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Thomas W. Brooks
tbrooks@meyerbrookslaw.com
EDUCATION:
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW
Juris Doctorate with Honors - 1974
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Bachelor of Arts with Distinction - 1971
ADMITTED
TO PRACTICE:
The Florida Bar, since 1975
United States Courts of Appeal for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
United States District Courts for Northern, Middle and Southern
Districts of Florida
Supreme Court of the United States of America
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE:
Tom specializes in labor and employment law primarily representing
employees and labor organizations in a broad spectrum of state and
federal trial and appellate cases arising under the state and federal
civil rights and employment discrimination laws, the National Labor
Relations Act, the Florida Public Employees Relations Act, the Fair
Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal
Pay Act and the state and federal constitutions.
He has special expertise in Florida public sector labor law, beginning
his legal career working for the Public Employees Relations Commission
(PERC)
from its inception in 1975, where he served as Staff Attorney,
Assistant General Counsel, General Counsel and Commissioner until 1983
when he left to join the firm. While at PERC, he was instrumental in helping establish the
fundamental principles of public sector labor law in Florida that
still govern public sector collective bargaining today. He has
continued this practice with Meyer, Brooks, Demma and Blohm, P.A., handling numerous
appeals involving significant statutory and constitutional issues of
public sector labor law before PERC, the district courts of appeal and
the Florida Supreme Court. This
practice also extends to the federal appellate courts, including the
United States Supreme Court.
He also has extensive experience representing teachers, higher
education faculty and educational support personnel in employment and
licensing matters before school boards, state and private universities and community colleges as well as the State of Florida
Education Practices Commission.
Tom's practice includes service as a Certified Civil Mediator,
assisting litigants in the resolution of their claims through
Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures. We are able to
conduct mediation sessions on short notice to provide parties with
assistance in bringing legal disputes to an amicable close.
DISTINCTIONS,
APPOINTMENTS AND BAR MEMBERSHIPS:
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Certified as an expert in Labor and Employment Law by The
Florida Bar
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Certified
Civil Mediator, Circuit Court
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Commissioner,
State of Florida Public Employees Relations Commission 1980-83
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Fellow, Labor and
Employment Law College
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Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar
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Executive
Council, Co-Chairman PERC Liaison Committee
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Member, Education Law Committee, The Florida Bar
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Florida Bar CLE Lecturer
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Listed, 2013 edition of
The Best Lawyers in America®
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