Robert J. Sniffen is the founder and managing partner of the Firm. His practice encompasses all areas of Labor and Employment Law. He is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in Labor and Employment Law. Mr. Sniffen represents employers statewide in federal and state court and before administrative tribunals, and also provides advice to employers regarding personnel and workplace issues.
Mr. Sniffen has been active in the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Florida Bar and served as its Chair from 1999-2000. He is a member of the Academy of Florida Management Attorneys and currently serves as an officer and director of that organization. He is also a member of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association and the Defense Research Institute.
Mr. Sniffen has received an “AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell and is also listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America publication in Labor and Employment and, in 2013 was named by that publication as Tallahassee Employment Law - Management "Lawyer of the Year". Mr. Sniffen has also been named in Best’s “Directories of Recommended Insurance Attorneys and Adjusters” and was ranked in the 2011 Edition of Chambers Client’s Guide under Labor & Employment, which referred to him as "the go-to management employment person in Tallahassee. ” He has also been selected as Florida Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite” in the area of Labor and Employment Law and has also been named on two occasions as one of the Top 100 lawyers in the State in all practice areas by Super Lawyers Magazine.
Mr. Sniffen received his B.A. in political science from the University of Florida and his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law.