Kevin E. Hyde is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP. He is managing partner of the firm's Jacksonville office, and vice chair of the Labor & Employment Practice. He is also a member of the Automotive Industry Team. Mr. Hyde represents employers in a variety of human resources matters. His practice focuses on day-to-day employment counseling and workplace safety. He has represented employers in numerous charges of discrimination, employment-discrimination cases, wage-hour and management-union matters.
Mr. Hyde is a past chair of the Florida Bar Labor and Employment Section (1998-1999) and the Florida Bar Labor and Employment Certification Committee. He has been Peer Review Rated as AV® Preeminent™, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system and has been named the Best Lawyers'® 2011 Jacksonville Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year and 2012 Jacksonville Employment - Management Lawyer of the Year. Mr. Hyde is listed in Who's Who Legal USA - Management Labor & Employment, The Best Lawyers in America® (1999-2012) and Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers (2008-2011). He is recognized as one of Florida's Legal Elite™ by Florida Trend magazine and was selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers® (2006-2011).
Mr. Hyde served on the Jacksonville, Fla. City Council from 2003-2011 and is a past president of the City Council. Mr. Hyde speaks regularly at various programs and seminars, focusing on employment issues. He has served as keynote speaker at more than 30 state, regional, and national business and civic organization conventions.
Mr. Hyde is a graduate of the University of Florida College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1988), and the University of South Florida (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984).
Mr. Hyde is a member of the Florida and Virginia Bar.