CLEARWATER – Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP, is pleased to announce that Rachael L. Wood has joined the firm’s Labor & Employment team and will be based in the Clearwater office.
Ms. Wood comes to Johnson Pope with diverse experience in employment law and trial litigation. While a student at Stetson College of Law, she was a member of Stetson’s nationally recognized trial team and a member of the Stetson Law Review. Since being admitted to the Florida Bar in 2008, Ms. Wood has represented clients in federal, state and appellate courts on a variety of employment related matters. She is an active member of the St. Petersburg Bar Association where she co-chairs the Employment and Labor Law Section. She was recognized as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2016 and 2017.
Ms. Wood holds three degrees which include: a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, University of Texas at Arlington, University Scholar Criminology/Criminal Justice; Master of Arts, University of South Florida, Criminology; and Juris Doctor, cum laude, Honors Program Graduate, Stetson University College of Law.
Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP is a full-service, regional law firm with offices in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater.