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William Robert Amlong

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500 Ne 4th St Fl 2

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Office: 954-462-1983
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I'm Bill Amlong, a second-career lawyer (formerly, a journalist with The Miami Herald for 18 years) whom The Florida Bar has certified as a specialist in Civil... more

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License

27 years since William Robert Amlong was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Florida	Member in Good Standing	1985	03/04/2011

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Work Experience

Position	Duration
Shareholder at The Amlong Firm	1985–present

Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center		JD -- Cum Laude	1985
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Journalism	AB in Journalism

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Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Small Firm Practitioner of Merit Award	American Bar Association General Practice, Solo and Small Section	2004
Appreciation Award	National Organization for Women, Palm Beach County Chapter	2004

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
Member	American Bar Association	1985-present
Member	American Justice Association	1985-present

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Portfolio

Cases

Donovan v. Broward County

Outcome: Internal EEO policy invalidated as retaliatory

Taylor v. Martell

Outcome: Plaintiff's pleadings stricken for fraud on court

Selim v. Pan American Airways Corp.

Outcome: Reversed summary judgment based ALPA arbitration

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
Representing the age discrimination plaintiff	Trial Magazine	2008
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton: A Seven-Year Retrospective	Florida Bar Journal	2006

Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
Annual Update of Employment and Labor Law Decisions by the United States Supreme Court	American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Mid-Winter Meeting	2008
Closing argument demonstration for mock trial	American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA	2007

Florida State Court Discovery & Motion Practice	Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Fall Conference, St. Petersburg, FL	2006
What's My Case Worth: How to Negotiate for Maximum Value	National Employment Lawyers Association, Fifteenth Annual Convention, San Antonio, TX, 2004	2005
The (Unwritten) Rules of Engagement: How it Really Works in State Courts in Florida	Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers, Spring Conference, Melbourne, FL, 2004	2005
Doing Well by Doing Good: Making Money as Civil Rights Lawyers	Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Spring Conference, Melbourne, FL	2005
Employment law trial skills	Stetson University/Florida Bar Five-Day Employment Law Trial Skills Workshop	2004
Employment law trial skills	Stetson University/Florida Bar Five-Day Employment Law Trial Skills Workshop	2002
Strategies and Techniques for Effective Cross-Examination	National Employment Lawyers, Thirteenth Annual Convention, Lake Buena Vista, FL	2002
Employment law trial skills	Stetson University/Florida Bar Five-Day Employment Law Trial Skills Workshop	2001
Trial Strategies in the Mendoza, Clover Era: Plaintiffs Employment Law as Guerilla Warfare	Georgia Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Negril, Jamaica	2001
Discovery: Practical Tips and Considerations: A No-Muss, No-Fuss Guide to Getting What You Need -- Even If It Might Not Be Everything You Want	Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Fall Seminar, St. Petersburg	2001
2000-2001 Good, Bad and Ugly Awards: Employment Discrimination Update	American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida Lawyers Conference, Key West, FL	2001
Employment law trial skills	Stetson University/Florida Bar Five-Day Employment Law Trial Skills Workshop	1997
Employment law trial skills	Stetson University/Florida Bar Five-Day Employment Law Trial Skills Workshop	1996
Going for the Gold: Damages post Civil Rights Act of 1991	American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL	1996
Employment law trial skills	Unitversity of Miami/Florida Bar Five-Day Employment Law Trial Skills Workshop	1994

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