FordHarrison LLP, one of the country’s largest management-side labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce that Amy R. Turci, Managing Partner of the firm’s Jacksonville, FL office, was featured in the 2019 Women Worth Watching Issue of Profiles in Diversity Journal. The prestigious award is in its 18th year, and is featured in the publication’s summer issue.
Nominated by their employers for their passion, their potential, and their positive influence both inside and outside the workplace, the winners represent corporations, government agencies, and nonprofits from across North America and Europe. Their first-person accounts of lessons learned during their careers—featured in the magazine's print and online editions—are insightful and thought provoking. The women highlighted in this issue are as diverse as the industries and locations they work in, and the impacts they have had on their workplaces and their world.
“I am honored to have been chosen for inclusion in this year’s Women Worth Watching list,” said Amy. “It is amazing to be recognized for my accomplishments alongside many other powerful women leaders.”
Amy Turci focuses her practice on representing small, large, and market leader employers in the retail and construction industries. With the knowledge gained through the acquisition of her MBA, as well as in her 17+ years as a management-side employment attorney, Amy understands a company’s need to blend legal and business concerns into its risk minimization. She has extensive experience representing clients in matters involving federal and state anti-discrimination statutes, worker’s compensation retaliation, wage and hour litigation, and non-compete agreements.
Amy is a Board Member and the Chapter Attorney of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., Florida First Coast Chapter, and served as the 2015-2018 Chair for ABC's Women's Council; Amy additionally served as a Co-Chair of the 2013 ABC Excellence in Construction Awards, serves on the Governmental Affairs Committee, and is involved with the legislative efforts of ABC of Florida at the state and national levels, including serving as a Board Member of ABC State of Florida.
To view Amy’s Women Worth Watching profile, please click here and navigate to page 56 of the publication.
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About Profiles in Diversity Journal
Profiles in Diversity Journal is a bimonthly magazine dedicated to promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion in the corporate, government, nonprofit, higher education, and military sectors. For more than 19 years, the publication has helped to stimulate organizational change by showcasing the visionary leadership, innovative programs, and committed individuals that are making it happen. For more information, visit www.diversityjournal.com.
About FordHarrison LLP
FordHarrison is a labor & employment firm with nearly 200 attorneys in 28 offices, including three affiliate firms. The firm has built a national legal practice as one of the nation's leading defense firms with an exclusive focus on labor law, employment law, litigation, business immigration, employee benefits and executive compensation. Through its global practice group and membership in the global employment law firm alliance, Ius Laboris, FordHarrison provides clients that have multinational operations with a broad range of services related to labor and employment law in over 50 countries throughout the world. FordHarrison is committed to our FH Promise, a set of principles that guides our firm in the delivery of legal services and client communications. For more information on FordHarrison, visit fordharrison.com. To learn more about Ius Laboris, visit iuslaboris.com.