004); Cleveland v. Home Shopping Network, Inc., 369 F.3d 1189 (11th Cir. 2004); Branche v. Airtran Airways, Inc., 342 F.3d 1248 (11th Cir. 2003); Lipphardt v. Durango Steakhouse of Brandon, Inc., 267 F.3d 1183 (11th Cir. 2001).
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ISLN
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901214698
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History
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).
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Areas Of Practice
- Employment Litigation
- Equal Employment Opportunity Law
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