Leonard S. Magid
Leonard (“Len”) S. Magid is a Florida Board Certified Labor and Employment Law Specialist and is one of the founding members of Magid & Williams, P.A. in Jacksonville, Florida. The firm limits its practice in the area of labor and employment law, representing primarily employees. Mr. Magid received his Juris Doctor Degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1983. He has practiced labor and employment law for 20 years. He earned the highest “AV” peer rating in the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory. He has been selected as a Super Lawyer in employment litigation by his peers for the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Mr. Magid is one of only several attorneys in the City of Jacksonville who argued a case before the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Magid also authored the Civil Restitution Lien Act enacted by the Florida Legislature in 1994. This law was designed to protect crime victims. He is an active member of the Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association. Mr. Magid is admitted to practice in all Florida courts, he is also admitted in the state of New York, the United States District Courts for the Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America. His experience includes representing employees in casing involving sexual harassment and discrimination based on gender, pregnancy, age, race, national origin, disability, and religion. He also has experience representing employees involving family and medical leave, unpaid wages, and overtime claims under the FLSA, non-compete, employment contracts, whistleblower retaliation, FMLA retaliation interference, workers compensation retaliation and other aspects of labor and employment law. Practice Areas Admitted: 1984, New York; 1987, Florida Law School: Brooklyn Law School, J.D. Member: Florida National Employment Lawyers Association. Born: Brooklyn, New York |
