Mark J. Berkowitz
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Member
(954) 527-0570 phone
(800) 270-1530 toll-free
(954) 523-5893 fax
email

Areas of Practice:

80% Labor and Employment
20% Civil Rights
General Civil Litigation

Litigation Percentage:

75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties:

Certified Circuit Court Mediator, 1995
Qualified Circuit Court Arbitrator

Bar Admissions:

Pennsylvania, 1981
Florida, 1983
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1985
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1985
U.S. Supreme Court, 1986

Education:

University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1982
LL.M.

Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri, 1981
J.D.

Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, 1978
A.B.
Major: Government

Published Works:

"Dealing With Sexual Harassment Complaints: What To Do and What Not To Do", Florida Bar Journal, Volume LXX, No. 2, February, 1996

Representative Cases:

McNabb v. Potter (Postmaster General of the U.S.) (EEOC 2002)

Fitzgerald v. Chertoff (Head of the Department of Homeland Security) (EEOC 2006)

Stephen v. City of Oakland Park (2008)
Maintenance worker received reinstatementand nine months of back pay after wrongful discharge.

Jean-Baptiste v. Broward Co. Sheriff (2009)
Lieutenant received reinstatement and almost three years of back pay following wrongful discharge.

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Broward County Bar Association, Labor Law Section, 1995 - Present
Member

Broward County Chapter, 1997 - 1999
Vice President, American Civil Liberties Union

Past Employment Positions:

Markowitz & Richman, Philadelphia, PA, Associate, 1992 - 1995

Sugarman & Susskind, Miami, FL, Associate, 1990 - 1992

Ancillary Businesses:

Civil Rights
ERISA
Arbitration