Marilyn G. Moran has been representing employers for over 20 years as a trusted advisor and experienced litigator.
She is passionate about learning her clients’ businesses from the ground up and working with management to solve problems and implement smart business solutions as efficiently as possible. Marilyn provides advice and training to employers on a wide variety of employment law issues, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, non-competition agreements, executive compensation issues, and reductions in force. She also helps employers navigate the process of accommodating employees with disabilities under the ADA and managing employee leave under the FMLA and USERRA.
A seasoned litigator, Marilyn has a wealth of experience litigating employment law cases in court and in arbitration, and she has managed complex cases involving unfair competition and trade secret theft, federal and state class actions, and nationwide collective actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Over the course of her career, Marilyn has represented many high-profile companies in Florida and around the nation in the industries of healthcare, energy, hospitality, restaurant and foodservice, manufacturing, banking and finance, technology, transportation, broadcast media, family entertainment, global security and defense, and local government, among others.
Marilyn is a regular contributor to EntertainHR, a FordHarrison blog which provides an informative look across the landscape of television, movies, sports, and celebrity culture from an employment-law perspective. The blog may be found at http://blogs.hrhero.com/entertainhr/.
Marilyn is an active member of the Central Florida community. She has been serving on the Board of Directors for The Sharing Center, an organization serving the homeless and financially vulnerable, since 2021. She formally served on the Board of Trustees for the Orlando Science Center and taught Employment Law & Regulations for the SHRM-CP/SCP Certification Course at UCF Continuing Education. Marilyn is a frequent presenter and speaker at HR seminars, workshops, webinars, and conferences. In addition, Marilyn enjoys mentoring students and giving back to the profession she loves through volunteering. In recent years, Marilyn has volunteered as a guest lecturer, moderator, or judge for the University of Central Florida, FAMU College of Law, Barry University's Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference, American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, and the Florida Bar.
A fifth generation Floridian, Marilyn worked as an Assistant State Attorney in Sarasota, Florida following law school. She also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Gregory A. Presnell, U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle District of Florida.