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Marilyn G. Moran

Marilyn Moran’s experience spans both the public and private sectors and includes representation of employer interests in employment litigation, with an emphasis on race and gender discrimination, retaliation and sexual harassment. Ms. Moran has successfully argued on behalf of employers before state and federal courts, as well as administrative agencies, on employment law issues. She also has represented public sector employers in the area of traditional labor, seeking to vacate unfavorable arbitration awards reinstating unionized employees.

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Moran served as a law clerk to the Honorable Gregory A. Presnell, United States District Court Judge for the Middle District of Florida. As a law clerk, Ms. Moran drafted numerous orders and judgments and advised the court on a variety of employment law issues, which constituted a significant portion of the court’s docket.

In addition to civil jury trial experience, Ms. Moran has handled numerous jury and non-jury trials as a former state prosecutor.

Some of Ms. Moran’s more notable client work includes:

• Successfully defended Orange County, Florida, in a race discrimination and marital discrimination case. The County received summary judgment as to all claims and the ruling was upheld on appeal. The appellate opinion resulted in the strengthening of the standard of proof required to establish discriminatory discharge.
• Successfully defended Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., in a breach of contract action following a three-day jury trial.
• Successfully represented Mears Transportation Group in a case of first impression involving an insured’s right to recoup relocation costs during an environmental cleanup. Mears received summary judgment and recovered a significant sum, including attorneys’ fees.
• Successfully represented Siemens Energy, Inc., in a misappropriation of trade secrets injunction action against former employees who formed a competitive business.
• Quoted in Insurance Law 360 concerning favorable Mears ruling; quoted in First Monday, a monthly publication of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, in the article “Homework Equals Homework,” concerning the potential legal implications of allowing employees to work from home.

Ms. Moran has written and lectured on a variety of topics of interest to employers, including sexual harassment, family responsibilities discrimination and retaliation. She also has been a guest lecturer at the University of Central Florida on the topic of collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Ms. Moran is a member of the Florida Bar and served as President of the Orlando Chapter of the Federal Bar Association for the 2009-2010 term. Ms. Moran is also a member of the Federal Court Practice Committee of the Florida Bar and the Orange County Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Committee. Her work has been published in Federal Lawyer magazine. In 2010, Ms. Moran was selected as a “Florida Rising Star” by Super Lawyers magazine.