Sherril M. Colombo

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Sherril Colombo is a Florida Board Certified Labor and Employment attorney and draws on her extensive experience of over 30 years to provide effective advocacy for her clients. Sherril has tried numerous employment cases as lead counsel before juries, judges and arbitrators. She also has argued extensively before federal and state appellate courts. Sherril’s experience and practice includes: 

  • Employment law claims
  • Compliance with federal and state employment laws
  • Wage and hour claims
  • Enforcement of arbitration agreements
  • Noncompete and trade secret claims
  • Employment contracts and separation agreements
  • The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) benefit and disability claims
  • Policy and compliance guidance

Sherril is committed to resolving litigation for her clients in a manner that advances their business objectives. She has demonstrated a similar dedication in her work for the legal community, active in a number of bar and other legal organizations. She is a past chair of the Executive Council for the Labor & Employment Law Section of the Florida Bar and past president of the Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers.

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Speaking Engagements

Moderator, Health Coverage Trends in Employee Benefits: Abortion Services, Family Forming Benefits & Gender Affirming Care

  • February 22, 2025
  • ABA TIPS Symposium on Employee Benefits, ERISA, Life, Health & Disability Insurance

Presenter, Employment Related Business Interests, including the Federal Arbitration Act and the Florida Arbitration Code

  • January 16, 2025
  • Florida Labor & Employment Certification Annual Update

Lunch & Learn: Improving Employee Relations in a Rapidly Changing Workplace

  • May 21, 2024
  • Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

State Diversity Board Mandates

  • December 13, 2022
  • Women in the Boardroom Webinar

Arbitration Agreements and All That Jazz: Do They Still Make Sense for Employers?

  • April 30, 2021
  • ACC South Florida CLE Conference

ERISA Case Law Update

  • April 2020
  • DRI, Life Health & Disability Committee, Corporate Counsel

Go Your Own Way: A Deep Dive into Noncompetes - Their Risks and Rewards

  • September 19, 2019
  • ACC South Florida 10th Annual CLE Conference Fort Lauderdale, FL

Conducting Lawful Investigations: Facing New Challenges, Refining Your Techniques, and Avoiding Common Pitfalls

  • August 26, 2019
  • HR Florida Conference and Expo, Kissimmee, FL

Trying Wage and Hour Matters and Wage and Hour Hot Topics

  • April 25, 2019
  • NELC 24th Annual Conference

Hot Topics in ERISA Disability Claims

  • April 2, 2019
  • 2019 Eastern Claims Conference

SuperStars in Trial

  • March 1, 2019
  • Trial Team Presenter (Bench & Bar Conference), American Inns of Court

Moderator, Legends of the Boardroom, Ins and Outs of the Corporate M&A

  • October 19, 2018
  • Judicial Events

Legends in the Boardroom, In’s & Out’s of the Corporate M&A (Moderator)

  • October 9, 2018
  • Judicial Events

SuperStars in Trial, Effectively Using Technology in Litigation

  • September 28, 2018
  • American Inns of Court

SuperStars in Trial, Effectively Using Technology in Litigation

  • September 28, 2018
  • American Inns of Court

ERISA or BUST

  • May 7, 2018
  • Eastern Claims Conference

Usual, Customary and Reasonable

  • April 13, 2018
  • Defense Research Institute, Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Seminar

What Employment Lawyers Need to Know About ERISA

  • January 19, 2018
  • Florida Bar Certification Review

ERISA 502(a)(3) Claims Around the Circuits

  • January 13, 2018
  • ABA Annual TIPS Symposium

“Ban the Box” and Other New Restrictions in Hiring

  • September 1, 2016
  • Hospitality Human Resources Association of Broward County Meeting, Pompano Beach, FL

Healthcare Databases, Privacy and Preemption Issues

  • April 13, 2016
  • DRI Life, Health Disability and ERISA Conference, Chicago, IL

Hot Topics in ERISA Disability Law

  • March 15, 2016
  • 2016 Eastern Claims Conference, New York, NY

The Justice League: Mastering the Employment Law Ethics Universe

  • July 29, 2015
  • ACC South Florida

Additional Thought Leadership

Diversity Scorecard 2014

  • January 31, 2014
  • Daily Business Review

Litigation Over Group Policy Conversion Rights Triggers ERISA Jurisdiction

  • Winter 2013
  • Health and Disability & Life Insurance Law Committees Newsletter

Twenty percent of overtime-pay lawsuits filed in South Florida

  • May 25, 2012
  • Sun Sentinel

Educate Yourself and Your Employees about Best Practices to Help Wage-and-Hour Lawsuits

  • November 2008
  • Nations Restaurant News

Business Groups Challenge Florida ‘Guns at Work’ Law

  • July 2008
  • Inside Counsel

Wage-and-Hour Suits Put Industry on Defensive

  • November 2007
  • Nation’s Restaurant News

The Wage and Hour Minefield: Some Words of Wisdom for Employers

  • November 2007
  • Corporate Counsel

Consistent Dress Code Enforcement Critical to Liability Protection

  • June 2002
  • Dynamic Manager

Discrimination Claims

  • Fall 1996
  • Trial Advocate Quarterly
  • Florida Defense Lawyers Association

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