Top Rated Employment & Labor Attorney in Bonita Springs, FL

Honors/Awards:

• Avvo Clients' Choice Award, 2011

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Certified by The Florida Bar as an Expert in Labor & Employment Law, 2016

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Yormak to Present at National Business Institute’s “Human Resource Law: What You Need to Know Now” Training Seminar on August 7th in Ft. Myers, 2017
• The Employment Law Practice Group at Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., hosted the firm’s 25th Annual HR Law & Solutions on Friday, March 10, 2017 at the Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa. This annual seminar is designed to update and educate business owners, managers, and human resource professionals on legal issues in the workplace. Mr. Yormak spoke as part of New Year, New Administration: What Does 2017 Hold for Employers? Panel discussion was moderated by Attorney Suzanne Boy and panelists Robert E. Weisberg, Regional Attorney for U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Miami) and Attorney Benjamin Yormak., 2017

Verdicts/Settlements:

• $100,000.00 jury verdict in federal employment defamation action, 2016
• $24,000,000.00 recovery for U.S. government as lead counsel on behalf of whistleblower in Medicare fraud case, 2016
• On February 2, 2017, the Eleventh Circuit found that a case brought by a former employee of Florida's Lee County presented enough disputed evidence that a jury should consider her claims of whistleblower retaliation and overtime violations. http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca11/16-10576/16-10576-2017-02-02.html
• Won reversal in Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals of denial of class certification in Calderone v. Scott, Case No. 15-14187 (Sept. 28, 2016), 2016

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Avvo Clients' Choice Award, 2012

Educational Background:

• A.B., Bowdoin College (with honors), 2006
• J.D., University of Maine School of Law, 2009