J. Robert McCormack

In the more than 20 years that Bob has been practicing in the area he has had many successes, including:

• Obtained preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctive relief on behalf of nationwide neural-monitoring company against 6 former employees who went to work for a competitor
• Prevented preliminary injunction for regional trucking company hiring a group of employees who formerly worked for a competitor
• Obtained a zero verdict for boat manufacturer in FMLA claim brought by former manager
• Obtained zero verdict on behalf of local small business accused of various acts of racial discrimination including hanging a noose in former employee’s work space
• Achieved early resolution of numerous claims on behalf of various employers saving them hundreds of thousands of dollars in litigation costs
• Reduced proposed penalties for printing company facing OSHA inspection where retrofit of existing machines was proven to be an impossibility
• Successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of draftsman accused of Copyright Infringement and successfully argued for affirmance before Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

• J.D., Stetson University College of Law, 1990
• B.S., University of Connecticut, 1984

Admission to Practice

• Florida
• U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
• U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and Eleventh Circuits

• The Florida Bar (Labor and Employment Section)
• Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator
• Mediator, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• Society for Human Resource Management
• Legislative Chair – Society for Human Resource Management, Suncoast Chapter

• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “COVID-19 Update for Florida Employers” – April 24, 2020
• Managing a Workforce in 2020 – “ADA Jeopardy” – Tampa – October 2, 2019
• HR Tampa Conference & EXPO 2016 – Positively HR! – “The Final Overtime Regulations: What The New Minimum Salary Requirements Mean for Employers” – Tampa – October 19, 2016
• Lake Sumter SHRM – “2015 Legislative Update” – Clermont – May 11, 2015
• Ogletree Deakins OD Works! Briefing – “OD Works! Navigating Among Challenging Obstacles: Accommodating Difficult Situations under the ADAAA” – Tampa – March 10, 2015
• CareerSource Polk – 2015 State of the Workforce Summit – “Investigate This! – Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations” – Lakeland – January 20, 2015
• Suncoast HR – “Legislative Update” – St. Petersburg – September 10, 2014
• American Conference – “The Amara Effect: Assessing Recent Case Law and Best Arguments to Defeat ERISA Claims” – Philadelphia – May 15, 2014
• Right Management – “Severance Practices” – Tampa – May 8, 2014
• Recruiter’s Networking Group – “RECRUITING 101 – Keeping Your Hiring Practices Litigation Free” – St. Petersburg – April 30, 2014
• Suncoast HR – “On The Cutting Edge – Mock Trial” – St. Petersburg – March 12, 2014
• Polk Works 2014 State of the Work Force Summit – “Can This Employee be Saved?” – Lakeland – January 23, 2014
• OD Works! – “Unraveling the Mysteries of the ADAAA” – Tampa – November 2013
• Polkworks! Roundtable – Mock Trial – “Anatomy of an FMLA Interference Case” – Bartow – November 2013
• Ogletree Deakins Managing a Workforce 2014 – “The Equal Pay Act Turns 50: How to Handle (and Prevent) an Unwanted Anniversary Gift” – Tampa – October 2013
• Suncoast HR – “2013 Legislative Update” – St. Petersburg – September 2013
• Florida Public Human Resources Association’s 77th Annual Conference – Mock Trial – “Anatomy of an FMLA Interference Case” – St. Augustine – July 2013
• EEOC Training Institute – Miami Technical Assistance Seminar & Commemoration of The Equal Pay Act – “The Anatomy of Compensation Discrimination – A Panel Discussion” – Miami – June 2013
• Association of Corporate Counsel – “Are You Smarter Than a Plaintiff’s Lawyer?” – Tampa – May 2013
• Suncoast HR – On the Cutting Edge Annual Conference – Mock Trial – “Anatomy of an FMLA Interference Case” – St. Petersburg – April 2013
• American Conference Institute’s 17th National Forum on Wage & Our Claims and Class Actions – “Avoiding Costly Litigation Through the Proven Methods of Settlement and Mediation of Wage and Our Claims” – Miami – January 2013
• Polkworks! State of the Workforce Summit – “Navigating Employee Privacy: How to Comply with FMLA, ADAAA, GINA, and HIPAA in an Ever-Changing Legal Landscape” – Lakeland – January 2013
• Florida Veterinary Medical Association, 83rd Annual Conference – “Employment Practices Liability: Top Risks and Current Trends” – Tampa – May 2012
• ERISA 101 – “Strategies for Convincing Recalcitrant Plaintiffs (and Their Attorneys) That Early Resolution Is in Their Best Interests Too!” – New York – February 2012
• American Conference Institute’s National Forum on Defending and Managing High Exposure Employment Claims of Retaliation and Discrimination – “Settlement of Retaliation Claims: Making the Decision, Calculating Damages, and Assessing Settlement Structure” – New York – July 2011
• American Conference Institute’s Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation – “Making Strategic Arguments for and Against ERISA Preemption Based on Inconsistent and Ever-Evolving Legal Standards” – Philadelphia – May 2011
• Society for Human Resources Management, Suncoast Chapter – “Fair Labor Standards Act Roundtable” – St. Petersburg – May 2011

• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Employment Law – Management (2006-2025)
  • Labor Law – Management (2006-2025)
• Florida Super Lawyers (Employment and Employment Litigation) (2012-present)
• Tampa Bay’s Top Lawyers
• Who’s Who in American Law
• International Who’s Who
• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers