Cheryl Zuckerman joined the firm in 2006 and is currently Of Counsel. Ms.  Zuckerman defends employers in courts and administrative  agencies in discrimination, retaliation, and wage and hour lawsuits  brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age  Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities  Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards  Act, the Florida Civil Rights Act, and other federal, state, and local  EEO laws and regulations governing the employment relationship.  As part of her employment law practice Ms. Zuckerman also works  with clients in conducting internal investigations of employment  discrimination claims and preparing position statements for  administrative agencies in response to charges of discrimination  and retaliation.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Zuckerman was an associate in the Labor and Employment Department at Stearns Weaver and was an associate at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, P.A. where she practiced complex commercial litigation.

Education

J.D., 1999, University of Miami School of Law, Magna Cum Laude; Phi Delta Phi; Editorial Board; University of Miami Law Review; CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Legal Research and Writing; Dean's Certificate of Achievement Award for U.S. Constitutional Law II; Dean's Certificate of Achievement Award for Advanced Evidence; Order of the Coif

B.A., 1996, University of Maryland at College Park

Cum Laude

Internship

The Honorable Ursula Ungaro-Benages, 1997

Bar Admission

Cheryl was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1999; She is also admitted to the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, the Middle District of Florida, the Northern District of Florida and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Awards & Recognition

2009 Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star

2010 South Florida Legal Guide, Top Up & Comer

Professional Affiliations

Florida Association of Women Lawyers

Dade County Bar Association

Published Material

Co-Speaker, "FMLA Can Cause HR Health Problems - What's the  Rx?" Stearns Weaver Miller's Fifteenth Annual Labor and  Employment Law Seminar, 2005