MIAMI – Ford & Harrison LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, is pleased to announce that Elizabeth M. Rodriguez has joined the firm as partner in the Miami office. Ms. Rodriguez, formerly a shareholder with Kubicki Draper in Miami, will continue representing clients in the areas of employment litigation and counseling.
“Elizabeth’s practice and extensive work experience will be of tremendous value to the firm and our clients,” said Bill Radford, Ford & Harrison’s Miami Office Managing Partner. “I am extremely pleased that she has decided to join our Miami team.”
Ms. Rodriguez’s practice includes advising and counseling clients in all aspects of the employment relationship, including reductions in the workforce, affirmative action issues, problem employees and compliance with employment laws. She routinely defends employers and supervisors in federal and state courts and before the EEOC and other administrative agencies. Her experience includes representing numerous state agencies in civil rights actions and defending not-for-profit agencies and directors and officers.
“I am excited to join Ford & Harrison,” comments Ms. Rodriguez. “The firm’s national presence provides a valuable opportunity for my clients and my practice.”
Ms. Rodriguez received her law degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1989 and her undergraduate degree from the University of Miami in 1985. She is a member of the Florida Bar and its Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, the Dade County Bar Association, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Florida Association of Women Lawyers and Cuban American Bar Association.