Shylie Bannon is a Partner in our Jacksonville, Florida, office. She also serves as Hiring Partner for the region of Florida, where she oversees associate attorney hiring endeavors. Prior to joining us, Shylie was a partner in both a multi-state, multi-specialty firm and a boutique practice.
At Hall Booth Smith, Shylie continues to represent physicians, mid-level providers, and health care providers in high exposure medical negligence claims and in administrative proceedings before the Florida Department of Health. She also represents national retailers in high exposure premises liability, negligent security, and transportation litigation with our National Trial Counsel team.
In addition to litigating matters involving personal injury and negligence, Shylie also represents management in all aspects of employment-related litigation arising from allegations of sex, disability, race, and pregnancy discrimination; whistleblower actions; and alleged violations of the National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards. She does so in administrative proceedings before both the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, as well as in all of the State and Federal Courts in Florida. She also provides employment-related counsel to clients, helping them avoid employment-related litigation through the implementation of best employment, investigation, and risk management practices.
Shylie earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, cum laude, and graduated magna cum laude from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History.
Shylie volunteers with the Guardian Ad Litem program and supports child welfare advocacy efforts in Northeast Florida. She is also a Member of the Board for the Jewish Federation & Foundation of Northeast Florida.
Recognition
•Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Litigation - Labor and Employment; Best Lawyers; 2026
•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
•Top 50 Attorneys of Jacksonville, Attorney Intel, 2023
•Florida Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2016-2019
Presentations
•Dealing with the Problem Employee: Reconciling General Risk Management Practices and Employment Liability Related to Risk Management Practices in the Transportation Setting
Multi-state logistics company, September 2016
•The ADA, FMLA and PDA: Investigation and Management of Pregnancy Related Claims
Scottsdale Insurance Company, March 2016
•Understanding Intersection of General Liability and Employment Liability Claims: North Florida Medical Group Management Association
Jacksonville, Florida; May 2015
•Premises Liability Cases and Expert Witnesses
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, February 2014
Publications
•Immigration Law for Agricultural & Seasonal Workers, with Misty Wilson Borkowski
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; May 14, 2024
•The FTC Torpedoes Non-Competes
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; May 1, 2024
•Immigration Law for Employers, with Misty Wilson Borkowski
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; April 18, 2024
•Ending Women’s History Month with a Trailblazing Woman: An Interview with Teresa Tomlinson
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; March 26, 2024
•Equal Pay Day and the Ongoing Quest for Pay Equity
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; March 12, 2024
•“Because of Sex” - Looking Back at 60 Years of Gender Discrimination and Title VII
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; February 28, 2024
•Employee or Independent Contractor?: Analyzing New Department of Labor Guidelines
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; January 31, 2024
•“I Want Sundays Off!” Religious Accommodations in the Workplace
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; January 16, 2024
•Likes, Loves, Tweets, and Pics: Social Media in the Workplace
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; January 2, 2024
•Remote Work, Mandated Returns, and Reasonable Accommodations
HBS Litigators Lounge Podcast; December 19, 2023
•2023 Florida Tort Reform
HBS Health Care Highlights Blog; April 4, 2023
•It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye: Weighing the Risks of a Liability Claim v. a Wrongful Termination Claim when Terminating an Employee After an Adverse Incident
US Law Magazine, 2016
In the Press
Litigators Lounge: The Rapidly-Evolving Landscape of Employment Law in 2025
February 19, 2025
In this episode of Litigators Lounge, hosts Jackie Voronov & Shylie Bannon discuss the major shifts in employment law for 2025.
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