Robert J. Sniffen
Managing Partner, Founder
Tallahassee, FL
Robert Sniffen is the founder and managing partner of the Firm. His practice encompasses all areas of Labor and Employment Law. Mr. Sniffen also practices in the areas of Education Law, Civil Litigation, Insurance Litigation and Commercial Litigation. He is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in Labor and Employment Law.
Mr. Sniffen represents employers statewide in federal and state court and before administrative tribunals, and also provides advice to employers regarding personnel and workplace issues.
PROFESSIONAL & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Labor and Employment Law Section of the Florida Bar, including service as the Chair of the Section from 1999-2000
- Academy of Florida Management Attorneys
- Employers’ Counsel Network
- Co-editor of the Florida Labor and Employment Law Letter and the Southeastern Employment Law Letter
- Florida Defense Lawyers Association
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Defense Research Institute
- Former member and Chairman of the Florida Commission on Ethics
HONORS & DISTINCTIONS
- “AV” Rating from Martindale-Hubbell
- Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- “The Best Lawyers in America” publication in Labor and Employment Law (including 2013 Tallahassee Management Lawyer of the Year, Labor & Employment Law)
- Best Lawyers in United States, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor & Employment
- M. Best’s “Directories of Recommended Insurance Attorneys and Adjusters”
- Florida Trend Magazine as “Legal Elite” in Labor and Employment Law (top 2% of Lawyers Practicing in Florida)
- Florida Super Lawyers Magazine in the area of Labor and Employment Law (peer rated selection of top 5% of lawyers in the State)
- Florida Super Lawyers Magazine “Top 100 Lawyers” in the State of Florida (all practice areas)
- Ranked in Chambers Client’s Guide under Labor & Employment Law
COURT ADMISSIONS
- All Florida State Courts (1994)
- United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida
- United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States Supreme Court
EDUCATION
- Stetson University College of Law (J.D. 1993)
- University of Florida (B.A. 1990)
Tallahassee
123 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850.205.1996
West palm beach
605 North Olive Street, 2nd Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
561.721.4000
Pensacola
700 South Palafox Street, Suite 200
Pensacola, FL 32502
850.741.2510