PRACTICE AREAS: 11
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 3

Firm Details

Cynthia Sass founded the firm in 1993 and the firm continues to thrive due to her unwavering dedication to serving clients with excellence and integrity.

Sass Law Firm practices solely in the area of labor and employment law, primarily representing employees from both the private and public sectors. Cynthia Sass is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest recognition possible in the legal industry for professionalism and ethics, and has received numerous other recognitions for her employment law practice. In 2019, Yvette D. Everhart became a shareholder in the firm and in 2025, Adria Lynn Silva became a shareholder in the firm. The firm is recognized nationally as Best Law Firm ranked by Best Lawyers® since 2011.

Sass Law Firm boasts award-winning attorneys experienced and recognized in the employment law field, including: three attorneys Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by The Florida Bar; a Member of the Board of Governors of The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers; a current Board Member of the National Employment Lawyers Association; four past Presidents of the National Employment Lawyers Association’s Florida Chapter; a current and past Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar; and several magna cum laude and cum laude graduates. Each attorney was hand-selected based upon her intelligence, legal skills, knowledge of employment law, and a sincere desire to help individuals who have suffered injustice in the workplace.

Please take the time to visit our website for more information, www.EmploymentLawTampa.com, or contact us by phone at 813.251.5599.

PRACTICE AREAS: 11
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 3
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Awards & Focus

Awards
  • Cynthia N. Sass - Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers®, Thomson Reuters, 2023
  • Cynthia Sass - Appreciation Award – Co-Chairing Labor & Employment Section, Hillsborough County Bar Association from 2016 – 2019, awarded in 2022 (delay due to COVID-19)
  • FIRM - Best Law Firms in Employment Law for Individuals, U.S. News & World Report, Best Lawyers, 2011-present
  • FIRM - The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 2005-present
  • FIRM - Best Law Firms in Employment Law for Individuals, The Best Lawyers in America, 2007-present
  • FIRM - Best Employment Lawyers in Tampa, Expertise, 2020-present
  • FIRM - Best Business, Excellence Rated by ThreeBest Rated, 2018
  • Cynthia Sass - AV Preeminent® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence, Martindale-Hubbell, 2005-present
  • Cynthia Sass - Florida Super Lawyers, Labor and Employment Law, Thomson Reuters, 2006-present
  • Cynthia Sass - Best Lawyers in Employment Law for Individuals, The Best Lawyers in America, 2017-present
  • Cynthia Sass - Top Lawyers, Voted #1 by Peers, Tampa Magazine, 2017-present
  • Cynthia Sass - Top 3 Employment Lawyers in Tampa, ThreeBest Rated, 2016-present
  • Cynthia Sass - 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2019-present
  • Cynthia Sass - The Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 2011-present
  • Cynthia Sass - Top Attorney in Employment, Superb 10.0 Rating, Avvo, 2006-present
  • Cynthia Sass - Top 50 Women in Florida, Florida Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2008-2014, 2016-2017, 2020-present
  • Cynthia Sass - Top 50 Tampa Bay Attorneys, Florida Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2014, 2021-2024
  • Cynthia Sass - Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2014-present
  • Cynthia Sass - Legal Elite in Labor and Employment Law, Florida Trend magazine, 2005-2012, 2014-2016, 2018, 2022
  • Cynthia Sass - Who's Who in American Law, Marquis Who's Who, 2009-present
  • Cynthia Sass - Outstanding Contributor – Bloomberg Law, 2024
  • Cynthia Sass - Women in the Law, Labor and Employment, Best Lawyers, Business Edition, April 2019
  • Cynthia Sass - Lawyer of the Year, Employment Law - Individuals, Tampa, Florida, Best Lawyers of America, 2017
  • Cynthia Sass - Outstanding Service Award, Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2006-2007
  • Cynthia Sass - Outstanding Faculty Member, Employment Law Trial Skills Program, Stetson University College of Law, 2001
  • Yvette Everhart - Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law – Thomson Reuters, 2019-present
  • Yvette Everhart Best Lawyers® in Employment Law for Individuals – The Best Lawyers in America®, 2024 – present
  • Yvette Everhart - Top Lawyers, Voted #1 by Peers – Tampa Magazine, 2026
  • Yvette Everhart - Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law – The Florida Bar, 2017-present
  • Yvette Everhart AV Preeminent® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence – Martindale-Hubbell, 2021-present
  • Yvette Everhart - Florida Super Lawyers, Employment Law for Employees, Thomson Reuters, 2019-present
  • Yvette Everhart - 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2020-present
  • Yvette Everhart - Top Attorney, Superb 10.0 Rating, Avvo, 2008-present
  • Yvette Everhart - Volunteer of the Year, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2019-2020
  • Yvette Everhart - Rising Stars in Employment Law, Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2016-2017
  • Yvette Everhart - Dean W. Gary Vause Award, The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section, 2005
  • Yvette Everhart - Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award, Stetson University College of Law, 2005
  • Janet Wise - Florida Super Lawyer in Labor & Employment Law - Employee, Thomson Reuters, 2014-present
  • Janet Wise - 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers, Lawdragon, 2020-present
  • Janet Wise - Who's Who in American Law, Marquis Who's Who, 2017-present
  • Janet Wise - Legal 2021 in Labor and Employment – USA – Finance Monthly, 2021
  • Janet Wise - Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law – Thomson Reuters, 2020-present
  • Janet WiseBest Lawyers® in Employment Law for Litigation – Labor and Employment, 2024-present
  • Janet WiseBest Lawyers® in Employment Law for Individuals – Labor and Employment, 2024-present
  • Janet Wise - Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law – The Florida Bar, since 2001
  • Janet Wise - Top Attorney Employment, Superb 10.0 Rating, Avvo, 2006-present
  • Janet Wise - Professional Involvement, Lawyer Legion, 2020-present
  • Janet Wise Florida Women in Law Nominee for Who’s Who in American Law – Marquis Who’s Who®, 2020
  • Janet Wise - Lifetime Achievement Award, Marquis Who's Who, 2019

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