The founder of The Minnick Law Firm, Bruce Alexander Minnick, is a recognized legal expert in Labor and Employment Law and has been certified as an expert by The Florida Bar. Bruce Minnick has been involved heavily in the litigation and appeals of labor and employment law and related civil rights claims since 1981 when he was appointed to the position of assistant attorney general for the State of Florida.

Consequently, The Minnick Law Firm has the benefit of Bruce Minnick's significant experience in interpreting, construing and applying the state and federal labor and employment law statutes, and relies upon his expertise when dealing with all the confusing, overlapping published case law in these very complex actions involving:

Bruce Alexander Minnick earned his undergraduate degree in Finance with Honors from the College of Business at Florida State University in 1971.  He returned to south Florida, where he went into commercial banking, and became an assistant vice president and assistant comptroller in a large commercial bank in downtown Miami until returning to Tallahassee for law school.

While attending law school at Florida State University, Bruce was appointed to the position of Staff Director of the Florida House Committee on Rules & Calendar, by then Speaker of The House of Representatives, the Honorable Donald L. Tucker.  Bruce graduated from Florida State University College of Law and was admitted to practice law in Florida in 1978. Bruce has since enjoyed many years of extensive hands-on experience establishing and operating many small businesses, including two successful law firms. Bruce Minnick is also presently involved in the operations of several other successful small businesses that he established in Tallahassee, and also counsels and advises the owners of many other small businesses.

Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law

Areas of Practice

• Civil Rights
• Labor and Employment
• Discrimination
• Civil Trials and Appeals
• Securities
• Administrative and Regulatory Law
• Small Business Assistance Program
• Home Mortgage Lending Services
• Life Coaching for Attorneys

Litigation Percentage

• 85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1978
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1979
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1982
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1982
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida Trial Bar, 1982
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1978
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1983
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1982
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
• U.S. Tax Court, 1983

Education

• Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, 1977
  Juris Doctorate
  
  
• Florida State University College of Business, Tallahassee, Florida, 1971
  Bachelor of Science in Finance
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Honors: With Honors
  
  

Representative Cases

• Rollins v. State of Fla. Dept. of Law Enforcement, 868 F.2d 397 (C.A.11 (Fla.) 1989)
• Griffin v. Dugger, 823 F.2d 1476 (C.A.11 (Fla.) 1987)
• Howe v. Baker, 796 F.2d 1355 (C.A.11 (Fla.) 1986)
• E.E.O.C. v. Reno, 758 F.2d 581 (C.A.11 (Fla.) 1985)
• Davis v. Scherer, 104 S.Ct. 3012 (U.S.Fla. 1984)
• Florida v. Long, 487 U.S. 223 ( 1988)
• Marek v. Chesny, 473 U.S. 1 ( 1985)
• Davis v. Scherer, 468 U.S. 183 ( 1984)
• Griffin v. Singletary, 17 F. 3d 356, U.S. 115 S.Ct. 723 (11 Cir. 1994)
• Increase Minority Participation by Affirmative Change Today of Northwest Florida, Inc. v. Firestone, 893 F. 2d 1189 (11th Cir. 1990)
• Lynch v. McMullian, 826 F. 2d 13 (11th Cir. 1987)
• Schwartz v. Florida Board of Regents, 807 F.2d 901 (11th Cir. 1987)
• Casines v. Murchek, 766 F. 2d 1494 (11th Cir. 1986)
• Wilson v. Florida Board of Regents, 694 F. 2d 239 (11th Cir. 1982)
• Forehand v. Florida State Hospital at Chattahoochee, 839 F. Supp. 807 (N,D. Fla. 1993)
• Griffin v. Wainwright, 35 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. 1859 (N.D. Fla. 1982)
• Florida Department of Insurance v. Cypress Insurance Company, 660 So. 2d 1177 (1st DCA 1995)
• Cohen v. Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 654 So. 2d 1058 (1st DCA 1995)

Representative Clients

• America's Heart Missions
• Santa Fe, Suwannee & Tampa Bay, Inc.
• BAMPA Company
• Florida Investigative Services, Inc.
• Anchor Realty & Mortgage Company, Inc.
• Innovation Schools of Excellence, Inc.
• Marriott's Legends Edge Condominium Association, Inc.
• Finley McNary Engineers, Inc.
• Steinway Piano Gallery, Inc.
• Prestige Infinity Motor Cars, Inc.
• The Everglades Project, Inc.
• J.R. Ervin Architectural & Engineering, LLC
• Florida Coastal Cardiology, Inc.
• Sanaullah Freedom Estates, LLC
• Harbor One Financial Services, Inc.
• The Alexander Family Trust
• Jim's Piano & Organ, Inc.
• State of Florida, Division of Risk Management
• Civil Rights Dispute Resolution Center, Inc.

Honors and Awards

• Listed in Marquis' Who's Who in American Law, January 31, 2002 - Present
• Listed in Marquis' Who's Who in America, January 1, 2005 - Present
• Listed in Marquis' Who's Who in The World, January 31, 2004 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships

• The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1986 - Present
  Member
  
  
• The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1989 - 1994
  Member, Executive Council
  
  
• The Florida Bar, Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference, 1990 - 1992
  Northern District of Florida Delegate
  
  
• The Florida Bar, Banking and Business Law Section, 1980 - 1981
  Director
  
  
• The Florida Bar, 1990 - 1992
  Founding Chairman, Federal Court Practice Committee
  
  
• Leon County Democratic Executive Committee, 1984 - Present
  
  
• Tallahassee Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Federal Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1988 - Present
  Member
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Mang, Rett & Minnick, Tallahassee, FL, Partner/Shareholder, 1987 - 1995
• State of Florida, Assistant Attorney General, 1981 - 1986
• Florida Credit Union League, Inc., General Counsel and Vice President for Government Affairs, 1978 - 1980
• Florida House of Representatives, Committee on Rules and Calendar, Staff Director, 1976 - 1978
• Pan American Bank of Miami, Assistant Vice President, 1972 - 1974
• U.S. Army, Field Artillery Officer, 1966 - 1969
• Florida Commission on Ethics, Chief Advocate, 1985 - 1986

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta
• Beta Gamma Sigma

Birth Information

• April 16, 1943, New London, Connecticut