First Admitted: 2009, Florida

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:

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:

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

Benjamin Yormak