Specializing in Consumer Protection Laws

The Law Offices of Paul A. Herman, P.A. and the firm founder, Paul A. Herman, Esq., (a Board Certified Florida Workers Compensation Attorney and a member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates) specialize in the practice of Consumer Law in representing individual consumers for foreclosure defense, debt dismissal, defense, and resolution; debt collection violation;, student loan defaults and resolution; credit reporting issues; and in particular cases under the Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Florida Consumer Collections Practices Act (FCCPA), and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

In addition Mr. Herman has represented both individual claimants and employer/carriers/servicing agents in Workers Compensation matters under the Florida Workers’ Compensation Act (F.S. 440 et seq) and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), the Defense Based Act (DBA) and most recently employees and employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for Overtime and minimum wage violations.

Mr. Herman also serves as a full time Florida Circuit Court Certified and Longshoreman Act mediator, specializing in Federal Workers’ Compensation and Defense Base Act (DBA) cases.

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CONSUMER LAW AND GENERAL LITIGATION – Paul A. Herman

• Over 25 years in the practice of law.
• Board Certified in the area of Florida Workers’ Compensation Law since 1991.
• Former equity partner in one of the largest and most prestigious Workers’ Compensation insurance defense firms in the state of Florida.
• Current member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA).
• Member of the Florida Bar, Federal Bars for the United States District Court for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida, and Trial Bar for the Southern District Court.
• Member of the 11th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court since 1988.

MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION – Paul A. Herman

• Florida Civil Circuit Court Certified and Federal Longshore Act Mediator.
• Available for all types of Florida Circuit and County Court cases, as well or any other disputes in which mediation would be helpful.
• Actively mediating federal cases, primarily within the Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) and the Defense Based Act (DBA) which he has continually practiced for nearly 30 years.
• Certified Arbitrator and is available to handle both binding and non-binding arbitration cases.
• Member of the Association of South Florida Mediators and Arbitrators.
• Currently available to handle cases anywhere nationally or internationally.
• Reasonable travel rates and arrangements for all mediations regardless of location.

CONSULTING PRACTICE

• Available to consult and co-counsel any Florida Workers’ Compensation case for either claimant or employer/servicing agent/carrier.
• Available to consult or co-counsel on any LHWCA or FLSA cases.
• Available to consult or co-counsel on any FCBA, FCRA, FDCPA, FCCPA, TCPA or other consumer related debt, credit and student loan matters.
• Available to consult and work with any companies or law firms specializing in debt and credit related issues.

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