Ms. Damian has represented directors and officers of public and private companies in a variety of corporate and securities litigation. She has also counseled companies on corporate governance matters and served as counsel to special litigation committees performing internal investigations in response to shareholder derivative demands. Ms. Damian has also been appointed by the Court to act as Distribution Agent in Securities matters.

Ms. Damian has represented a number of local and national developers in real estate and brokerage disputes and has represented national law firms in a variety of legal malpractice matters, including those involving allegations of malpractice in connection with failed advocacy, failed transactions, and the failure of financial institutions.

Ms. Damian also has substantial experience in employment litigation, including representation and counseling on behalf of national and local companies in discrimination and harassment claims including Title VII (sex, race, national, origin, religion, and retaliation); ADEA (age), ADA (disability), FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act), FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act), Section 1981, and the Florida Civil Rights Act. She also has experience in counseling clients and litigating issues concerning various employment related issues, including wage and hour laws, non-competition agreements, theft of trade secrets, hiring and firing policies, employment agreements, and employment manuals.

Ms. Damian is AV rated and admitted to practice in all Florida state courts, as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Damian is a member of the Florida Bar and the Florida Bar's Business and Labor and Employment Sections. Ms. Damian serves on the Executive Counsel of The Florida Bar Business Section. She is also a member of the American Bar Association and the American Bar Association's Litigation, Business Law, and Labor and Employment Sections, as well as the Dade County Bar Association. Ms. Damian is the Chair of the ABA Business Law Section's Women Business Advocates.

Ms. Damian is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin (B.A. 1991) and the University of Miami Law School (J.D. cum laude, 1996) where she was a member of the University of Miami Law Review. She was also a Fulbright Junior Research Fellow in Mexico.

Ms. Damian has been recognized as a top lawyer in the South Florida Legal Guide: Florida Trends Legal Elite and the Florida Superlawyer. Ms. Damian is active in child advocacy with Lawyers for Children America and the Guardian Ad Litem program. She received the pro bono award in 2001 for child advocacy from the Miami-Dade County Bar Association and Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Ms. Damian also received the 2005 Florida Bar Association Young Lawyer Division Pro Bono Award for her contribution to the community and the Lawyers For Children 2005 John Edward Smith Award. In 2006, Ms. Damian received the Junior League of Miami, Inc. "Woman Who Make a Difference" award. Additionally, Ms. Damian has recently received the “2007 Pepsi Everyday Freedom Hero Award” and “The Florida Bar President's 2008 Pro Bono Service Award from the Eleventh Judicial Circuit” for her work with Educate Tomorrow.

Damian & Valori, LLP, 305 371-3960, mdamian@dvllp.com