John (Jack) Lord Jr. prevented and defended labor and employment claims against employers.
Jack was a partner and litigation lawyer with 麻豆传媒, and a past co-chair of the firm鈥檚 Labor & Employment Practice Area. He focused his practice on employment litigation and arbitration cases, and tries matters ranging from breach of contract, disability, and national-origin discrimination claims to pregnancy and FMLA claims. He worked with private and public employers in matters involving labor and employment law compliance. Jack regularly defended employers in class and collective action lawsuits. He defended numerous entities that operate 鈥減ublic accommodations鈥 against claims under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. His clients operated in a wide range of industries, including many in the health care arena.
Jack negotiated labor contracts and defended employers in union arbitrations. His administrative work included defending claims before OSHA, the NLRB, and the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division. He also litigated and advised on trade secret, noncompete, and other restrictive covenants as a member of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Trade Secret Noncompete Litigation Practice Area.
Jack was co-chair of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Allies Affinity Group, and was a member of the National LGBTQ Bar Association.
Awards and Recognition
- Peer review rated as AV Preeminent庐, the highest performance rating in the Martindale- Hubbell庐 Peer Review Ratings鈩 system
- The Best Lawyers in America庐
- Employment Law 鈥 Management (2020-2024)
- Litigation 鈥 Labor and Employment (2021-2024)
- Lawdragon鈥檚 鈥淟eading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyer鈥 (2022)
- Florida Super Lawyers庐 (2006-2019)
- One of South Florida Business Journal鈥檚 Business of Pride 鈥淥utstanding Voices,鈥 which recognizes outstanding LGBTQ individuals who make a difference in advancing equality in the business world (2019)
- Legal Aid Society鈥檚 Guardian ad Litem Award of Excellence (2013)
- Orlando Business Journal鈥檚 鈥40 under 40鈥 (2005)
- 麻豆传媒 & Lardner’s Lynford Lardner Community Service Award for volunteer work and civic involvement (1997)
Affiliations
- The Florida Bar 鈥 Labor & Employment Law Section
- American Bar Association 鈥 Labor & Employment Law Section
- Miami Dade Bar Association
- Society for Human Resource Management
- National LGBTQ Bar Association
Community Involvement
- Guardian ad Litem for abused and neglected children in Miami-Dade County
- Past board president, Orlando Shakespeare Theater
- Past member, board of trustees, Legal Aid Society
- Past president, board of directors, Hope and Help Center, an AIDS resource network
- Past president, nominating board, City of Orlando
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