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100 North Tampa Street, Suite 3600
Tampa, Florida 33602 (Hillsborough Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
Statement of PracticeCivil Litigation in all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies, including defense of complex multi-party collective and class action litigation. Collective Bargaining, Union Representation Elections and Unfair Labor Practice Charges, EEOC Claims, Employee Leave including FMLA and USERRA, Employment Litigation including defense of civil rights, Employee Benefits, including ERISA, MPPA, HIPAA, Employment Discrimination including Title VII, ADEA, ADA, Government Relations, Labor Relations, Immigration, Fair Labor Standards Act, including Wage and Hour, Government Contracts, including Davis-Bacon Act and Service Contract Act, Mine Safety Law (MSHA), Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA), WARN Act, Non-Compete and Unfair Competition Litigation, Trade Secret Litigation, and offers diversity management counseling and training services. Year Established: 1972
Firm Size: 450
Representative Clients:Aramark Uniform Services
Ball Corporation
The Bank of Tampa
Beckwith Electric Company, Inc.
Browning-Ferris Industries
Burger King Corporation
Burlington Coat Factory
Cargill Inc.
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.
Fluor Corporation
Fluor Daniel, Inc.
Frito-Lay, Inc.
GEBO Corporation USA
General Electric
Gerdau AmeriSteel Corporation
Gold Kist Inc.
Great Dane Trailers, Inc.
Indian River Memorial Hospital, Inc.
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
Kmart Corporation
Molex-ETC, Inc.
Muzak LLC
Parsons & Whittemore
PepsiCo, Inc.
Perdue Farms Incorporated
Quaker Oats Company
Reeves Southeastern Corporation
Simplex-Grinnell
Southeastern Freight Lines
Sypris Electronics, LLC
Tropicana Products, Inc.
Tyco International (US), Inc.
West Pharmaceuticals.
Address100 North Tampa Street, Suite 3600
Tampa, FL 33602, (Hillsborough Co.)
PhonePhone: 813-289-1247
Facsimile: 813-289-6530
Websitehttp://www.ogletreedeakins.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesGreenville, South Carolina: (Main Office) The Ogletree Building 300 North Main Street P.O. Box 2757. Telephone: 864-271-1300.
Los Angeles, California: 633 West Fifth Street Suite 5300. Telephone: 213-239-9800.
San Francisco, California: Steuart Tower Suite 1300 One Market Plaza. Telephone: 415-442-4810.
Washington, District of Columbia: Fifth Floor 2400 N Street N.W. Telephone: 202-887-0855.
Miami, Florida: 701 Brickell Avenue Suite 2020. Telephone: 305-374-0506.
Atlanta, Georgia: One Ninety Peachtree Tower 191 Peachtree Street N.E. Suite 4800 30303. Telephone: 404-881-1300.
Chicago, Illinois: Twenty-Fifth Floor Two First National Plaza 20 South Clark Street. Telephone: 312-558-1220.
Indianapolis, Indiana: Suite 4600 111 Monument Circle. Telephone: 317-916-1300.
New Orleans, Louisiana: 639 Loyola Avenue Suite 2550. Telephone: 504-648-3840. Fax: 504-648-3859.
Boston, Massachusetts: One Boston Place Suite 3220. Telephone: 617-994-5700. Fax: 617-994-5701.
Ridgeland, Mississippi: 100 Renaissance Suite 200 1022 Highland Colony Parkway. Telephone: 601-360-8444.
Morristown, New Jersey: 10 Madison Avenue Suite 400. Telephone: 973-656-1600.
Charlotte, North Carolina: 201 South College Street Suite 2300. Telephone: 704-342-2588.
Greensboro, North Carolina: 2725 Horse Pen Creek Road Suite 101. Telephone: 336-375-9737.
Raleigh, North Carolina: 4208 Six Forks Road Suite 1100. Telephone: 919-787-9700.
Cleveland, Ohio: 127 Public Square 4130 Key Tower. Telephone: 216-241-6100.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1600 Market Street Suite 2020. Telephone: 215-419-6530.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Four Gateway Center 444 Liberty Avenue Suite 400. Telephone: 412-394-3333.
Charleston, South Carolina: Suite 200 211 King Street. Telephone: 843-853-1300.
Columbia, South Carolina: 1320 Main Street Suite 600. Telephone: 803-252-1300.
Memphis, Tennessee: International Place Tower II 6410 Poplar Avenue Suite 300. Telephone: 901-767-6160.
Nashville, Tennessee: SunTrust Plaza Suite 1200 401 Commerce Street. Telephone: 615-254-1900.
Austin, Texas: 301 Congress Avenue Suite 1150. Telephone: 512-344-4700.
Dallas, Texas: 700 Preston Commons 8117 Preston Road. Telephone: 214-987-3800.
Houston, Texas: One Allen Center 500 Dallas Street Suite 3000. Telephone: 713-655-0855.
San Antonio, Texas: 2700 Weston Centre 112 East Pecan Street. Telephone: 210-354-1300.
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands: The Tunick Building 1336 Beltjen Road Suite 201. Telephone: 340-714-1235.
Barnett Quinton Brooks (Tampa Office Managing Shareholder) born Baltimore, Maryland; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania; 1984, Maryland; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2004, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Morgan State University (B.A., History, 1969; M.S., 1973); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1975). Co-Author: "Employee Discharge and Documentation in Maryland," May 9, 1996. Assistant General Counsel, Westinghouse, 1987-1994. Member: Maryland State (Member, Labor Law Section), Pennsylvania (Member, Labor Law Section) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Labor Law; Employment Litigation; Discrimination.Email: Barnett Quinton Brooks
Tony B. Griffin (Shareholder) born Carrollton, Georgia, July 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia and Florida. Education: University of West Georgia (B.B.A., with honors, 1973); University of Georgia (J.D., 1976). Listed in: Florida Super Lawyers, since inception; Who's Who in American Law, Tenth edition to current; Best Lawyers in America, 2001 to current editions. Author: "The Fair Labor Standards Act and Other Wage/Hour Laws," Florida Small Business Practice Manual, The Florida Bar, Continuing Legal Education, First Edition 1986, Second Edition 1991, Third Edition 1995, Fourth Edition 1999, Fifth Edition 2003. Co-Author: "The Wage and Hour Answer Book," May 2000, and Author: "The Wage and Hour Answer Book, Second Edition," November 2004; Author: "Local Governments and the Fair Labor Standards Act: The Impact of Garcia v. SAMTA and the 1985 FLSA Amendments," Stetson Law Review, Vol. XV, No. 3, Sept. 1986. Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section); Academy of Florida Management Attorneys; Florida Academy of Professional Mediators. (Board Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Mediation.Email: Tony B. Griffin
Karen Morinelli (Shareholder) born Abington, Pennsylvania, May 28, 1954; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; 1992, District of Columbia; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: American College, Leysin, Switzerland; LaSalle University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); University of Notre Dame (M.B.A., 1985); Stetson University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Author, "Labor Management Cooperation: Dispute Resolution in the Non-Union Shop," Labor and Employment Law I: Florida - Law, Policy & Practice, Vol. 2, Stetson Center for Labor Management Dispute Resolution. Former Associate: Grotta, Glassman & Hoffman, New York, N.Y. and New Jersey; Zinober & Burr, Tampa, Florida. Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Circuit and County Court Mediator. Member: St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Sarasota County and American (Labor & Employment Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Labor & Employment Section); The District of Columbia Bar (Labor & Employment Section); The Florida Association of Women Lawyers; Florida Academy of Professional Mediators. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Karen Morinelli
Helen A. P. Palladeno (Shareholder) born Savannah, Georgia, January 8, 1957; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., summa cum laude, Political Science, 1996); Florida State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Phi Delta Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha (Vice President, "Nation's Best Chapter of Large Institutions," 1995; President, 1996). Order of the Coif. Katzentine-Tobias Simon Scholarship; Book Award in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Transnational Law & Policy, 1998-1999; Articles & Notes Editor, Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law, 1996-1998. Law Clerk to Hon. Florence Foster and Hon. Rex Barbas, Circuit Court of Hillsborough County, Florida, 1998. Member: St. Petersburg Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section); The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law(10%); Employment Litigation(85%); Management Labor Law(5%); Labor and Employment; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employer Liability; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Class Actions; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Harassment; Human Resources Law; Labor Law; Labor Relations; Labor Strikes; Management Employment Law; National Labor Relations Act; National Origin Discrimination; Negligent Hiring; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Personnel Policies; Personnel Training; Restrictive Covenants; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Unfair Labor Practices; Wage and Hour Law; WARN Act; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination Defense.Email: Helen A. P. Palladeno
Grant D. Petersen (Shareholder) born Chicago, Illinois, July 5, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois; 1983, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1976); University of Illinois (J.D., 1979). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment Law, 2008 and Florida SuperLawyers, 2008. Bay Area Manufacturers Association (Director); British American Business Council Tampa Bay (Chairman); Manufacturers Association of Florida (Legal Counsel); Northwestern University Club of Tampa Bay (President); 211 Tampa Bay Cares (Chairman); French-American Business Council of West Florida (Director); International Business Summit (President); Chinese-American Chamber of Commerce Tampa Bay. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; International); The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; International); Hillsborough County Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; International Law); Illinois State Bar Association; Clearwater Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Management Labor Law; International Labor and Employment Law.Email: Grant D. Petersen
Kevin D. Zwetsch (Shareholder) born Rochester, New York, October 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1982); University of Florida (J.D., high honors, 1992). Member, University of Florida Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: The Florida Bar. (Board Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; ERISA; Employee Benefits Litigation; Non-Competition and Trade Sales Litigation.Email: Kevin D. Zwetsch
——————————Monica Jerelle Williams (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, September 10, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Florida A. & M. University (B.S., 1998); University of Florida (J.D., 2001). J. Clifford Cheatwood American Inn of Court. Member: Hillsborough County and National (Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; George Edgecomb Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Monica Jerelle Williams
OF COUNSELRaymond S. Castro (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Christian Brothers College (B.A., 1970); University of Memphis (J.D., 1974). Industrial Relations Research Association, Central Florida (Board Member, Past President). Society of Human Resource Managers (Past Member). Equal Employment Advisory Council (Past Member). Legislative Oversight Committee (Past Member). Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation.Email: Raymond S. Castro
Gail E. Farb (Of Counsel) born Frankfurt, Germany; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1998, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2002, Florida; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Duke University (B.S., 1986); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi (Vice President, 1991-1994). Georgia Civil Practice Foundation Trial Advocacy Scholar. Author: "The ADA: Ten Years After," Briefly . . . Perspectives on Legislation, Regulation, and Litigation, Vol. 4, Number 9, National Legal Center for the Public Interest, 2000; "Economic Practices and Strategies by Employers and Labor Unions During Labor Dispute," Employment and Labor volume, Georgia Jurisprudence. Member: State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Gail E. Farb
Ignacio J. Garcia (Of Counsel) born Havana, Cuba, October 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2001, U.S. District Court, Federal District and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., with honors, 1997; J.D., 2000). Mock Trial Team, 1999-2000; Jessup Moot Court Team, 1999; Land Use Journal, 1999-2000; Member, 1999 and Secretary, 2000, Spanish American Law Students Association. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Management Labor Law.Email: Ignacio J. Garcia
Guiléne F. Theodore (Of Counsel) born Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, November 26, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Leadership Tampa (served as member of Board of Directors); Bay Area Legal Services, Inc (Past President); Haitian Civic Club of Tampa Bay, Inc.; Centre for Women (Board Member). Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; George Edgecomb Bar Association. (Board Certified City, County and Local Government Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Languages: English, French and Creole. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Construction Law; Government Law.Email: Guiléne F. Theodore
Ratings Methodology
3Total Number of Reviews 100%% Recommended: Mar 31, 2009 Date of Last Client Review: Types of Reviewers: Corporate/Large Company (3)  Corporate/Large Company (3)Position(s) - General Counsel (1)
- Associate/Assistant General Counsel (2)
Annual revenue(s) - $2-5 billion (1)
- Over 10 billion (2)
Industry sector(s) - Manufacturing (1)
- Education (1)
- Technology and Science (1)
Geographic location(s) - Illinois, United States (1)
- New Jersey, United States (1)
- Pennsylvania, United States (1)
Retained for legal issues in:| Client Rating Details | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | | Communication Ability | | 4.7 | | Responsiveness | | 4.7 | | Quality of Service | | 5.0 | | Value for Money | | 4.7 |
Client FeedbackAug 18, 2008
Corporate/Large Company
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