Mediator Resume

Levine Frank PLLC - Owner

Attorney, Mediator, Arbitrator

Owner, Levine Frank PLLC, 2026 – Present; Partner, Padula Bennardo Levine (formerly Bennardo Levine) LLP, 2013 – Present; Shareholder, Shapiro Blasi Wasserman & Gora P.A., 2003 – 2013; Partner, Muchnick Wasserman Jaffe & Levine LLP, 1995 – 2002.

Concentrates practice on the representation both of employees and businesses before federal and state courts, as well as governmental administrative agencies, in connection with the prosecution and defense of claims involving labor and employment law. Claims such as: wage and hour violations, such as unpaid overtime compensation and minimum wages; discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, religion, gender, including pregnancy and sexual harassment, age, and disability; retaliation; Family and Medical Leave Act violations; whistleblower violations; unfair competition, non-compete and other restrictive covenants, and trade secret violations; and employment contract/severance agreements. Also provides services related to general labor and human resource counseling; human resource audits; drafting and/or review of employee handbooks, personnel policy manuals and job classification descriptions; drafting and/or review of employment and independent contractor agreements; sexual harassment and EEO training; and severance package negotiations. Over 20+ years practicing exclusively in the labor and employment law arena, has represented employees as well as employers. In connection with his plaintiff-side experience, has handled multiple nationwide collective actions under the FLSA, litigating complex exemption issues on behalf of 1000+ plaintiffs against several national retail chains.

Mediates almost exclusively in the area of labor and employment law, including: wage and hour, including sophisticated exemption issues; discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims; FMLA claims; whistleblower claims; non-compete and other restrictive covenant cases; and ADA Title III public accommodation claims. As an advocate, has mediated hundreds of labor and employment cases over the years as plaintiff and defendant; successfully mediated reinstatement of OSHA whistleblower; successfully mediated settlement of 1,500 plaintiff nationwide FLSA overtime exemption case. Almost thirty (30) years experience in labor and employment law, with approximately twenty (20) years as a mediator. Successfully mediated hundreds of cases. For references, contact: Cathleen Scott, cscott@scottwagnerlaw.com, 561-653-0008 Chad Levy, chad@levylevylaw.com, 954-763-5722 Maguene Cadet, maguene@dieudonnelaw.com, 561-853-2212

White-collar exemptions; tip credit cases; off-the-clock cases; 7(i) exemption cases; collective actions; hostile work environment; accent discrimination; web site public accommodation (ADA); service animal ADA cases; reverse discrimination; computer fraud and abuse (non-compete context); religious accommodation; reasonable accommodation (ADA) cases.

Always considers creative “outside of the box” resolution as an alternative to “rolling the dice” at trial. A “good” settlement is one in which everyone leaves the mediation not necessarily ecstatic with the result, but satisfied that the case is over and the result fair/acceptable.

University of Miami School of Law (JD, cum laude - 1995); University of Florida (BA - 1992).

Admitted to the Bar: Florida, 1995. Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist (Labor & Employment Law), 2002; Certified Federal Court Mediator and Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, 2004; Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator, 2014.

Federal Bar Association; Florida Bar Association (Labor & Employment Law Section); South Palm Beach County Bar Association (Co-Chair, Labor & Employment Law Committee, 2018).

Fully proficient in zoom mediations/arbitrations

Hourly Rate: $600.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $600.00/hr Cancellation: $3,500.00/Day Cancellation Period: 7 Days Comment:

English

United States of America

Boca Raton, Florida