Cruser & Mitchell, LLP

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Atlanta

Cruser, J. Robb
Mitchell, William T.
Cook-Jones, Shalena
Cowart, Jennifer G.
Grant, R. Russell
Hall, Christine H.
Hamilton, Richard P.
Harris, John C.
Hoffer, Michael D.
Hurley, Kathleen M.
Jackson, Nola D.
McWilliams, Kendrick K.
Terrett, Craig P.
Webb, Robyn O.
Woodward, Karen E.

Florida

New Jersey

Sanchez, Doug V.
Costanza, Danielle M.
Voronov, Jackie

New York

Novitz, Rondiene E.
Dvoskin, Gary E.
Gereg, Beth S.
Tola, Keith V.

Jason D. Sammis Cruser & Mitchell, LLP   Physical Address 5600 Mariner Street, Suite118 Tampa, Florida 33609   Mailing Address P.O. Box 20046 Tampa, Florida 33622-0046   Phone: (813) 637-9200 Fax: (813) 637-9230 E-mail: jsammis@cmlawfirm.com

Jason D. Sammis is a partner with Cruser & Mitchell, LLP heading our Florida office. He received his undergraduate degree at University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia and his Juris Doctorate degree at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. At the University of Florida, Jason was a member of the Florida Law Review and was chair of the Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court Board. Jason has extensive experience in defending employment discrimination lawsuits after working at a Jacksonville based and then national defense firm. Jason has defended numerous sexual harassment lawsuits as well as race, sex, disability, and age discrimination claims. Jason also has experience with FMLA cases, ERISA cases, as well as experience in traditional labor law on the side of management. Jason's practice at Cruser & Mitchell is focused on litigating civil rights, public entity and employment discrimination lawsuits. Jason is admitted to the state bars of Georgia and Florida, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Middle District of Georgia, the United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, and the United Sates Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Areas Of Practice:

Civil Rights

Public Entity

Employment Liability
Commercial Litigation

Litigation

Professional Liability

Automobile Liability

Trucking Liability

Bad Faith Litigation

Premises Liability
Products Liability

Bar Admissions:

Florida, 1999

Georgia, 2002

U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 2003

U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2003

U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1999

U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2000

U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2000

U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2000

Education:

University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida

J.D.

Honors: Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court Board, 1998-1999

Law Review: Florida Law Review, 1997 - 1999

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

B.A.

Major: English

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court Board, 1999

Chair

 

Justice Campbell Thornal Moot Court Board, 1998

Vice-Chair for Intermurals

 

Phi Delta Phi - Cardozo Inn of Court, 1997

 

Past Employment Positions:

Jackson Lewis LLP, Associate Attorney, 2001 - 2003

 

Coffman Coleman Andrews & Grogan, Associate Attorney, 1999 - 2001