
Related Practices
- Employment Law
- ERISA and Employee Benefits
- ERISA and Employee Benefits Litigation
- Labor Law/Unions
- Non-Competition and Trade Secrets Litigation
- Administrative and Legislative Advocacy
Practice Leader
Practice Team 
Click to View - Kenneth L. Bednar
- Cathy J. Beveridge
- Heather B. Brock
- Carl Joseph Coleman
- Melissa A. Dearing
- Vanessa S. Hodgerson
- Eric J. Holshouser
- Jaime A. Maurer
- David C. Potter
- Robert G. Riegel, Jr.
- John W. Robinson, IV
- Richard G. Salazar
- Julie Simone Sneed
- Timothy B. Strong
- Jeffrey P. Watson
- Denise L. Wheeler
- Joanna B. Wymyslo
Related Industries
Helping With Your Employees
We help you work with your employees -- the key to your business. You will know your business. We take the time to learn your business. Then we help you with your business needs of hiring, personnel management, and firing. If you face employment claims, investigations, and lawsuits, like discrimination, harassment, safety, termination, and wages, we defend you. When it comes to your confidential information, trade secrets, and key employees, we protect your key assets. Basically, we manage any issues with your employees.
Our Approach is Different
We definitely do things differently. We are available for phone conferences to help you avoid employee issues. We update you on what progress we have made and future steps. We know you do not want billing surprises. So, we will give you estimated legal fees at the beginning. We pride ourselves on E-news updates and client seminars on hot employment topics. We get you the employment news when you can use it.
Our Results
For over 65 years, we have a proven track record of employment law success. We have successfully advised and defended employers, both large and small, at local, state, and federal courts and agencies and on appeal. We have litigated against some of the largest law firms in the nation, in the non-compete arena, particularly, and won. We have won appeals all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Our Professionals Treat You Like -- Well, Professionals
We pride ourselves on learning about your business and your business needs. Our team wants to empower you to accomplish your business goals with the right people -- your employees. We understand. We commit ourselves to being your “real world,” practical, and prompt, personal professionals. Our team is your team. We pride ourselves on our nationally recognized employment attorneys, who can also deploy cost-effective paralegals and other support staff. Moreover, as a full service firm, we provide needed expertise in related areas, like employee benefits, immigration, workers’ compensation, administrative matters, legislation, lobbying, appeals, and international labor law.
Our Mission and Your Employees
Back to our beginning -- we are driven to help you with your employees. Let us show you how.
Some Employers We Have Helped
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News
- Forty-Eight Fowler White Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011
- Twelve Fowler White Boggs Attorneys Named Legal Elite by Florida Trend Magazine
- Chambers USA Names Fowler White Boggs Among Top Law Firms in Florida in Seven Practice Areas
- Denise Wheeler Nominated to United Way of Lee, Hendry and Glades Board
- Denise Wheeler Receives Board Certification in Labor and Employment Law
- 49 Fowler White Boggs Attorneys Named in Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2010
- Fowler White Welcomes Two Associates to the Jacksonville Office
- Denise Wheeler Comments on Gossiping in the Workplace
- Should You Be Paid for Being On Call?
- Denise Wheeler Elected to the Board of Directors of Voices for Kids
- Leadership Positions Announced at Fowler White
- Denise Wheeler Appointed to Grievance Committee
- John Robinson Comments on New Disability Regs
- John Robinson Quoted in Tampa Bay Business Journal
- Preparing for a Renewed Swine Flu Outbreak - Employment Tips for Small Business Owners
- Combating Office Gossip
- Richard G. Salazar has been Selected Co-Chair of the Hillsborough County Intellectual Property Bar Association Section
- Denise Wheeler Comments on Employee Wellness Programs
- Moonlighting: Should You Tell Your Boss?
- Robert G. Riegel, Jr. Elected to the Stetson University College of Law Board of Overseers
- Eric Holshouser has Been Elected Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar
- Florida Super Lawyers Names 32 Fowler White Boggs Lawyers - Four Receive Top Honors
- Advice for Employers During These Times of Downsizing
- John Robinson interviewed by Fortune Magazine
- John Robinson Interviewed by MSNBC
- Vanessa Hodgerson Joins Fowler White
- Employment Group Joins Fowler White
- John W. Robinson, IV quoted in The Wall Street Journal
- John W. Robinson, IV interviewed by Employment Law 360
- Employment Group Joins Fowler White
Publications
From Our Video Library
Heather Brock, a shareholder in the firm's Employment Law practice, was recently a guest on the Daytime show to offer tips on what’s appropriate (and not) to wear in today’s workplace.
Denise L. Wheeler, managing shareholder of the Fort Myers Office and a member of the firm's Employment Law Practice, offers tips on right/wrong types of workplace April Fool’s pranks.
Employment law attorneys Robert G. Riegel Jr., Eric J. Holshouser and Vanessa S. Hodgerson discuss handling employees health issues and medical documentation in the workplace.
Timothy B. Strong, a shareholder in firm’s Employment Law Practice Group, discusses recent trends in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Jeffrey P. Watson, a shareholder in the firm's Employment Law Practice Group discusses changes to the current economic condition in the employment law arena.
Barbara L. Sanchez-Salazar, a shareholder in the firm's Employee Benefits Practice Group, discusses the essentials of what every employer needs to know about the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
Denise L. Wheeler, managing shareholder of the Fort Myers Office and a member of the firm's Employment Law Practice, discusses recent ADA and FMLA revisions.
Richard Johnston Jr., a shareholder in the firm's Business, Banking and Insolvency Practice discusses bankruptcy in the workplace.
Jaime A. Maurer, an associate in the Employment Law Practice, discusses unprecedented increases in EEOC changes and what trends to focus on in 2010.
David Potter, an associate in the firm's Employment Law Practice Group, discuses opportunities for employers in a struggling economy.
























