T. C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, J.D., 1997
Smith College, B.A., 1984
Board of Governors Officer – The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2024
Board of Governors Member – The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2021-present
Employee Co-Chair – Technology Subcommittee, Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2021-present
Executive Council Member – Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 1998-present
Committee Member – Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2009-present
Committee Member – Employment-at-Will Subcommittee, Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2009-present
Committee Member – Technology Subcommittee, Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2009-2014, 2018-present
Fellow – The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2011-present
Employee Co-Chair – Pro Bono and Community Outreach Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2021-2022
Committee Member – Lawyers for the Arts Committee, Tampa Museum of Art, 2019-2022
Emeritus Employee Co-Chair – 14th Annual Section Conference Planning Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2019-2020
Committee Member – Annual 11th Circuit Regional Program Planning Committee, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2019-2020
Employee Co-Chair – 13th Annual Section Conference Planning Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2018-2019
Co-Chair – ABA Liaison Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2016-2019
Co-Chair – Labor and Employment Section, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2016-2019
Employee Vice Chair – 12th Annual Section Conference Planning Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2017-2018
Employee Co-Chair – Webinar Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2016-2018
Executive Board Member – Trial & Litigation Section, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2010-2016
Florida Supreme Court Appointee – Standard Jury Instruction Committee – Civil Cases, a Special Committee, The Florida Bar, 2010-2015
Chair – Spoliation Subcommittee, Standard Jury Instruction Committee – Civil Cases, a Special Committee, Florida Supreme Court Appointee, The Florida Bar, 2010-2015
Committee Member – Employment Subcommittee, Standard Jury Instruction Committee – Civil Cases, a Special Committee, Florida Supreme Court Appointee, The Florida Bar, 2010-2015
Employee Co-Chair – National Programs Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2014-2016
Co-Chair – Annual 11th Circuit Regional Program Planning Committee, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2013-2014
Employee Co-Chair – Technology in the Practice & Workplace Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2009-2012
Participant – Leadership Development Program, Section of Labor and Employment Law Section, American Bar Association, 2009-2012
Committee Member – Negligence Subcommittee, Standard Jury Instruction Committee – Civil Cases, a Special Committee, Florida Supreme Court Appointee, The Florida Bar, 2011
Chair – Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2006-2007
Chair-Elect – Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2005-2006
Legal Education Chair – Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2004-2005
CLE Chair – Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2003-2004
Co-Chair – Judicial Education Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2002-2003
President – Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 1999-2000
Co-Chair – Individual Rights Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 1999
President-Elect – Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 1998-1999
Member – Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar
Member – National Employment Lawyers Association
Member – Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association
Member – Trial Lawyers Section, The Florida Bar
Member – Federal Bar Association
Member – Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association
Member – Trial & Litigation Section, Hillsborough County Bar Association
Member – Labor and Employment Section, Hillsborough County Bar Association
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
Outstanding Contributor – Bloomberg Law, 2024
Best Law Firms™ in Employment Law for Individuals – U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers®, 2011-present
Top Lawyers, Voted #1 by Peers – Tampa Magazine, 2017-present
Best Lawyers® in Employment Law for Individuals – The Best Lawyers in America®, 2007-present
Best Lawyers® in Litigation – Labor and Employment – The Best Lawyers in America®
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 – Avvo, 2006-present
Top 3 Employment Lawyers in Tampa – ThreeBest Rated, 2016-present
Top 50 Women in Florida – Florida Super Lawyers®, Thomson Reuters, 2008-2014, 2016-2017, 2020-present
Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law – Thomson Reuters, 2020-present
Legal Elite in Labor and Employment Law – Florida Trend, 2005-2012, 2014-2016, 2018, 2022
Appreciation Award – Co-Chairing Labor & Employment Section, Hillsborough County Bar Association from 2016 – 2019, awarded in 2022 (delay due to COVID-19)
Women in the Law | Labor and Employment – Best Lawyers®, Business Edition, April 2019
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