HOLDING EMPLOYERS ACCOUNTABLE SINCE 1985
If you have an employment issue, we can help. For more than 30 years, Fortune Law Offices has represented clients from every walk of life, including CEOs, medical doctors, human resources professionals, managers, supervisors, and hourly workers — in every industry and profession. Whether the issue involves an employment contract, a non-compete, a severance package, an unlawful termination or any other matter involving your employment, we can help.
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SCOTT THOMAS FORTUNE
Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law
Scott Fortune is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law and is also a Certified Civil Mediator. Since 1985, Scott has represented more than 1,000 employees as plaintiffs in employment discrimination cases in addition to dozens of plaintiffs in personal injury cases. While most of his clients are high- and mid‑level managers, he has also represented men and women from virtually every occupation in public and private industry.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Scott has a reputation for being tenacious and creative while advocating for his clients. He is rated “AV” by his peers, which is the highest rating an attorney can receive concerning ethics and legal ability. He is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, in several federal courts, and all courts in the State of Florida. For nearly twenty years, Scott taught trial skills to other lawyers from around the country, as a faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He is also certified as a mediator by the Florida Supreme Court. Scott is also a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, The Florida Bar, and the Jacksonville Bar Association. He is currently co-chair of the Jacksonville Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Committee.
Scott usually represents no more than 10-15 individuals at a time to ensure that he can be personally involved in every case. Naturally, there is no guarantee that Scott or his firm can make any specific recovery in any particular case. Each case must be evaluated based on its own unique facts and circumstances.
Scott obtained a settlement of approximately $400,000 on behalf of a wrongfully terminated warehouse worker making approximately $12 per hour. Scott’s client was “downsized” in a reduction in force less than a month after his wife was diagnosed with cancer. Scott alleged that the employer had fired his client in order to avoid paying for his wife’s medical treatment, which was expected to be very expensive.
Scott and his client won an age discrimination case in federal court on behalf of a 62-year-old crane operator who was laid-off due to an alleged lack of work, and was replaced a few months later by a much younger operator. In addition to his client’s age, the employer was motivated to fire him due to the fact that his client’s wife had expensive medical conditions which had been paid for by the client’s employer. Mr. Fortune’s client recovered nearly $900,000.00 at trial, including attorneys’ fees and costs.
In 2017 and 2018, Scott and his firm have represented, or are representing several employees with disability claims under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), and the Florida Civil Rights Act. In 2018, Scott is representing the former President and CEO of a large financial firm who was wrongly terminated after nearly 20 years of employment, within weeks after being diagnosed with cancer.
During the past three decades, Scott has negotiated scores of severance packages on behalf of executives and others, and has helped many men and women obtain favorable employment contracts. He also has helped numerous employees negotiate challenges involving non-compete agreements.
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