Peter F. Helwig
Partner
Location:
Lakeland, Florida
Phone:
863-648-2958
888-288-8078 (Toll Free)
888-288-8078 (Toll Free)
Fax:
863-619-8901
E-mail:
Areas of Practice
- 90% Employment Discrimination
- 5% Constitutional Rights
- 5% Non-Profit Corporation Law
- Administrative Hearings & Adjudication
- Administrative Investigations
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Mini-Trials
- Non-Profit & Tax-Exempt Organizations
- Civil Rights
- Age Discrimination
- Disability & Illness Discrimination
- Gay & Lesbian Rights
- National Origin Discrimination
- Race Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
- Sex Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Class Actions -- Plaintiff
- Constitutional Law
- Affirmative Action
- Discrimination
- Freedom of Information
- Freedom of Press
- Freedom of Religion
- Freedom of Speech
- Voting Rights
- Employment Law -- Employee
- Affirmative Action -- Employee
- Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee
- Employee Rights -- Employee
- Employment Contracts -- Employee
- Employment Discrimination -- Employee
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee
- Municipal Employment -- Employee
- Sexual Harassment -- Employee
- Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee
- Wrongful Termination -- Employee
- Social Security -- Disability
- Benefits
- Unfair Labor Practices
- Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
- Complex Litigation
- Federal Appellate Practice
- Federal Trial Practice
- State Appellate Practice
- State Trial Practice
- Whistleblower/Qui Tam
Litigation Percentage
- 70% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified Labor & Employment Lawyer, The Florida Bar, 2002
- Certified Civil Mediator, Florida Supreme Court, 2000
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1986
- Connecticut, 1975
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1976
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1986
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1986
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida Trial Bar, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1986
Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut
- J.D. with Honors - 1975
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law
- Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania
- B.A. - 1969
- Major: History
Published Works
- The Law Protests and Demonstrations, 11 PILS Reporter 10 (Fla. Bar), December, 2003
- The Legal Services Restrictions, 17 Yale L&P Review 355, Fall, 1998
Representative Cases
Classes/Seminars
- Trial Skills, Florida Employment Lawyers Association, 2010
- Board Certification Review Course, The Florida Bar, 2004 - 2008
Honors and Awards
- Outstanding Attorney Award by Florida Legal Services Attorneys, 1999
- Florida SuperLawyer, 2007 - 2010
Professional Associations and Memberships
- National Employment Lawyers Association, Member, 1999 - 2010
- Public Interest Law Section of Florida Bar, Member, 2003 - 2010
Past Employment Positions
- Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. , Executive Director, 1985 - 1999
- Neighborhood Legal Services of Hartford, Inc. , Executive Director, 1975 - 1985
Pro Bono Activities
- Counsel to People Encouraging People, which grants scholarships to children of farmworkers, 1997 - 2010
- Counsel to Coalition of Immokalee Workers, 2000 - 2010
Languages
- English
