T. C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, J.D., 1997
Smith College, B.A., 1984
Editor-in-Chief of Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, national treatise published by American Bar Association and Bloomberg Law, 2021-present
American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, 2021-2022 Employee Co-Chair, Pro Bono and Community Outreach Committee
American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, 2021-2022 Employee Co-Chair, Technology Subcommittee, Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee
The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Section, Current Executive Council Member, Past Chair, Past Legal Education Chair and Past CLE Chair
National Employment Lawyers Association, Current Member
The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section, Current Member,
Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Current Member and Past President
Hillsborough County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, Current Member and Past Co-Chair,
Hillsborough County Bar Association, Trial & Litigation Section, Current Member and Past Executive Board Member,
American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Current Member
Federal Bar Association, Current Member
Tampa Bay Chapter of Federal Bar Association, Current Member
American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Past Employee Vice Chair, Employee Co-Chair and Emeritus Employee Co-Chair, 12th-14th Annual Section Conference Planning Committees (respectively)
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Annual 11th Circuit Regional Program Planning Committee, Member and Past Co-Chair
American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Past Employee Co-Chair, Webinar/National Programs Committees
American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Past Employee Co-Chair, Technology in the Practice & Workplace Committee
American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee, Member, Employment-at-Will Subcommittee, and Past Member Technology Subcommittee
Florida Supreme Court Standard Jury Instruction Committee, The Florida Bar, Civil Cases, Past Member, Employment Subcommittee and Negligence Subcommittee
Florida Supreme Court Standard Jury Instruction Committee, The Florida Bar, Civil Cases, Past Chair, Spoliation Subcommittee
The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section, Past Co-Chair, Judicial Education Committee
The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section, Past Co-Chair, ABA Liaison Committee
Shareholder Attorney – Sass Law Firm – practicing labor and employment law, representing almost exclusively individuals, 1993-present
Associate Attorney – Alley and Alley, Chartered – practicing labor and employment law representing solely management, 1990-1993
Assistant State Attorney – State Attorney of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit – prosecuted felony, misdemeanor, juvenile and traffic cases, 1987-1990
Board of Trustees, The Tampa Museum of Art
Member, Lawyers for the Arts Committee, Tampa Museum of Art
Volunteer, Quantum Leap Farms
Best Law Firms™ in Employment Law for Individuals – U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers®, 2011-present
Top Lawyers – Voted #1 by Peers listed in Tampa Magazine, 2017-present
Best Lawyers® in Employment Law for Individuals – The Best Lawyers in America®, 2007-present
The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Individually – Martindale-Hubbell, 2005-present
The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Law Firm – Martindale-Hubbell, 2005-present
500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights Lawyers – Lawdragon, 2019-present
Top 100 Trial Lawyers – The National Trial Lawyers, 2014-present
Florida Super Lawyers® in Employment Law – Thomson Reuters, 2006-present
The Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers – Martindale-Hubbell, 2011-present
Who’s Who in American Law – Marquis Who’s Who®, 2009-present
AV Preeminent® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence – Martindale-Hubbell, 2005-present
Top Attorney – Superb 10.0 rating, Avvo, 2006-present
Top 50 Women in Florida – Florida Super Lawyers®, Thomson Reuters, 2008-2014, 2016-2017, 2020-present
Lead Counsel Rated in Employment by Thomson Reuters, 2020-present
Women in the Law – Labor and Employment – Best Lawyers®, Business Edition, April 2019
Top 3 Employment Lawyers in Tampa – ThreeBest Rated, 2016-present
Legal Elite in Labor and Employment Law – Florida Trend, 2005-2012, 2014-2016, 2018
Lawyer of the Year – Employment Law – Individuals – Tampa – The Best Lawyers in America®, 2017
Clients’ Choice – Avvo, 2015-2017
Client Champion Silver – Martindale-Hubbell, 2017, 2021
Top 50 Tampa Bay Attorneys – Florida Super Lawyers®, Thomson Reuters, 2014, 2021-present
Outstanding Service Award as Chair – Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2006-2007
Outstanding Faculty Member – Employment Law Trial Skills Program, Stetson University College of Law, 2001