James Cunningham Jr. concentrates on resolving commercial business disputes and representing management in claims for employees for violating the federal and state employment laws.
Representative Experience
· John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. Bludworth, 452 So.2d 921 (Fla. 1984)
· Telesat Cablevision, Inc. v. The City of Riviera Beach, Florida, 773 F. Supp. 383 (S.D. Fla. 1991)
· Reuter Recycling of Florida, Inc. v. City of Hallandale, 993 So. 2d 1178 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008)
· Morrini v. Fisher, 647 So. 2d 127 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1994)
· Has defended claims for alleged violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act and federal labor and employment statutes.
· Has represented litigants involved in claims for breach of contract, invasion of privacy, conspiracy to invade privacy, defamation and conspiracy to defame
Professional & Community Involvement
· Former member of the Board of Directors of GableStage, a Coral Gables based professional theatre company.
· Former Chairman, Vice Chairman and Member of the Executive Board of New World School of the Arts
· Former Member, Strategic Planning Committee of the Performing Arts Center Trust, Inc.
· Former Member Federal Magistrate Judge Selection Committee for the Southern District of Florida in 1995.
· Former Member Access to Civil Justice Advisory Group
· Former Member Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and served as Chair of the Chamber's Legislative Priorities Committee and on its Board of Governors
· Former Member Board of Directors and former President Elect of the Coconut Grove Arts Festival
· Former Member and Board Chairman of the Board of Directors of Florida Foster Care Review Project, Inc.
· Former member of the Board of Directors of the Children's Home Society of South Florida, Inc.
· Former Member of the Executive Counsel of the General Practice Section of The Florida Bar
Awards & Recognition
· Florida's Super Lawyers (Since 2006)
· Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite (2006)
· Invited into membership of Litigation Counsel of America
· Former President of Florida Blue Key at University of Florida
· Member, University of Florida Hall of Fame
Articles & Presentations
Articles
· "2004 Wage and Hour Rules: Get Prepared Now," Berger Singerman
· "Alternative Dispute Resolution: Here to Stay," Berger Singerman
· "Florida's Excursion Into the Realm of Cable Television Franchising: Parts I & II", The Florida Bar Journal, January-February, 1989
Presentations
· Testified before the Florida Legislature on adoption of Fla. Sta. 166.046 (repealed)
· Meeting Speaker to Broward County's Construction Executives Association on Amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations
Prior Affiliations
· Law Clerk to the Honorable James E. Alderman, Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida
· Shutts & Bowen
· Frates Bienstock & Sheehe
· Bailey Hunt Jones & Busto
· Adjunct Instructor, St. Thomas University School of Law
In the News
UPER LAWYERS FLORIDA, Super Lawyers news, Mitchell W. Berger, Anthony J. Carriuolo, Charles H. Lichtman,James C. Cunningham, March 01, 2008
Movers In South Florida, The Miami Herald, James Cunningham & Marc Shuster, January 13, 2009
Movers, The Miami Herald, James Cunningham & Marc Shuster, January 19, 2009
People, Miami Today, James Cunningham, January 22, 2009
People, Daily Business Review, James C. Cunningham Jr., July 16, 2009
People on the Move, Sun-Sentinel, Gregory A. Haile,James C. Cunningham Jr,Rene D. Harrod, August 03, 2009
News and Notes, The Florida Bar News, James C. Cunningham, Jr., August 15, 2009
Attorneys James C. Cunningham, Frank Scruggs, Gregory A. Haile And Lorianne K. Williams Selected For "Who's Who In Black South Florida", James C. Cunningham, Frank Scruggs, Gregory A. Haile, Lorianne K. Williams, October 22, 2009
Publications
Litigating in Florida, April 2010, Dispute Resolution Team Newsletter, 04/20/2010