PETER F. HELWIG

Peter Helwig is the lead attorney for our employment law practice. His qualifications are summarized in the linked C.V. and include the following:

∙ Board Certified by the Florida Bar as an Expert in Labor & Employment Law

∙ Over 30 years’ experience as a lawyer

∙ Represented employees in numerous successful class actions and individual actions in state and federal courts

∙ Recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as among the Top 5% of Florida Lawyers

∙ Frequent writer and lecturer on employment law and civil rights topics

∙ Former Executive Director of Florida Rural Legal Services (1991-1999) and Neighborhood Legal Services of Hartford, Connecticut (1981-1985)

∙ Admitted to practice in the State Courts of Florida (1986) and Connecticut (1975), and in the Federal Courts for the District of Connecticut (1976), the Middle District of Florida (1986), the Southern District of Florida, including Trial Bar (1986), the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, (1976) and the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1986)

∙ Member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Labor & Employment Section of the Florida Bar, and the Public Interest Section of the Florida Bar

∙ Graduated with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1975

∙ Served as an Investigator with the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (1969-1972) and as an law student intern with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (1972-1975)