Tara E. Faenza
Top rated General Litigation attorney in Miami, Florida
McGivney Kluger Clark & Intoccia, PC
Practice Areas: General Litigation, Employment & Labor
Licensed in Florida since: 2013
Education: University of Miami School of Law
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

McGivney Kluger Clark & Intoccia, PC
1395 Brickell AveSuite 900
Miami, FL 33131 Phone: 786-696-9851 Email: Tara E. Faenza Visit website
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As a Senior Associate at McGivney Kluger Clark & Intoccia, PC in both their Florham Park, NJ and in Miami, Fl office, Tara E. Faenza aggressively represents employers facing labor-related disputes and challenges. A former prosecutor, Ms. Faenza has extensive trial experience and a record of successes for clients in negotiating employment agreements, settlements and EEOC/FCHR claims and defending against legal actions involving wrongful termination, discrimination and commercial litigation matters. She also works with clients seeking alternative dispute resolution options such as mediation and arbitration.
Ms. Faenza is licensed to practice in Florida state courts as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. With an undergraduate degree in business management and a Juris Doctor and an Employment, Labor & Immigration Certificate from the University of Miami School of Law, she has the education and experience to advise and assist business clients in any employment-related matters.
The professional associations Ms. Faenza holds membership and leadership positions in include the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the Dade County Bar Association, the Dade County Bar Leadership Academy, the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Inc., and the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association.
Advancing the legal profession and supporting the community are important to Ms. Faenza. She regularly authors articles and speaks to others in the field, and she serves as a pro bono guardian ad litem attorney for the Dade County Legal Aid Society's Put Something Back Pro Bono Program.
First Admitted: 2013, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://mcgivneyandkluger.com/people/tara-e-faenza/
- Dade County Bar Association, Member
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2019
- Willkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association Member, 2019
- Class V of Dade Legal Aid's Leadership Academy, 2019
- Social Chairperson, The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of South Florida (APABA), 2016
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers, Member
- Guardian Ad Litem for Dade Legal Aid Put Something Back program
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- Florida, 2013
- Employment, Labor & Immigration Law Certificate, 2013
- , Diversity Scholars Award, Southern Region, Constancy, Brooks & Smith, LLP, 2012
- Award in recognition of participation and outstanding contribution to the Guard Ad Litem Put Something Back Program., Pro Bono Service Award, Put Something Back / Dade Legal Aid Pro Bono Program, 2017
- Top Contributor Award from AVVO 2016, Top Contributor, AVVO, 2016
- Dean's Certificate, Alternative Dispute Resolution, University of Miami School of Law, 2012
- Cum Laude, University of Miami School of Law, 2013
- Florida Trend Legal Elite 2018, Legal Elite, Florida Trend, 2018
- Avvo Rating of Excellent, Excellent Rating, AVVO, 2015
- Avvo Rating of Superb, AVVO, 2016
- Dade Legal Aid/Put Something Back - Pro Bono Guardian Ad Litem Attorney, 2015
- , This Week In South Florida: Miami-Dade judge shot down revised version of 'stand your ground', 2017
- Article addressing recent trends in jury verdicts, increasing gun violence, and Florida law, with an eye to the potential liability to the employer., Author, In the Crosshairs: Gun Rights v. Employer Liability, The Florida Bar and Labor and Employment Law Section, Legal, Human Resources, Employment Law, Criminal Law, Worker's Compensation Law, 2020
- In-depth article on the change to confidentiality provisions and EEOC Charges in a post #metoo movement time., Author, The Silent Dignity of Confidential Settlements in a #Metoo Era, The Checkoff, A Publication of the Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section, , Vol. LIX, No. 1, August 2019, Employment, Employers, General Counsel, Harassment, Litigation, 2019
- Expert Guest Presenter, Promises Made in Severance Agreements: What Do They Mean, Why Are They There & Are They Legal?, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2016
- Federal Prosecutor (mock trial), A Trial Reenactment: Revisiting Japanese-American Internment Camps, Asian American Bar Association, 2016
- The first party property claims community is reeling from a recent Third DCA decision that slayed the Slayton argument routinely cited in defense motions for summary judgment over the last few years.... Â , Author, Third DCA: Juries, Not Insurers, Have Final Say in Damage Estimates Disputes, Daily Business Review, 2018
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