Holt Civil Rights Lawyers

John H. Trevena is the owner and principal attorney of his firm. He has been practicing law for more than 36 years. His keen sense of strategy, accomplished skills as a trial lawyer and straightforward approach bring due process for his clients in the criminal justice and civil court systems. His high profile successes have gained him national attention and he makes frequent appearances on network television. Specialties: Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer.

Jeff Berman founded the The Berman Law Firm to exclusively represent plaintiffs in personal injury, wrongful death, and civil rights cases. He has successfully handled thousands of personal injury and civil rights cases. Jeff is a zealous advocate for his clients and is devoted to pursuing their rights. Prior to founding The Berman Law Firm, Jeff honed his litigation skills at a leading personal injury defense law firm. Years of experience defending personal injury claims gives his clients an advantage. Jeff knows how injury defense lawyers and insurance adjusters think.

Jeff obtained...

More than 15 years of litigation experience representing numerous Fortune 500 companies including Phillip Morris and E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company for national and international law firms such as Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP and Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. Miss Demetriades has also served as co-chair of the Newsletter & Publications Subcommittee of the ABA Litigation Section Mass Torts Committee and she has been acting co-editor of the Mass Torts Newsletter since 2001.

TAMPA CRIMINAL DEFENSE AND DUI ATTORNEY Jason Sammis is a shareholder with the Sammis Law Firm, P.A., who represents individuals charged with felony and misdemeanor criminal offenses in Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL. Jason Sammis is actively involved as an attorney on the NORML Legal Committee, which fights for the reform of marijuana laws. He is also a member of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. EXCLUSIVELY FOCUSED ON CRIMINAL AND DUI DEFENSE By focusing exclusively on criminal and DUI defense in Tampa, FL, Jason Sammis is able to stay...

I am Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Labor & Employment Law and have more than 27 years of experience protecting the rights of employees in the workplace and helping them recover their wages when they are not paid by their employers. During my career I have settled or successfully tried hundreds of cases on behalf of employees in Florida's state and federal courts. In addition to discrimination and unpaid wage/overtime claims, my firm also specializes in representation of local, state and federal government employees on disciplinary matters, EEO/retaliation claims and disability issues arising under the Americans...

Chigozie Nwankwo graduated from Troy University with a B.S. in Human Resource Management in 2012 and went on to Florida A&M University, College of Law, where he received a Juris Doctorate in December 2014. During his time in law school, Mr. Nwakwo obtained experience in many areas of law. He was also an intern for firms that practiced family, bankruptcy, and employment law. Mr. Nwankwo gained lots of experience in pre-litigation personal injury and worker’s compensation representing injured workers across the State of Florida. Mr. Nwakwo was admitted to law practice in the State of Florida, the District of Columbia, and...

Neil L. Henrichsen has been a voice for working people his entire professional career. Mr. Henrichsen is an experienced AV Rated civil trial lawyer representing exclusively employees in whistleblower, discrimination, sexual harassment, and other employment and labor claims. Mr. Henrichsen also works in the civil rights law field and has successfully tried to verdict numerous cases before juries and judges in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Mr. Henrichsen has over 33 years of employment and labor law experience primarily advocating for the rights of employees, including executives of all levels, sales executives, financial advisors and finance professionals, physicians,...

Sam Jubran is a Florida native who has extensive training and experience litigating cases. Mr. Jubran is a Board Certified Specialist in Marital and Family Law, certified by The Florida Bar. At The Law Office of A. Sam Jubran, P.A., helping others is a passion not a job! Questions about your rights under the law? We have answers! ...Jacksonville's attorney at law.

Practicing law since 1992. Federal criminal defense; state criminal defense; appeals in criminal, civil and administrative cases; attorney discipline and attorney admission matters. Also experienced in constitutional law and civil rights. Licensed in Florida and Georgia. Board certified by The Florida Bar in Appellate Practice.

Founded in 1994, our firm has been providing effective, affordable, and often untraditional legal solutions to our clients over the last 26 years.

Attorney Martin B. Schwartz specializes in processing family immigration petitions, applications for permanent residence, U.S. Citizenship, and visas; in addition to removal defense and criminal defense. Martin has successfully represented foreign nationals and family members for the past 26 years and has filed Habeas Corpus actions before District Courts and direct federal appeals. The Law Offices of Martin Schwartz also handle personal injury, auto accident, traffic, DUI, and family cases with compassion.

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Offering top-notch legal services in South Florida for over 36 years.

For more than 12 years, civil trial attorney Michael A. Serrano, Esquire has handled personal injury, employment law, insurance claim disputes and wrongful death cases in Wesley Chapel, Tampa, and throughout Florida. He brings big firm experience right to your neighborhood.

For over 30 years, Lawrence Walters has advocated for liberty and protection of free expression. Mr. Walters is a top-rated attorney in his field and maintains a nationwide practice focusing on First Amendment, Internet Law, Gaming Law, Intellectual Property and select Criminal Defense. He represents hundreds of website operators, hosts, and online service providers on a wide variety of legal issues. He is the founder of Walters Law Group, which has earned a reputation for providing top shelf legal guidance to clients with novel and complex legal issues. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Walters is a well-known public...

Aggressive Advocate Focus on Trial and Appellate Litigation Represent Plaintiffs Multi-Jurisdiction Bar Admission in State and Federal Courts

Attorney Nora Leto is a civil trial attorney with approximately 31 years of legal experience, including approximately 17 years of experience with Social Security disability and workers’ compensation claims. Ms. Leto has prior professional legal experience working for Florida State Hospital Office of Patient Legal Services as a Staff Attorney and with Florida Rural Legal Services as a Farm Worker Advocate. She is also fluent in Spanish. Ms. Leto received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Florida State University in 1978. She also received her Juris Doctor, or law degree, from Florida State University in 1981 and was admitted...

I graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in December 2013. I then took the Florida Bar Exam in February 2014, and I have been practicing law ever since my April 2014 admission to the Florida Bar.

I have learned how to use my legal knowledge in order to generate a fair result in my cases. Immigration law is one of the most pressing civil rights concerns of our time period. Frequently, fair results do require fights.

I am not afraid of fighting hard for my clients before Government...

I have practiced law continuously since 1993, focusing almost exclusively on the employment relationship. I am admitted to practice law in Florida (Florida Bar) and Texas (State Bar of Texas). I am also admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court and numerous federal courts with jurisdiction in Florida and Texas. Since year 2000, I have been Board Certified, Labor & Employment Law, by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. I am a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). I attended the University of South Florida, in Tampa, Florida, and graduated with a undergraduate Bachelor of Arts...

Kenneth Trent is a civil trial lawyer who has served Broward and surrounding counties for over 15 years. He practices in areas such as foreclosure defense, and civil litigation.

Leslie W. Langbein, Esq. is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in the area of Labor & Employment Law. She represents busineses and individuals in all areas of employment law. She is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts of the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Additional areas of practice include housing discrimination defense, contracts and business torts. Ms. Langbein is a Florida Circuit/Civil Mediator and listed on the American Arbitration Association's national panels of Labor, Employment and Commercial arbitrators.

David J. Linesch was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1956 and received his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor Degrees from The Ohio State University. While at Ohio State, David was President of Phi Alpha Theta (History Honorary), President of the Ohio State History Forum and Vice President of the Student Council for the College of Humanities. Mr. Linesch has practiced Labor and Employment Law since 1982 and has the distinction of being one of only a few practitioners with experience representing both employers and employees in labor and employment matters. Mr. Linesch has extensive trial experience before various...

As an attorney for almost 20 years, I have learned the ins-and-outs of the criminal justice process, defending hundreds of clients against misdemeanor and felony criminal charges. I have experience defending individuals charged with civil crimes and representation in higher courts for the appellant, as well. I have been a member of the Florida community for over 15 years, attending the University of Florida Law School and admitted to the State Bar of Florida in 1992. As such, I gained significant knowledge and agility in the Florida legal system. I was a former attorney for...

The Law Offices of Michael A. Pancier focuses on, but is not limited to, federal and state labor and employment representing both employees and management in private and public employment litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, ERISA, civil rights cases arising under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, as well as public and private whistleblower actions, wage and hour litigation, and other employee rights cases.

Brian joined Forizs & Dogali in 2009. He has focused his litigation practice on commercial, construction , personal injury, ADA discrimination, civil rights, insurance coverage and criminal law. Prior to joining Forizs & Dogali, Brian worked as an associate attorney at a local law firm, concentrating on insurance defense. Brian has handled various facets of litigation including depositions, motion practice, mediations, trials and appeals. Brian has also previously been a prosecutor, handling over 300 cases at any given time for the State Attorneyâs Office, and sitting first chair in over 30 jury trials, as well as...

After a seven-year tour of duty in the military, Elroy earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Florida Atlantic University. He got to work, soon after, as an advocate for children and families at the foster care and adoption agency serving Broward County, FL.

Elroy was then recruited to manage a $1 million-dollar grant program from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Throughout the initial grant term of three years, Elroy helped veterans fighting alcoholism, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and a host of other issues stabilize their lives and secure affordable housing. His efforts were so...

Representing individuals and small corporations to vindicate their rights against some of the most powerful corporate and government entities in America.

I am a trial attorney and I have developed the knowledge and experience to aid my clients in all facets of litigation. My practice is focused on developing legally and factually sound arguments for every possible venue. I handle cases involving issues before trial courts, administrative courts, appellate courts, legislatures, civic boards, mediators and arbitrators.

Paul graduated with Honors from the University of Florida iin 1997, and then graduated with Honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, School of Law in May 2000. Paul has since been practicing law in State and Federal Court throughout Florida. Paul has tried cases involvng personal injury, civil rights, contract disputes and criminal cases.

Benjamin Matthew Kurtz has been practicing in Maryland since 2016. During that time, he has successfully represented individuals and entities in a variety of cases, focusing most of his time on personal injury and criminal defense.

Personal Injury

Benjamin Kurtz successfully represents individuals who have been seriously injured. With compassion and confidence, he deftly navigates his clients through the legal maze to an outcome designed to mitigate their pain and suffering and maximize recoveries for clients in need. The fact that many of Benjamin's clients are referred to him by his former clients and other attorneys is a resounding testament...

Laura Douglas received a B.A from the University of Central Florida and began her professional career as an award winning news producer at WFTV in Orlando, where she developed the passion for investigation and advocacy that led her to law school. While attending St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, she served as a Certified Legal Intern for the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida and clerked for the Florida Department of Transportation trial division. Following early graduation, Laura obtained priceless courtroom experience as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County, prosecuting domestic violence, child abuse and...

In addition to being a practicing attorney and co-founder of Wilson McCoy, P.A. with Nathan McCoy, Gary represents both individuals in civil rights and discrimination claims, non-compete and other employment issues, but also defends employers in such matters. Gary also represents unions and their members in disciplinary grievances, arbitration, unfair labor practice hearings, and collective bargaining negotiations.

With more than 25 years of employment law experience, Gary’s work as an employment and labor law attorney has been recognized by publications and his peers, consistently naming him as one of the “Best Lawyers in America,” a Florida “Super Lawyer,” and one...

I attended West Virginia State College in 1997 on a baseball scholarship. Later, I transferred to Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) where I received a B.A. in Political Science and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2001. Prior to attending law school, I continued my education in History and Political Science at The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. In 2007, I received my Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law. I was fortunate to attend Gonzaga University School of Law in Florence, Italy, where my focus was International Human Rights and Civil Rights. My entire legal career has been focused...

Education: Michigan State University, Bachelor in Philosophy with high honor 1978 Syracuse University College of Law, Juris Doctor, 1981 Bar Admissions: Florida Bar 1982 District of Columbia Bar 1984 United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida 1983 Supreme Court of the United States 1985 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin 1992 United States Court of Federal Claims 1995 United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 2001 Former City Attorney City of Cape Coral Former President of the City of Cape Coral Bar Association William M. Powell, Esq. has approximately 30 years of trial experience...

Thomas J. Ali, Esquire Personal Injury and Criminal Law Divisions Phone 561-748-8000 Fax 561-748-9000 tali@jupiterlegaladvocates.com Thomas J. Ali, Esquire manages the firm’s Personal Injury and Criminal Law Divisions. He was born on October 26, 1958 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Mr. Ali and his family moved to the Delray Beach, Florida area in approximately 1973. He graduated from Delray Beach Atlantic High School in 1976. Mr. Ali obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Florida in 1980. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Esplison Fraternity, Florida Upsilon Chapter. Mr. Ali received his Juris Doctorate from University of Florida...

Our firm originated in 1949 Cuba and 1976 Miami, FL USA. We are a third generation law firm that hopes to serve our community for many more years. Our firm has been AV-Rated Preeminent for over 20 consecutive years. Attorney Luis Fernandez is the son of the late Luis Fernandez-Caubi, attorney in Cuba and in the United States until 1997, and founder of the law firm. Our law firm has added Anna Fernandez (St. Thomas, 2011). Fernandez-Caubi taught law at Santo Tomas de Villanueva in Cuba, and Luis Fernandez taught at FIU in the Criminal Justice Program for...