Florida Employment Law Attorneys
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Our Fort Lauderdale law firm is headed by Donna M. Ballman. An honors graduate of Wellesley College, Attorney Ballman received her J.D. from the University of Miami, also with honors, in 1986. She has received many awards and honors from her peers in the legal profession, including being named in 2000 as a member of Leading Florida Attorneys voted on by members of the Florida Bar. She is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2006, has been named a Top South Florida Attorney in 2002, by South Florida Legal Guide in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and is listed in Who's Who in American Law.* Donna M. Ballman is AV-rated and has received the highest peer review rating under Martindale Hubbell's Peer Review Rating process.*** She has built a reputation as skilled and knowledgeable attorney in all of the aspects of labor and employment law, and commercial litigation.
Peter R. Ulanowicz is a 2004 cum laude graduate of the St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida. Named to the Dean's List four times, Peter served as a member of the St. Thomas University Law Review. He received the "book award" in the subject of Legal Research and Writing, signifying he earned the highest grade in a class of approximately 60 students. Peter was also a member of Phi Alpha Delta and the Stephen Booher Inn of Court, which includes various law students, attorneys and judges in the South Florida area. He has been a licensed member of the Florida Bar since May 2005.
Peter was born and raised in Calvert County, Maryland. In 2001, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stetson University in DeLand, Florida.
To learn more about Donna M. Ballman or Peter Ulanowicz, please access their profiles below.
Donna M. Ballman
Peter R. Ulanowicz
Donna Ballman is the author of Behler Publications' "A Writer's Guide to the Courtroom: Let's Quill All the Lawyers"
The book, part of Behler's award-winning "Get it Write" series, is a guide for novelists, screenwriters, and other writers on the ins and outs of the civil justice system. Ms. Ballman also has served on the Editorial Advisory Board for James Publications, a legal publisher, for their employment-related books. Ms. Ballman enjoys writing fiction, but she refuses to write legal thrillers, insisting that her fiction writing take her away from the law. Instead, she concentrates on writing children's books. She received third prize in the international Litopia Writer's Colony short story contest in June 2007, and a finalist award for children's writing in the 2006 South Florida Writer's Guild annual writing competition. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
Donna Ballman was recently interviewed on the Forbes' "America's Most Influential Women" radio program. You can listen to the program by clicking on the SKY RADIO button.
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Office Manager/Paralegal
Raquel B. Suarez
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Donna M. Ballman, P.A.
5001 S. University Drive, Suite G
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328
Telephone: 954-680-6300
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Our employment law attorneys at the law offices of Donna M. Ballman, P.A. represent employees throughout south Florida and the Florida Keys, including the cities of: Fort Lauderdale (Ft. Lauderdale), Miami, West Palm Beach, Naples, Ft. Meyers, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Stuart, Jupiter, Boca Raton, and Hollywood. Our employment lawyers also represent employees in the following counties: Broward County, Palm Beach County, and Miami-Dade County. Whether you need a south Florida wrongful termination attorney or a Fort Lauderdale retaliatory discharge lawyer, we can help.
*"Million Dollar Advocates" are those who have attained judgments or settlement for clients in excess of one million dollars.
"Leading Florida Attorneys" is determined based upon an extensive survey involving thousands of members of The Florida Bar, and is published by American Research Corporation.
"Top South Florida Lawyers" was determined and published by South Florida Legal Guide based upon a survey of practicing lawyers.
***Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethicalstandards.
