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Pedro Forment focuses his practice in employment litigation and advice, with emphasis on discrimination and harassment cases, ADA, FLSA, FMLA, OSHA, Title III, ADEA, state and federal whistleblower statutes, employment contracts/non-compete issues, and workplace environmental/toxic torts. Pedro also conducts collective bargaining for and provides contract administration to employers in their relationships with unions. He has significant class action experience in multiple jurisdictions, and practices before federal and state courts as well as administrative agencies throughout the United States. Pedro is a regular speaker on employment law matters.
Pedro is a member of the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia and Massachusetts. He is also: a Member, Cuban-American Bar Association; Member, Employment and OSHA Sections of the American Bar Association; Member, the National Safety Council; Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America and; Member, Academy of Florida Management Attorneys.
Pedro is also actively involved as Board Member, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; Committee Member, Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Advisory Committee; Firm Representative, Litigation Section of the American Bar Associations' Judicial Intern Opportunity Program; Board Member, Miami-Dade County Public School Business Technology Education Board; Judge, Future Business Leaders of America Public School Districts 23/24 Leadership Conference; Member, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce and Mentor, South Florida Minority Law Student Mentoring Program. Pedro is also involved with Lawyers for Children America, which is a program in partnership with the Dade County Bar Association - "Put Something Back" Pro Bono Program.
Pedro is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is fluent in Spanish and has studied and traveled extensively.
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School
J.D., 1992
Universidad Santiago Compostela, Spain
1984
Wesleyan University
B.A., 1987
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
Florida
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Practice Areas
ADA
Age Discrimination Employment Act (ADEA)
Class Actions
Discrimination
FMLA
Harassment
Litigation
OSHA
Retaliation
Wage and Hour/FLSA
Whistleblower
Workplace Environment.
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