Aaron is board certified as a specialist in labor and employment law by the Florida Bar. He represents employers in a broad range of employment litigation matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, common law tort, and wage and hour claims. 

As an experienced trial attorney, Aaron has successfully litigated numerous (jury and non-jury) cases on behalf of clients in federal and state courts, as well as before various administrative agencies, such as the EEOC, NLRB, and DOL. He also has extensive traditional labor law experience, including collective bargaining, union organizing campaigns, strikes, unfair labor practice cases, and labor arbitrations.

As a seasoned and credentialed human resources professional (SHRM-SCP and SPHR), Aaron is passionate about taking the time to truly understand his clients, their businesses, their industries, and most importantly, their workforces. His goal is to serve as a genuine and unique business partner, providing responsive, strategic, and common-sense legal guidance and solutions for day-to-day business decisions, proactive risk management, and litigation avoidance. As an acclaimed public speaker and trainer, Aaron provides high-engagement, high-content educational opportunities in all areas of human resources law for executives, business leaders, managers, and employees.

Aaron serves as a member of the firm's Executive Committee, the Managing Partner of the Orlando office and serves on the firm’s management and EPLI committees.

Honors & Awards
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Labor & Employment
  • The Best Lawyers in America "Lawyer of the Year" for Labor Law – Management in the Orlando area (2025)
  • The Best Lawyers in America – Labor Law - Management, and Employment Law - Management (2007-2025)
  • "Florida's Legal Elite" by Florida Trend magazine
  • "Orlando's Best Lawyers" by Orlando Magazine
  • "Best of the Bar" by the Orlando Business Journal
  • "Best Lawyer" by Florida Monthly magazine
  • "Florida Super Lawyers" by Super Lawyers magazine
  • AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

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  • Successfully defended national staffing company in a sex harassment and retaliation jury trial.
  • Successfully defended large restaurant chain in nationwide collective action under the FLSA.
  • Trained 5,000 managers for nationwide retail store about common-sense management techniques to avoid litigation.
  • Successfully defended nationwide event management company in a medical marijuana binding labor arbitration.
  • Successfully defended federal contractor in a religious discrimination/failure to accommodate jury trial.
  • Per Florida Bar rules, information on litigation and other legal successes has not been disclosed but is available upon request.
Education
  • Ohio Northern University College of Law
    J.D., with honors, 1997
  • St. Bonaventure University
    B.A., cum laude, 1994
Memberships
  • American Bar Association
  • Florida Bar Association
  • Orange County Bar Association
  • Society for Human Resource Management
  • Greater Orlando Society for Human Resources Management
Bar Admissions
  • Florida
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida