Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1996

Lawyer Overview

Joyce Ackerbaum Cox focuses her practice on advising and representing employers in a wide variety of employment issues. She litigates all types of matters involving discrimination, harassment and wage and hour claims. Additionally, she handles cases and provides consultation on accessibility compliance under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) for both public and private employers. She is a frequent speaker on employment law topics, and often trains employers on proper hiring, disciplining and termination methods, sexual harassment, the ADA, the Family and Medical Leave Act and wage and hour issues.

Ms. Ackerbaum Cox serves as a core member of the firm's national Noncompete and Trade Secrets Team, providing guidance on employee movement issues, including those arising from transactions and business acquisitions or sales. She represents employers in affirmative and defensive litigation regarding claims for violation of noncompetition and employment agreements, misappropriation of trade secrets and other unfair competition tactics. In addition, she works with organizations on a proactive basis, providing strategies designed to protect competitive elements.

Ms. Ackerbaum Cox has trial and arbitration experience and has argued successfully before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Additionally, she was listed in Florida Trend's Legal Elite as one of the "Best Up-and-Coming Attorneys" in 2004. Ms. Ackerbaum Cox is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2010 editions, and was named a Florida Super Lawyer in 2008 and 2009. She has also been ranked as one of the nation's leading employment and labor lawyers by Chambers USA since 2006, and maintains an AV® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Ms. Ackerbaum Cox is a board member of the Jewish Community Center, a member of the Orange County and American Bar Associations (Labor & Employment Law Section), Florida and Federal Bar Associations. She previously served on the Grievance Committee for the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division.

Areas of Practice

• Employment: Counseling & Compliance
• Employment: Litigation
• Noncompete and Trade Secrets

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1996
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2002
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1998
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1999
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1996
• Florida, 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Jewish Community Center (Member)
• Orange County and American Bar Associations (Member)
• Florida Bar Associations (Member)
• Federal Bar Associations (Member)

Honors and Awards

• "Best Up-and-Coming Attorneys"
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 - 2009
• Florida Super Lawyer

Past Employment Positions

• United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division, Grievance Committee

Education

• University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 1996
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  
  Law Review: Entertainment and Sports Law Review
• University of Miami, 1993
  B.B.A.
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: International Finance and Marketing
  Major: Business Law

Published Works

• "Do Shoe Contracts Threaten Universities' Tax Exempt Status?", Vol. 13, No. 1-2, 199
• New FMLA Regulations: Key Changes and Clarifications for Administering Your FMLA Policies and Procedures
• New Health Law Update, august 21, 2008
• Florida's Guns At Work Law

Address

SunTrust Center, Suite 2300
200 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801-3432

Phones

(407) 649-4077

Faxes

(407) 841-0168

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bakerlaw.com