Bar Admissions:
Florida
New York
District of Columbia
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court Western District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Education:
George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1999
J.D.
Honors: With Honors
University of Maryland, 1996
B.A.
Honors: With Honors
Published Works:
“Rights for Employees in Service Need Not Be a Battle at Work”, Akerman Senterfitt Labor and Employment Law Update, Fall, 2005
Co-Author, “Acting Affirmatively Against Harassment”, New York Law Journal Corporate Counsel, February, 4, 2002
Co-Author, “Employee Privacy 2001 A Review for Employers”, Lawyer Pilot’s Bar Association Journal, Fall, 2001
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, “The Creative Plaintiff-Employee: Who Needs Title VII Anymore?”, December 5, 2002
Seminar Speaker, “The Creative Plaintiff-Employee: Who Needs Title VII Anymore?”, December 5, 2002
Professional Associations and Memberships:
South Florida Touchdown Club Foundation
Former Board Member
South Florida Touchdown Club Foundation
Secretary
Leadership Broward Foundation, Class XXIV
Member
Anti-Defamation League, Glass Leadership Institute
Member
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Member
New York Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Member
Brett J. Schneider
Partner
Broward Office (954) 763-4242
Dade Office (305) 854-0800bschneider@wsh-law.com
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Mr. Schneider is a Partner of the firm and serves as Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Group. He represents clients in collective bargaining negotiations, unfair labor practice proceedings and grievance proceedings. Mr. Schneider also has extensive experience representing clients in all phases of employment litigation, up to and including trial, on matters arising under federal, state and local employment laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Federal Constitutional claims asserted under 42 U.S.C. 1981 and 1983 and the Florida Civil Rights Act.
Mr. Schneider regularly represents employers before federal, state and local administrative agencies such as the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board and the Florida Public Employee’s Relations Commission. In addition, Mr. Schneider regularly consults with and advises private and public sector employers on a wide array of human resources issues, including personnel policies and procedures, discipline and discharge matters, drug and alcohol testing, employee privacy rights, and education and training programs for managers and supervisors.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Schneider has practiced labor and employment law at large national firms in Washington, DC, New York and South Florida. He is admitted to practice law by the Bars of Florida, New York and the District of Columbia, by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and by the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and for the Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York.
