Anthony James Lazzaro
About Anthony
Biography
Mr. Lazzaro founded The Lazzaro Law Firm, LLC in 2006 to advocate for the employment, overtime and minimum wage rights of employees. Mr. Lazzaro focuses his practice on litigating collective actions, class actions and individual cases for employees with overtime and minimum wage claims. Mr. Lazzaro also represents employees who have been wrongfully terminated, harassed and discriminated against in the workplace. The firm has recovered over $40 million in settlement payments on behalf of employees.
Mr. Lazzaro commonly handles claims that include misclassifying employees as exempt or as independent contractors; failing to pay for off-the-clock-work, pre-shift and post-shift work, changing into and out of uniforms, meal periods, short rest periods and travel time; improper rounding of start and stop times; and improper tip pooling.
He has litigated over 100 certified collective and class actions against major corporations such as 1-800-Flowers, Inc., Aarons, Inc., Aldi, Inc., Forever 21, Nestlé, Papa John's USA, Inc., Progressive Casualty Insurance, and RadioShack Corp. Many of these cases received local and national press coverage in publications including The Plain Dealer, Crain's Cleveland Business, The Wall Street Journal, and Law360.
Mr. Lazzaro has also filed approximately 20% of all of the Fair Labor Standards Act cases brought in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
In addition to his practice, Mr. Lazzaro served as an adjunct professor of law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law where he taught an administrative law course on the Fair Labor Standards Act between 2008 and 2013. Mr. Lazzaro has also been retained as an expert witness and as a mediator in a number of wage and hour cases.
Before founding his firm, Mr. Lazzaro represented employers in labor and employment matters as an associate attorney in the labor and employment group at Frantz Ward LLP. There, he frequently counseled employers regarding wage and hour compliance. In his current practice, Mr. Lazzaro continues to develop effective strategies for employers who request his assistance in complying with wage and hour laws.
Mr. Lazzaro earned an undergraduate degree in economics from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated cum laude with his law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where he was an Executive Editor of the Cleveland State Law Review and a Teaching Assistant in Civil Procedure.
Practice Areas
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Practice Area
22 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
33%-40%
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Licensed in Michigan for 3 years
State: Michigan
Acquired: 2022
No misconduct found
Licensed in Ohio for 21 years
State: Ohio
Acquired: 2004
No misconduct found
Location
The Lazzaro Law Firm, LLC
920 Rockefeller Building, 614 W. Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44113
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Anthony James Lazzaro's Reviews
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Posted by Gary | December 15, 2014 | Class Action
Got 'Er Done
Was informed about class action suit by law firm. I had to do nothing but sign papers and return them. Was informed what would happen and when I would receive monies. All was done in timely fashion and monies arrived as said. Great job to the Lazzaro Firm for representing the little guys.
Anthony James Lazzaro's Lawyer Endorsements
"I highly recommend Anthony Lazzaro for any labor and employment law matter."
"Anthony Lazzaro is the best employment attorney you will find, hands down! I refer every one of my employment cases to the Lazzaro Law Firm because I know that they will receive the best representation possible. Those clients who are represented by Anthony Lazzaro recognize his tireless efforts and his tremendous results. He is truly the best at what he does."
"Anthony Lazzaro is the best plaintiffs'-side wage and hour lawyer in Ohio. Bar none."
"I have had the pleasure of knowing Mr. Lazzaro since he started his practice. Anthony is a highly skilled employment attorney and is well respected in the legal community. His professionalism and clear knowledge of the law have allowed him to to be consistently successful for his clients. Because of his remarkable success and the track record of his firm I would put Anthony in the must hire category for employment matters. I endorse Mr. Lazaro and his firm without hesitation."
"I endorse this lawyer. Anthony's track record speaks for itself. He is one of the go-to labor and employment lawyers in the nation, winning millions of dollars for workers unjustly taken advantage of. I would recommend Anthony to any individual or company with a labor and employment law issue."
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Experience
Honors
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2013
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2012
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2011
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
Work Experience
2008 - Present
Adjunct Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
2006 - Present
Owner, The Lazzaro Law Firm, LLC
2004 - 2006
Associate, Frantz Ward LLP
Associations
Sample of Legal Cases
Settled for $2,200,000.00
Education
N/A
law
Speaking Engagements
2014
FLSA Settlement Agreements: Legal & Practical Considerations
2012
Recent Wage and Hour Developments
2011
Evaluating Risk and Exposure in Class and Collective Action Litigation
2011
Back to the Future: Applying 20th Century Laws to the 21st Century Workplace
Publications
Languages
English