|   | | Law Firm in Orlando, Florida | |
|
| | Address | 300 South Orange Avenue
Suite 1300 | | Orlando, Florida 32801 | | (Orange Co.) | | | |
| | | Ford & Harrison LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Labor and Employment Law representing Employers, including Employment Litigation, Discrimination, Harassment, Class Action Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Affirmative Action, Wrongful Termination, Wage and Hour Law, ADA/FMLA, Airline Labor Law, Labor Union Organizing, Collective Bargaining, Arbitration, Layoffs and Plant Closings, Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings (Labor), Employment Contracts, Trade Secrets, Employment/Business Torts, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Immigration, Employee Benefits, Multi-Employer Pension Plans, Workplace Safety and Workplace Violence. | | Year Established: 1978 | Firm Profile:
Ford & Harrison LLP is a national labor and employment law firm with more than 190+ attorneys, 18 offices and one vision - providing clients with sound legal advice, counseling and assistance. Since 1978, the firm has built a national practice representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, employee benefits, business immigration and litigation, including the defense of employers in jury trials. Working with in-house counsel, human resources professionals and other executives, Ford & Harrison partners with each of its clients to find cost-effective, long-term, practical results. | | Firm Size: 190 | Representative Clients:
A. Duda & Sons, Inc.; Adventist Health Services; American Heritage Homes; American Nursery and Landscape Association; Ardaman and Associates; Associated Builders & Contractors; Boyle Engineering Corp.; Carter Electric Co.; Citrosuco North America; City of Apopka; City of Leesburg; City of Orlando; Comair, Inc.; CNL Financial Group; Comprehensive Health Services, Inc.; Computer Science Corporation; Computer Science Raytheon; Cramer Johnson Wiggins & Associates; Crown Motor Cars; Daniels Mfg.; Darden Restaurants (Red Lobster; Olive Garden); Dillards, Inc.; DynCorp; Employers' Association of Florida; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Fazoli's Restaurants; First Commercial Bank; Florida Association of Realtors; Florida Hospital/Waterman; Fluor Daniel Corporation; FMC Corporation; Footlocker; Freeman Decorating Company; Grimes Aerospace; Hensel Phelps Construction Company; Hubbard Construction Company; IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.; Inductotherm; Jacobs Engineering, Inc.;Kelly Services, Inc.; Lextron Inc.; Life Care Centers of America; Lockheed Martin Corporation (Aerospace; Information Systems; Missiles & Fire Control); Marian Gardens; McLane Food Service/Suneast Grocery; Mitsubishi Power Systems, Inc.; Northlake Foods (Waffle House); Orange County Public Library; Orange County School Board; Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitor's Bureau; Orlando Regional Healthcare System; Orlando Utilities Commission; Outsource, Inc.; Palm Beach County Sheriff; Protel, Inc.; R.L. Polk Co.; Reedy Creek Improvement District; Regal Marine; Regions Bank; Rotech Medical Corp.; Robinson-Prezioso; S.A.I.C.; Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp.; Smyth Lumber Co.; State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company; Sverdrup Technology, Inc.; Tandberg Television, Inc.; Tech Data Corp; The Freeman Companies; Tishman Construction of Florida; Tishman Hotel Corporation; Thomson Information/Publishing Group; U-Haul Co.; Velda Farms; Volusia Transit Management, Inc.; WDW Swan & Dolphin Resort Hotels; Yang Enterprises, Inc. |
Other Office Locations of Ford & Harrison LLP
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.
Melbourne, Florida, U.S.A.
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | Lori R. Benton (Partner) born New York, N.Y., November 16, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., with high honors, 1984); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Member: Orange County (Member, Labor and Employment Section) and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employment Law and Litigation. Email: Lori R. Benton | | Thomas C. Garwood, Jr. (Executive Committee Member; Florida Regional Liaison) born Jacksonville, Florida, July 12, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1984 U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., with honors, 1965); Stetson University (J.D., 1971). General Counsel for North Lake Foods, Inc. General Counsel to Employers Association of Florida, Inc. General Counsel to Florida Roofers, Sheet Metal Association (FRSA). Legal Counsel to Orlando/Orange County Convention Visitors Bureau. Member: Orange County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Academy of Florida Management Attorneys; National College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates. (Board Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Management Employment Law(40%); Management Labor Law(40%); Employment Litigation(20%). Email: Thomas C. Garwood, Jr. | | Allen J. McKenna (Managing Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 15, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 1980); Ohio Northern University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Manuscript Editor, Ohio Northern University Law Review, 1982-1983. Member: National Labor Law Moot Court Team, 1983. Author: Note, "The Middle-Tier in Action: An Equal Protection Analysis," 9 Ohio Northern Law Review 135, 1982; Comment, "Dual Motive Discharges Under the NLRA," 10 Ohio Northern Law Review 90, 1983; Wage and Hour Manual (Ford & Harrison, 2000). Editor, Employer's Guide to Employee Handbooks (M. Lee Smith). Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation). (Board Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Special Agencies: National Labor Relations Board; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Department of Labor (Wage & Hour and Sarbanes Oxley); Public Employee Relations Commission; Florida Commission on Human Rights. Practice Areas: Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Employment Litigation. Email: Allen J. McKenna | | Kay L. Wolf (Partner) born Quincy, Florida, December 5, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Kentucky; 1977, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1971); University of Louisville (J.D., 1975). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," Florida/Labor and Employment Law; Named as: one of "Florida's Legal Elite," "Florida Trend" Magazine; one of Orlando's "Best of the Bar," Employment Law, "Orlando Business Journal". Contributor, "The Impact of Teacher Collective Bargaining on School Site Administration in Florida," Center for Employment Relations and Law, Florida State University, 1984. Formerly with: Garwood, McKenna, Wolf & Finnegan, 1991—; Miller, Chauvin & Conliffe, Louisville, Kentucky, 1978-1980; City of Louisville, Kentucky, 1976-1978. Assistant Vice President, Law, United Telephone Company of Florida, 1985-1991. Staff Counsel, Florida Public Employee Relations Commission, 1984-1985. Presiding Official, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, San Francisco, 1980-1983. Certified Circuit Court Mediator: Supreme Court of Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Member: Orange County, Kentucky and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers. (Board Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Reported Cases: Armstrong v. Martin Marietta Corp., 138 F.3d 1374 (11th Cir. 1998)(en banc) Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Employment Mediation; Labor and Employment. Email: Kay L. Wolf | | James G. Brown (Partner) born Worcester, Massachusetts, April 8, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Florida; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1976, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Bates College (B.A., 1967); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1970). Member, Holderness Moot Court Board. Author, "Bargaining Orders," 1 CERL Review 30, 1980. Co-Author, Chapter on "Labor Arbitration Procedure," in Arbitration in Florida, Florida Bar, CLE, 1979. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Member: Orange County and American (Employment Law Committee) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Labor and Employment Law Section; Vice Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1983-1984; Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1984-1985). (Board Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Mediation. Email: James G. Brown | | M. Susan Sacco (Partner) born Charleston, West Virginia, October 22, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Florida. Education: Florida Southern College (B.S., cum laude, 1977); University of Florida (J.D., 1981). Certified Mediator. Member: Orange County and Federal Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Labor and Employment Section); Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Mediation; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: M. Susan Sacco | | Aaron L. Zandy (Partner) born Endicott, New York, June 29, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: St. Bonaventure University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Ohio Northern University (J.D., with honors, 1997). Member: Orange County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; National Society for Human Resources Management; North Central Florida Society for Human Resources Management; Central Florida Human Resources Association. (Board Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Employment Litigation. Email: Aaron L. Zandy | | RESIDENT ASSOCIATES | | Chelsie J. Roberts (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio, November 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1999); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2002). Chair, YLS Scholarship Selection Committee, 2004, 2005. Co-Chair, YLS Golf Tournament Committee, 2005, 2006. Author: "Ninth Circuit treats reading as ADA 'major life activity'," Society for Human Resource Management, HR News, Court Report, July 2005; "No sex discrimination in post-Sept. 11 layoff," Society for Human Resource Management, HR News, Court Report, February 2005. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Division, 2007-2009); Orange County Bar Association (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section; President-Elect, 2007-2008, Treasurer, 2006-2007 and Communications Coordinator, 2005-2006, Young Lawyers' Sections). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Chelsie J. Roberts | | Peyton H. Keaton, IV (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1996); Florida A. & M. University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Peyton H. Keaton, IV | | Kathryn Airth Terry (Associate) born Orlando, Florida, December 4, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.S., 1997); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 2002; M.B.A., 2002). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employment Claims; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Harassment; Wage and Hour Law. Email: Kathryn Airth Terry | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Atlanta, Georgia Office: 1275 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 600, 30309. Telephone: 404-888-3800. Fax: 404-888-3863.
Los Angeles, California Office: 350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2300, 90071. Telephone: 213-237-2400. Fax: 213-237-2401.
Denver, Colorado Office: 1675 Broadway, Suite 2150, 80202. Telephone: 303-592-8860. Fax: 303-592-8861.
Memphis, Tennessee Office: 795 Ridge Lake Boulevard, Suite 300, 38120. Telephone: 901-291-1500. Fax: 901-291-1501.
Miami, Florida Office: 100 S.E. 2nd Street, Suite 4500, 33131. Telephone: 305-808-2100. Fax: 305-808-2101.
Jacksonville, Florida Office: 225 Water Street, Suite 710, 32202. Telephone: 904-357-2000. Fax: 904-357-2001.
Tampa, Florida Office: 101 E. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 900, 33602. Telephone: 813-261-7800. Fax: 813-261-7899.
Washington, D.C. Office: 1300 19th Street, N.W., Suite 700, 20036. Telephone: 202-719-2000. Fax: 202-719-2077.
Birmingham, Alabama Office: 2100 Third Avenue North, Suite 400, 35203. Telephone: 205-244-5900. Fax: 205-244-5901.
New York, New York Office: 100 Park Avenue, Suite 2500, 10017. Telephone: 212-453-5900. Fax: 212-453-5959.
Spartanburg, South Carolina Office: 100 Dunbar Street, Suite 300, 29306. Telephone: 864-699-1100. Fax: 864-699-1101.
Dallas, Texas Office: Thanksgiving Tower, 1601 Elm Street, Suite 4450, 75201. Telephone: 214-256-4700. Fax: 214-256-4701.
Minneapolis, Minnesota Office: 225 South Sixth Street, Suite 3150, 55402. Telephone: 612-486-1700. Fax: 612-486-1701.
Chicago, Illinois Office: Suite 2900, 55 East Monroe Street, 60603-5709. Telephone: 312-332-0777. Fax: 312-332-6130.
Phoenix, Arizona Office: 2525 East Camelback Road, Suite 450, 85016. Telephone: 602-627-3500. Fax: 602-627-3501.
Melbourne, Florida Office: 1901 S. Harbor City Boulevard, Suite 501, 32901. Telephone: 321-724-5970. Fax: 321-724-5979.
| | (For Complete Biographical Data on all Personnel, see Professional Biographies at Atlanta, Georgia) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
|
