About Us
Bill Curphey started his own practice in 1999 after decades of litigation experience, including work in the government sector for the U.S. Department of Labor, as in-house counsel at a Fortune 200 company, and as a partner at a large law firm.
Bill has tried hundreds of cases over the course of his career. Clients seek him out for his formidable trial skills and keen instincts. His experience encompasses jury trials for corporate defendants and plaintiffs alike, in both federal and state courts, in cases including complex business disputes, breach of contract including employment contracts, covenants not to compete, sexual harassment, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and other employment-related matters. He has also successfully handled numerous appeals.
In addition to his active litigation practice, Bill also assists client outside of the courtroom, advising businesses on regulatory compliance, and responding to EEOC, OSHA and other government investigations of the workplace. An accomplished and engaging speaker, he has traveled around the United States and as far as India, the United Kingdom, and the Philippines speaking on such topics as regulatory compliance, how to avoid employment litigation, supervisory skills and negotiation. He has also served as an adjunct professor on labor and employment law at Stetson College of Law and the University of South Florida Graduate School of Business.
- Employment
- Appeals
- Real Estate
- Member, American Bar Association, Labor Law Section
- Member, Florida Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Real Estate Law Section, Litigation Law Section, Executive Council of the Solo & Small Firm Section.
- Member, Georgia Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Real Property Law Section
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Member, Manatee County, Florida Chamber of Commerce
- Florida, Georgia and Ohio State Bar
- U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern District of Florida
- 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
- 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Effective Interviewing, Choosing the Right Employee: a Step-by-Step Approach
- Government Investigations of the Workplace
- Avoiding Litigation in the Workplace
- Supervisory Skills, Maintaining a Union Free Environment
- Employer’s Guide to Wage and Hours Laws
- Employer’s Guide to the American with Disabilities Act
- Workers Compensation and the American with Disabilities Act
- OSHA: What it Means for your Clients
- Litigation Techniques: How to Try a Case
- Sexual Harassment Claims: Litigating and Defending
- Tart v. Bay Fin. Sav. Bank, F.S.B., 13 So. 3d 487 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 5th DCA 2009)
- Baumgart v. Washington Partners, Inc., 983 So. 2d 586 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008)
- Diaz v. John Adcock Ins. Agency, Inc., 729 So. 2d 465 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999)
- Braishfield Assocs. v. McCahill, 724 So. 2d 601 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998)
- Stuart v. Danka Corp., 986 F. Supp. 741 (E.D.N.Y. 1997)
- Bradley v. Hurricane Restaurant, 670 So. 2d 162 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996)
- Burdick v. Bob’s Space Racers, 659 So. 2d 351 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995) (amicus)
- Southeast Tel. Contractors v. Monk, 657 So. 2d 1166 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995)
- Voulgaris v. Skipper’s Ice Cream Cafe, 647 So. 2d 116 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994)
- Brevard County Bd. of County Comm’rs v. State, 516 So. 2d 968 (Fla. 5th DCA 1987)