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Tel:
561.671.3675
Fax:
561.659.6313
Melissa Zinkil focuses her practice on litigating labor and employment and complex commercial disputes in both state and federal court. She has experience defending employers with regard to claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII, the Florida Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Florida Private Whistleblower Act, as well as claims to enforce restrictive covenants in employment contracts. Melissa also has significant experience in advocating for corporate clients with regard to a variety of complex commercial matters, including consumer finance matters, contract disputes, and matters involving business torts.

Disability, Medical & Other Leaves

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Super Lawyers Magazine 2009-2013, Listed in Florida as a "Rising Star" for Employment & Labor and General Litigation
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South Palm Beach County Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Committee Seminar, Moderator, "Top 13 for 2013," May 2013
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Akerman Eighteenth Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar, Presenter, "Pre-Employment Background Checks: How Far Can Employers Go?," April 2013
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South Palm Beach County Bar Association Labor & Employment Law and ERISA Retirement Planning Committees Seminar, Co-Moderator, "The Affordable Care Act: The Supreme Court Spoke, The Election is Over, Now What?," December 2012
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South Palm Beach County Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Committee Seminar, Co-Speaker, "The ABCs of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)," November 2011
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American Bar Association, Member
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Palm Beach County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Member
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South Palm Beach County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Committee, Member
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Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Member
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Young Friends of Opportunity, Inc., Member
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Office of Senator Bob Graham, Intern, 1999
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Hannan v. Boca Raton Regional Hospital, 19 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 717a, Or. Granting Defs.' Mot. S.J. (May 1, 2012)
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J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2003; magna cum laude, Order of the Coif; Florida Law Review, General Board Member, 2000-2003; Title Standards Editor, 2002-2003
B.A., University of Florida, 1999; with honors

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