Before teaming up with our firm, Deborah was of counsel with Jackson Lewis L.L.P., a national employment defense firm, Jackson Lewis, LLP with 750 attorneys in 25 offices.  At Jackson Lewis L.L.P. Ms. Frimmel represented mostly Fortune 500 corporations. Her practice included representing employers regarding all aspects of employment and labor law. Prior to Jackson Lewis, Deborah was an employment and labor law attorney with another firm, Holland & Knight, LLP, a firm with nearly 1000 attorneys nationwide.

  During her years of practice, Ms. Frimmel has provided pro bono legal services to numerous underprivileged children in the Orlando area as a Guardian Ad Litem and has been recognized by the Orange County Legal Aid Society for her dedication in representing Central Florida’s children in times of crisis.

  Ms. Frimmel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with high honors from Villanova University, Philadelphia, Pa. in 1990 and received her Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad Law Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1996. While attending law school, she was an active member of the Moot Court Team and served as Law Clerk to General Counsel and Labor and Employment Counsel at Coulter Corporation (now Beckman Coulter) in Miami, Florida.

  In addition to her firm experience, Ms. Frimmel has been a featured speaker at management seminars and workshops    including,

• Lorman Educational Services: Featured speaker on numerous labor and employment topics including, but not limited to, Wages, Hours and Safety, Hiring and Discipline, Employment Law Overview, Employee Privacy, The Bermuda Triangle-ADA,FMLA and WorkersLorman Educational Services: Featured speaker on numerous labor and employment topics including, but not limited to, Wages, Hours and Safety, Hiring and Discipline, Employment Law Overview, Employee Privacy, The Bermuda Triangle-ADA,FMLA and Workers’
• Council on Education in Management: Featured speaker on several labor and employment law related topics including, but not limited to; Employee Privacy, FLSA Collective Actions; Union Avoidance, Labor Management Relations and Sexual Harassment.
• Workforce Central Florida: Workplace Retaliation, Florida Whistleblower Act, FLSA Compliance, FLSA Exemptions Clarified, Calculating Overtime, Workplace Harassment, Pregnancy Discrimination and Religious Accommodation.
• University of Phoenix: Faculty Member: Masters of Business Administration Program: Enterprise Risk, The Legal Foundation of Business.

PRACTICE AREAS: Employment; Labor Law:  Eliminating unsafe workplace conditions, securing a living wage for employees, and eliminating, or at least, tempering the strife that often occurs between employee and employers.

ADMITTED:  Florida; United States Virgin Islands;  U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

COLLEGE: Nova Southeastern Sheppard Broad Law Center, J.D. 1996 (Honors); Villanova University, B.A. 1990 (cum laude)