Cynthia N. Sass
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Cynthia N. Sass is an attorney based in Tampa, FLORIDA. The practice focuses on Employment and Litigation. Currently practicing at Sass, Everhart & Silva, P.A. (formerly Sass Law Firm).
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- Tampa, FLORIDA
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- Employment · Litigation
- Handles Employment and Litigation matters from Tampa, FLORIDA.
- Recognized with Lawyer of the Year — Employment Law - Individuals (Tampa) (2017).
About Cynthia N. Sass: Cynthia N. Sass is an attorney based in Tampa, FLORIDA. The practice focuses on Employment and Litigation. Currently practicing at Sass, Everhart & Silva, P.A. (formerly Sass Law Firm).
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Cynthia N. Sass represents clients in Tampa, Florida across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.
Biography
About Cynthia N. Sass
Cynthia N. Sass has been practicing law in Florida over 35 years. She formed the Sass Law Firm in 1993 to exclusively focus on representing public and private sector employees in employment disputes. The mission of her firm is to provide the client with an honest assessment of each case, ensure each client is educated on the options and remedies available to them through the law, and strategize with the client to accomplish his or her goals. In doing so, her firm takes an individual approach to each case, advising clients as to the potential results, costs of litigation and other means of resolving their employee disputes. In order to provide her clients with the best service, Ms. Sass makes it a priority to keep current on the trends affecting employee rights, changes in rules and agency positions, and the most recent applicable case law.
Cynthia is often asked to write or speak on employment law-related topics, especially those related to representing employees. She is the current Editor-in-Chief for the national treatise, Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, published by the American Bar Association and Bloomberg. Starting in 2011, Cynthia served as the treatise’s Southeast Regional Editor, while co-authoring the Florida chapter and its annual supplements. Ms. Sass authored a chapter on Discovery and Deposing the Alleged Harasser and Defense Witnesses: The Plaintiff’s Perspective, for the TIPS book Sexual Harassment and Retaliation: A Practical Handbook for Plaintiff and Defense published by the American Bar Association in 2019. She was appointed by the Florida Supreme Court and served on the Standard Jury Instructions Committee – Civil Cases, a Special Committee of The Florida Bar. During her time on that committee, she was Chair of the Spoliation Subcommittee and a member of the Employment Subcommittee, as well as the Negligence Subcommittee. These committees were responsible for drafting the standard state jury instructions on spoliation, private-sector whistleblowing and the Florida Civil Rights Act. Cynthia Sass is also a successful litigator, with published opinions. Ms. Sass holds various national and regional leadership positions, along with committee appointments, and is an active Federal Mediator/Florida Supreme Court Mediator Circuit Civil.
Sass Law Firm has been nationally recognized as a Best Law Firm in Employment Law for Individuals in Tampa by U.S. News & World Report since 2011. Cynthia Sass has been honored by various local, state and national independent sources including being AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and listed by The Best Lawyers in America® in Employment Law – Individuals since 2007, and named its Attorney of the Year in 2017 in that category for Tampa. Cynthia has also been recognized by Super Lawyers® in Employment Law since 2006, and has made the Super Lawyers® Top 50 Women in Florida list as published by Thomson Reuters. In addition, she has been recognized by Tampa Magazine as a Top Lawyer in Labor and Employment in the Tampa Bay Area. Ms. Sass is honored to be a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and one of the 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights Lawyers as listed by Lawdragon. The various honors she has received accurately reflect Cynthia’s reputation as an attorney, dedication to assisting her clients and high ethical values.
For a full list of Cynthia’s awards, publications, speaking engagements and associations, check out her profile at https://www.employmentlawtampa.com/attorneys/cynthia-n-sass/
Credentials
Education
University of Richmond
— · 1987
Smith College
— · 1984
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Florida, The Florida
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Awards & honors
Lawyer of the Year — Employment Law - Individuals (Tampa)
2017
Best Lawyers in America — Employment Law - Individuals
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Labor Law - Management
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — COVID-19
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Employment
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Individuals
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Plaintiffs
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — in Litigation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Labor and Employment –
2026
Best Lawyers in America — The Best Lawyers in America
2026
Best Lawyers in America — (2024-Present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Thomson Reuters (2020-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment & Civil Rights Lawyers
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Lawdragon (2019-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Top Lawyers
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Voted #1 by Peers listed in Tampa Magazine (2017-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Top 3 Employment Lawyers in Tampa
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – ThreeBest Rated (since 2016)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Top 100 Trial Lawyers
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – The National Trial Lawyers (2014-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Best Law Firms
2026
Best Lawyers in America — ™ in Employment Law for Individuals
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers (2011-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — The Bar Register of Pre-eminent Women Lawyers
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Martindale-Hubbell (2011-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Who’s Who in American Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Marquis Who’s Who (2009-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — –
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Best Lawyers in America — E
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Best Lawyers in America — mployment Law – Individuals
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – The Best Lawyers in America (2007-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Top 50 Women in Florida
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Florida Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters (2008-2014, 2016-2017, 2020-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Florida Super Lawyers in Employment Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Thomson Reuters (2006-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Top Attorney Employment
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Superb 10.0 Rating, Avvo (2006-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — AV Preeminent Peer Rated
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Martindale-Hubbell (2005-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Law Firm
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Outstanding Contributor
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Bloomberg Law (2024)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Top 50 Tampa Bay Attorneys
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Florida Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters (2014, 2021-2024)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Legal Elite in Labor and Employment Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Florida Trend (2005-2012, 2014-2016, 2018, 2022)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Appreciation Award
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Women in the Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Labor and Employment – Best Lawyers, Business Edition (April 2019)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lawyer of the Year • Employment Law • Tampa
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – The Best Lawyers in America (2017)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Clients’ Choice
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Avvo, 2015-2017
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Client Champion Silver
2026
Best Lawyers in America — – Martindale-Hubbell, 2017, 2021
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Outstanding Service Award
2026
Best Lawyers in America — , as Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar (2006-2007)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Outstanding Faculty Member
2026
Best Lawyers in America — , Employment Law Trial Skills Program – Stetson University College of Law (2001)
2026
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Sass, Everhart & Silva, P.A. (formerly Sass Law Firm)
601 West Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 33603
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What areas of law does Cynthia N. Sass practice?
Cynthia N. Sass focuses on Employment and Litigation.
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Cynthia N. Sass primarily serves clients in Tampa, Florida, with an office at 601 West Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.
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