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Susan Erdelyi focus of practice is in employment and civil rights. Ms. Erdelyi represents public entities, including municipalities and counties. She also represents private employers and employees, on a selective basis. Ms. Erdelyi has been awarded a rating of "AV," the highest rating possible by her peers through Martindale-Hubbell.
Ms. Erdelyi has litigated claims for wrongful termination, disability, age, race and gender discrimination, sexual harassment, wage and hour, whistle blower, First Amendment discrimination, due process, unpaid wages and other employment and civil rights issues.
Ms. Erdelyi is also a frequent speaker on employment law topics at seminars and client presentations.
Ms. Erdelyi is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida and All Florida Courts.
Ms. Erdelyi is a member of the Florida Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section and Trial Section), Florida Defense Lawyers Association; (Chair, Employment Committee - 2000, Board of Directors 2002-2006), American Bar Association (Employment and Labor Section and Civil Rights Section), Jacksonville Federal Bar Association; Jacksonville Bar Association; and Defense Research Institute (Employment Law Committee; and Governmental Liability Committee) and the Chester Bedell Inns of Court (Master). She is also the Assistant City Attorney for the City of Jacksonville Beach, appointed by the Jacksonville Beach City Council on November 3, 2008.
Ms. Erdelyi participates in our community by volunteering with youth at Riverside Presbyterian Church and providing Pro Bono services for children's issues.
Susan Erdelyi's Speaking Engagements and Publications:
Nuts and Bolts of Civil Rights - Sponsor - Florida Municipal Attorney's Association (FMAA) (July 2007)
Employment Law Primer - Sponsor - Florida Association of County's Trust (FACT) (August 2008)
Sexual Harassment Caselaw Update - Sponsor - Florida Defense Lawyers' Association (June 5, 2001)
Florida Labor and Employment Law - Sponsor - National Business Institute (January 1999)
Compendium of Significant Employment-Related Case Law and Statutes and Violence in the Workplace (Florida Section) (1997) Sponsor - American Law Firm Association (ALFA International)
Sexual Harassment - Local radio station during morning traffic in Jacksonville, Florida (Spring 1996)
Sexual Harassment - Sponsor - Jacksonville Women's Center (Summer 1996)
The Impact of the ADA and FMLA on Workers' Compensation - Sponsor - Lorman Education Services (Spring 1996) Strategies for Avoiding Civil Liability under the ADA & FMLA
Basic Labor and Employment Law In Depth - Sponsor - Florida Bar Association (Fall 1995 and 1996); Americans with Disabilities Act
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