Richard John Westberry
Pensacola, Florida
Sole Practitioner
| Phone: | (850) 473-0401 |
| Fax: | (850) 473-1388 |
| Email: | Contact Me |
Areas of Practice
- Labor and Employment
- Family Law
- Civil Litigation
- Administrative Law
- Wrongful Termination
- Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Age Discrimination in Employment
- Civil Service
- Employee Discipline
- Employee Rights
- Employer Liability
- Employment at Will
- Employment Breach of Contract
- Employment Civil Rights
- Employment Claims
Certification/Specialties
- Board Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1977
- Alabama, 1974
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 1974
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1983
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2006
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1983
Education
- Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama,
1974
J.D. - University of West Florida,
1996
MPA - Troy University, Troy, Alabama,
1971
B.S.
Major: Business Administration
Published Works
- "Handling Retaliatory Discharge Cases Under the Workers Compensation Act", (Co-author with Copper A.), The Florida Bar Journal, LVII, No. 4, April, 1984
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The Florida Bar, Employment and Family Law Sections
Member - Alabama State Bar
Member - National Employment Lawyers Association
Member - American Association for Justice
Member - The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Member - American Inns of Court (Pensacola Chapter)
Barrister - Judicial Administration, Selection and Tenure Standing Committee,
1993
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1996
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Merit Systems Protection Board
- Florida Commission on Human Relations
- Public Employee Relations Commission
- Florida Division of Administrative Hearings
Past Employment Positions
- U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, Lt. Col. (retired)
Languages
- English
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Sigma Alpha
- Phi Alpha Alpha
Birth Information
- June 9, 1947, Rosenheim, Germany