Janet Wise

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Sass Law Firm - Representing Employees in Workplace Disputes

Experience: 31 years

Florida and Georgia

Lifetime Achievement Award, Florida Super Lawyers® in Labor & Employment Law, since 2014 and 2 others

Awards 4

Experience 31y

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Janet E. Wise is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by The Florida Bar since 2001, which recognizes her special knowledge, skills and proficiency in labor and employment law, along with her professionalism and ethical standards. As an attorney with the Sass Law Firm, she brings over 27 years of experience to the practice which primarily represents employees from both the private and public sectors in workplace disputes. Ms. Wise speaks frequently on employment law topics, especially in the area of attorney ethics, and serves on various committees, both locally and nationally. Janet has made the Florida Super Lawyer® list in Employment Law since 2014 as published by Thomson Reuters.

Ms. Wise graduated cum laude from Newberry College before obtaining her law degree from Georgia State University College of Law, and she is admitted to both The Florida Bar and the State Bar of Georgia. Janet is a member, and 2019-2020 Vice Chair, of The Florida Bar’s Labor & Employment Law Certification Committee, which is responsible for, among other things, determining whether applicants have met the minimum standards for Board Certification in Labor and Employment Law and developing and grading Labor and Employment Law certification examinations in Florida. Ms. Wise is a past President of the Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and past co-chair of NELA’s Ethics and Sanctions Committee, and she continues to support attorneys who practice in the area of labor and employment law by her work on NELA’s Ethics and Sanctions Committee.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Florida

Since 1992

Georgia

Since 1992

Professional Experience

2006 - Current

Sass Law Firm

Attorney

Practicing labor and employment law, advocating for employee rights, and representing individuals in workplace disputes involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, whistleblower protection, wage and hour issues, employment contracts and severance agreements, including non-compete provisions and arbitration agreements

2004 - 2006

Burr & Smith, LLP

Attorney

Practicing labor and employment law representing exclusively individuals, focusing on class and collective action employment law under the employment discrimination laws and Fair Labor Standards Act

2004 - 2006

Kyres Law Firm

Attorney

Practicing labor and employment law, representing almost exclusively individuals

1994 - 2002

Kelly & McKee, P.A.

Attorney

Practicing labor and employment law, representing exclusively individuals, with a significant portion of the practice focused on traditional labor law matters and union representation.

1992 - 1994

Law Office of Mary Ann B. Oakley and Dana E. McDonald, P.C.

Attorney

Practicing labor and employment law representing primarily individuals, in addition to workers’ compensation law representing Georgia’s Subsequent Injury Trust Fund, and wills, trusts and estate law.