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| | Address | | 1807 Third Street North | | Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32250 | | (Duval Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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| Fortune Law Offices practices in the following areas of law:
Employment Law, Employment Contracts, Non-Compete Agreements, Enhanced Severance Agreements, Employment Counseling, Discrimination Law, Retaliation, Wrongful Discharge, Pregnancy Discrimination, Age Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Age Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Retaliation, Whistle Blower Protection, Health and Benefits Issues, Family and Medical Leave Act issues, ERISA issues. | | Year Established: 1985 | Firm Profile:
Since 1985, Scott Fortune has represented men and women with many types of employment concerns. Fortune Law Offices is dedicated to assisting men and women with employment challenges including contract disputes, severance agreements and negotiations, non-compete agreements and modifications, and all types of employment discrimination. Mr. Fortune was the first attorney in the United States to obtain a reported multi-million dollar verdict on behalf of an employment discrimination victim in Vance v. Southern Bell Tel & Teleg Co., in 1986, in federal court in Jacksonville, Florida. | | Firm Size: 1 | Clients:
Our clients include high level executives, CEO's, CFO's, mid-level executives, Sales Managers and Representatives, Professionals, and men and women from all trades and occupations. We have successfully prosecuted cases on behalf of our clients against dozens of Fortune 500 companies, the United States government, State and Local Government, and all types of public and private employers. | Rate Information:
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Other - check, money order, cash | | MEMBER OF FIRM | | Scott Thomas Fortune (Member) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Journalism, 1978; J.D., 1981). Volunteer Instructor/Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Regional (Southeast) Deposition Program, 1994—; Panel Speaker, Plaintiff's Perspective, ABA Employment Law Seminar, Naples, Florida, 1991. Volunteer Judge, Mock Trial Competition, Jacksonville Bar Association. Certified Civil Mediator. Co-Author: "Judicial Disqualification for Bias in Florida: How Real is the Remedy?" Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section Newsletter, 1982; "Unfair Claims Practices and Bad Faith," Florida Bar Automobile Insurance Law Manual, l983; "Contingent Fees: How Much is Too Much?," ABA Litigation News 1984. Instructor, Florida Bar Justice Teaching Program, 2007—. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Employment Litigation Section); Jacksonville Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; National Employment Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Reilly v. Duval County Pub. Schools, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79499 (D. Fla. 2006); Williams v. Consolidated City of Jacksonville, 341 F.3d 1261 (11th Cir. 2003); reh. denied, 381 F.3d 1298 (11th Cir. 2004) (en banc); cert. denied., 125 S.Ct. 1399 (2005); Williams v. Consolidated City of Jacksonville, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64618 (M.D. Fla. Sept. 11, 2006); Williams v. Consolidated City of Jacksonville, 237 Fed. Appx. 508, 2007 U.S. App LEXIS 13983 (11th Cir. 2007); Thomas v. Dillard Department Stores, 116 F.3d 1432 (11th Cir. 1997); Sole Trial Counsel on behalf of Plaintiffs in Vance v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co., 983 F. 2d 1573 (11th Cir. 1993) cert. denied, 513 U.S. 1155 (1995); and Reynolds v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 115 F.3d 860 (11th Cir. 1997); vacated, remanded, 524 U.S. 947 (1998); Rease v. Anheuser Busch, Inc., 644 So. 2d 1383 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994); Stow v. National Merchandise Co., 610 So. 2d 1378 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992); Federal Ins. Co. v. Norris, 543 So. 2d 776 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989); Norris v. Federal Ins. Co., 537 So. 2d 571 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989); Evering v. Smithwick, 526 So. 2d 185 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988). Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination(60%, 500); ERISA(20%, 100); Whistleblower Litigation(20%, 100). Email: Scott Thomas Fortune |
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