Benjamin Yormak
Top rated Employment & Labor attorney in Bonita Springs, Florida
Practice Areas:
Employee benefits,
Employment law - employee,
Sexual harassment,
Wage & hour laws,
Whistleblower
Education Qualification:
University of Maine School of Law
Practice Areas:
Employee benefits,
Employment law - employee,
Sexual harassment,
Wage & hour laws,
Whistleblower
27200 Riverview Center Blvd, Suite 109Bonita Springs, Florida, 34134
First Admitted: 2009, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://yormaklaw.com/about/our-team/
Bar / Professional Activity:
- Member, American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Employment Lawyers Association, Southwest Florida Federal Bar Association, Lee County Bar Association, and American Inns of Court
- U.S. District Courts for the Southern Districts of Florida
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Florida Supreme Court
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern Districts of Florida
- U.S. District Courts for the Middle Districts of Florida
- First Circuit Court of Appeals
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Supreme Court
- 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 (Case Results):
- Co-lead counsel in $90 million nationwide class action settlement., 2019
- Won federal reinstatement of two whistleblower employees in Florida Public Whistleblower Act/False Claims Act case., 2021
- Won reinstatement of whistleblower employee in Florida Public Whistleblower Act case., 2020
- Won federal reinstatement of whistleblower in Public Whistleblower Action., 2019
- United States v. 21st Century Oncology et. al (2015)
- $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
Special Licenses / Certifications:
- Certified by The Florida Bar as an Expert in Labor & Employment Law, 2016
- Re-Certified by The Florida Bar as an Expert in Labor & Employment Law, 2021
Honors:
- Honored by Best Lawyers Magazine 2021-22, Best Lawyers Magazine
- Selected by National Advocates Top 40 Under 40, 2018
- Recognized as a national Lawyer of Distinction, 2018
- Selected by his Southwest Florida peers as a Naples Illustrated Top Lawyer, 2018-21, Naples Illustrated
- Recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as a Rising Star, 2016-2019
- Avvo Clients' Choice Award, 2012-2021, Avvo.com
Educational Background:
- A.B., Bowdoin College (with honors), 2006
Scholarly Lectures / Writings:
- Lectured SHRM as to interplay between the ADA, FMLA and Worker's Compensation., Speaker, Navigating the Bermuda Triangle of Employment Law, SHRM, 2021
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