GOVERNORS

Cynthia Sass

Sass

Sass Law Firm

Education

T. C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, J.D., 1997
Smith College, B.A., 1984

Professional Affiliations

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

Professional Experience

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

Community Service

Board of Trustees, The Tampa Museum of Art

Member, Lawyers for the Arts Committee, Tampa Museum of Art

Volunteer, Quantum Leap Farms

Professional Honors and Achievements

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