Marc Sugerman's legal practice is exclusively focused on the representation of clients in issues related to traditional labor and employment law.
Marc’s traditional labor law experience encompasses numerous industries, including health care, entertainment, law enforcement, and local government. He routinely handles labor arbitrations, collective bargaining negotiations, and impasse proceedings, as well as unfair labor practice charges and representation elections, before the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission and the National Labor Relations Board.
Although traditional labor is Marc's primary focus, he is a trial lawyer at heart. He has tried six jury trials and maintains a robust trial practice, litigating a variety of employment disputes in state and federal court. Marc has also appeared on behalf of clients in administrative proceedings such as Department of Labor audits, civil service hearings, and administrative disciplinary hearings, and has appeared before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Florida Commission on Human Relations.
In addition to his traditional labor and employment litigation practice, Marc is devoted to providing preventative counseling via day-to-day advice as well as management training for clients in the public and private sectors on a variety of employment issues, including union avoidance, wage and hour, antidiscrimination, workplace harassment, and employee discipline.
Marc is an accomplished speaker and workplace law trainer and has presented on labor and employment issues to the Florida Bar Labor and Employment Section, the Florida Public Employer Labor Relations Association, the Florida Sheriff's Association, the Florida College System Council of Business Affairs, the Orange County Bar Association, and the Florida Educational Negotiators. He is also a member on the Board of Directors for Shalom Orlando.
Marc grew up in Akron, Ohio and remains an avid Cleveland sports fan. He lives in Orlando with his wife Samantha, their two children, their dog Bella, and two cats.