Glenn M. Rissman

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Practice & Industry Groups

Overview

Immigration

Glenn has decades of experience in employment-based immigration and naturalization.   He represents employers and investors seeking temporary visas and permanent residence for employees and has successfully obtained non-immigrant visas (H-1B, L-1, TN, O, P, E) for employers in industries such as retail, hospitality, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing.  Glenn also counsels clients regarding e-verify, I-9 audits and inspections and immigration enforcement actions.

Employment Law

Glenn represents clients in a variety of matters arising under Title VII, Section 1981, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, WARN Act, FLSA, ERISA, and the Florida Civil Rights Act. He also advises employers regarding hiring, termination, and discipline of employees; compliance with federal, state, and local discrimination laws and wage and hour issues; sexual harassment matters; I-9 compliance and unauthorized employment; and mass layoffs and plant closings.   

Accessibility

Glenn also defends and advises institutions on public accessibility for persons with disabilities.  He has defended dozens of public accessibility lawsuits brought under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Notable Experience

  • Obtained defense verdict after five-day jury trial for national restaurant chain in age, gender, and national origin discrimination claim.
  • Obtained summary judgment (affirmed on appeal) for financial institution in age, disability and FMLA action with multimillion dollar exposure.
  • Obtained defense verdict after five-day jury trial for prominent retailer on national origin discrimination claim.
  • Obtained defense verdict for national bank on public accessibility claims arising under federal and state law.
  • Obtained L-1 blanket petition for Miami-based multinational to ease the transfer of overseas managers and executives.
  • Obtained alien of extraordinary ability status for musicians, dancers, dance teachers, business people, IT personnel and chefs.
  • Regularly conducts in-house training on I-9 compliance, sexual harassment and other topical issues impacting the workplace.

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., with honors, University of Florida Levin College of Law, 1991
  • B.A., magna cum laude, Duke University, 1988

Admissions

  • Florida
  • United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits

Professional & Community Involvement

  • Harid Conservatory of Music, Inc., Board of Trustees

Recognition

  • Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite, selected for inclusion, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2012

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