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Attorney Profiles
Richard E. Johnson
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Board Certified Labor & Employment Lawyer (Florida Bar) – fewer than 200 attorneys of the 80,000+ members of the Florida Bar have attained this distinction;
- Martindale-Hubble: AV rated: The largest and most comprehensive ratings document of lawyers in the world awarded Rick Johnson the highest possible marks, an "AV" rating for legal ability and ethical standards;
- Member, Labor & Employment Certification Committee, Florida Bar – this is the committee that writes and grades the test that a lawyer must pass to become certified in Labor & Employment law; the committee also assesses the education, experience, character and fitness of lawyers seeking to attain the highest honor in the profession – board certification;
- Member, Executive Council, Florida Bar Labor & Employment Section – the Executive Council is the policy-making and governing body of the Labor & Employment Section;
- Co-Founder and Past President, National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter – the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) is the largest association of lawyers on the employee side of labor and employment cases; Rick Johnson was an original founder of the Florida chapter and was the President who established its operations as a regular, ongoing organization;
- Amicus Coordinator, Florida NELA – has overseen production of more than 30 amicus curiae briefs in Florida and federal courts on the employee side of labor & employment issues
- Board Member, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (1992-2007).
EDUCATION
- J. D., College of Law, Florida State University (Honors)
- M.A., American Studies, Florida State University
- B.A., Political Science & Philosophy, Florida State University
BAR ADMISSIONS
- The Florida Bar
- United States Supreme Court Bar
- United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
VOLUNTARY BAR ASSOCIATIONS
- National Employment Lawyers Association (National & Florida)
- Tallahassee Bar Association
- Tallahassee Women Lawyers Association
- American Justice Association (AJA)
- Labor & Employment Section of The Florida Bar
- Public Interest Section of The Florida Bar
- Equal Opportunity Section of The Florida Bar
- Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar
- American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section
- Florida Justice Association (FJA)
GENDER JUSTICE ACTIVITIES
- Founding member: Tallahassee Rape Crisis Center (1972) – this a beeper-carrying network of volunteer crisis counselors in the days before cell phones; merged with Refuge House about 1979.
- Co-Founder: North Florida Women’s Health & Counseling Services, Inc. (1981) – this clinic provides a full range of gynecological services including termination of pregnancy; also provides psychological counseling services.
- Board member: Refuge House (1981-92) (three terms as president) – this is a shelter for victims of domestic violence
- “Good Guy” Award 1997, Florida Women’s Political Caucus – this is an occasional award made to a man who has advanced the cause of gender equality and justice
Melissa Horwitz
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- AFSCME Florida Council 79, Tallahassee, Florida
Staff Attorney
- Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, Alabama
Research Associate
- AFL-CIO, Oakland, California
Intern
- Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Westerville, Ohio
Law Clerk
EDUCATION
- J. D., College of Law, Ohio State University
- M.A., Sociology, Ohio State University
- B.A., Sociology, Ohio State University
- Certificate in Women’s Studies
BAR ADMISSIONS
VOLUNTARY BAR ASSOCIATIONS
- Labor & Employment Section of The Florida Bar
- Public Interest Section of The Florida Bar
- Administrative Law Section of The Florida Bar
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