Publications & Presentations

HOT TOPICS. Part I: Laying Siege To Gallagher; Part II: Reclaiming Our Own: A Post-Election Agenda To Recapture Lost Ground. October 6, 2007. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, Orlando, FL.
THINGS THAT WORKED: How We Got The $5.4 Million Verdict. February 23, 2008. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, Orlando, FL.
NO MORE TEACHERS' DIRTY LOOKS - NOW THEY SUE: An Analysis of Plaintiff Status Determinations in Defamation Actions By Public Educators. 17.4 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. 761 (Spring 1990).
DEFINING SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Good News from the Supreme Court. March, 1994. Florida State University College of Law.
BIG PRINCIPLES & LITTLE PEOPLE: Remembering the Client in Civil Liberties Cases. August 20, 1994. American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Key West, FL.
FRIVOLOUS DISCRIMINATION SUITS: Myths & Realities. October, 1995. Florida State University College of Law.
THE REHNQUIST LETTERS: Unlikely Weapons for Sexual Harassment Plaintiffs. The Employee Advocate (NELA 1996).
CIVIL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN: Breaking in the New Statute. The Employee Advocate (NELA 1996).
NEW CAUSES OF ACTION: Civil Prostitution, Violence Against Women, Hate Crimes. May, 1996. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, St. Petersburg Beach, FL.
FRE 412: Formalizing Protections for Sexual Abuse Victims in Civil Discovery. October, 1996. Florida State University College of Law.
BEFORE YOU TURN HER AWAY: Creative Causes & Remedies in Gender Law. May 31, 1997. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, St. Petersburg Beach, FL.
TALES FROM THE TRENCHES: Current Issues in Discrimination Litigation. January, 1998. Florida State University College of Law.
EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE: Nuts & Bolts. February 2, 1999. Florida State University College of Law.
WINDS OF CHANGE: New Directions In Sexual Harassment Law. May 10, 1999. Tallahassee Women Lawyers, Tallahassee, FL.
UPSETTING THE APPLE CART: Revolution in Sexual Harassment Law. July 17, 1999. American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Key West, FL.
CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAW: Implications & Fallout. September 18, 1999. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, Clearwater Beach, FL.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH: Lesser Known Causes of Action in Employment Cases. March 4, 2000. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, Melbourne Beach, FL.
HOT TOPICS: New Federalism, Florida Sovereign Immunity & Discovery of Mental Health/Medical Records. September 9, 2000. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, St. Petersburg, FL.
'RIGHTFUL PLACE' DOCTRINE: Affirmative Action or Reverse Discrimination? May 21, 2001. City of Tallahassee 2001 Race Relations Summit, Mayor's Initiative on Race Relations, Tallahassee, FL.
FLORIDA CIVIL RIGHTS ACT: Traps, Stink-bombs, Pitfalls, Pratfalls, Sinkholes & Dirty Tricks -- Paths Out of the Labyrinth. August 25, 2001, National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, St. Petersburg, FL.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH: Lesser Known Causes of Action in Employment Cases. June 29, 2002. National Employment Lawyers Association, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
FLORIDA CIVIL RIGHTS ACT: Recurrent Threats. August 21, 2002. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, St. Petersburg, FL.
RECOVERING LOST GROUND: Navigating the Maze of New Obstacles to Justice for Sexual Harassment Victims. February 3, 2003. Tallahassee Women Lawyers, Tallahassee, FL.
RECOVERING LOST GROUND: The Labor of Sisyphus: Practical Snippets and Satisfying Polemics. April 5, 2003. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, Melbourne Beach, FL.
STUMBLING BLOCKS AND STEPPING STONES: Grappling with Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa, 123 S. Ct. 2148 (2003). August 30, 2003. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, St. Petersburg, FL.
BLASTING THE SNIPER'S PERCH: Defending & Counter-Attacking Against SLAPP Suits In Employment Cases. April 3, 2004. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, Melbourne Beach, FL.
THE LAW OF PRIVILEGE: Selected Topics in Civil Rights Litigation: Mental Health Records and Sexual History. July 31, 2004. American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, Key West, FL.
CRACKING THE NUT: Discovering Other Acts of Discrimination, Personnel Files, & Net Worth in Employment Cases. September 4, 2004. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, St. Petersburg, FL.
COMMON LAW CLAIMS IN EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION. February 25, 2005. The Florida Bar, Labor & Employment Section Certification Review, Orlando, FL.
SWORDS AND SHIELDS: Protecting the Employee, Exposing the Employer. April 30, 2005. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, Cocoa Beach, FL.
THE HUNTER AND THE HUNTED: Evolving Standards for Sanctions in Federal and Florida Law. September 3, 2005. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, St. Petersburg, FL.
THE HUNTER AND THE HUNTED: Evolving Standards for Sanctions in Federal Law in the 11th Circuit: Lessons From Three Recent Cases. The Employee Advocate (NELA 2005).
DODGING THE BULLET: Theory & Practice in Defeating Sanctions Abuse. August 19, 2006. National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida Chapter, St. Petersburg, FL.