I engaged Cynthia Sass to resolve an issue with a former employer. Cynthia and her staff were very professional during the entire process. A lot of negotiation was involved. I kept informed every step of the way and my options were clearly explained and laid out. We came to a satisfactory resolution. I would highly recommend the Sass Law Firm for any employment law needs.

Excellent

Really helped me out with my ADA issue

I worked for my employer for over 20 years. They were going to terminate my employment after learning I had a disability. Mrs. Janet Wise took my case base on the Americans with Disabilities Act and saved my job and my retirement. My employer now has a new perspective on employees with disabilities. Mrs. Wise would respond to my emails and phone calls even after hours and on weekends! Awesome job!

Very smart Super Lawyer. Very pricey.

No different than any other Employment Attorney. A waste of time because it wasn't a big ticket case. Made me believe they wanted to help and paid $1,500 for them to send a letter. Before there was even a answer back, they wanted more money knowing already this was not something I could put a lot into. Refused contingent (wouldn't make enough) so gave me a outlandish price to represent me knowing my answer. They are part of the problem with this unjust system when it comes to employee protection from employers. Then send me a letter saying I owe $15 more! Absolutely ridiculous and complete waste of time and money. They took advantage and took my hardship and made it worse knowing they were not going to help me! Always about the money and never about what is right! What happen to standing up for others?! Doing what is right?! Oh ya....all about the money!

Excellent attorneys. They were responsive and available and knew exactly how to handle my case. I would heartily recommend this law firm to anyone.

Professional, these days, unfortunately, a scare commodity. Bravo.

Tentative

We had a meeting with Ms. Everhart in November. I feel we got excellent advise and she spent over an hour with us, so I didn't feel rushed. We were referred to the NLRB and she said that she would start there because you don't need an attorney. We are awaiting the outcome of that case and either way, will come back to Sass law firm for representation with a related EEOC matter. We had called several firms and did an "intake" with somebody that screens cases, 2 called back and said they wouldn't represent us. So the bonus here - even if you are paying $250 is that you will be heard by an attorney and given legal advise

Great experience with Ms. Wise at this law firm. They truly worked exceptionally hard to reach a positive resolution to my case. Highly recommend as tough female lawyers dedicated to the eradication of gender discrimination in the workplace!

Wouldn't answer anyone

Cynthia Sass is the best! She is emphatic, but honest, and I trust her judgment. If you are experiencing employment issues, give her a call. No need to worry about lawyer taking your case only for money, she will be honest and will not waste your time or money. Her staff is professional and always courteous.

Top notch Tampa employment attorneys that go above and beyond to help their clients. Mrs. Sass and her team are highly skilled, helpful, and informative throughout the entire process.

Not a fan. Called for an estimate on reviewing a simple 9-page employment Separation Agreement. Told me it would be minimum of $350 just to come in for an initial.consultation.

Words I would use to describe this law firm: Excellent, Unwavering, Calm, Educated, Determined and Lawful. They (Cynthia, Yvette, and Amanda) are exactly what a law firm should be. They counsel you on your options and represent you and your interest. I have the highest respect for this firm and their support staff. They are a fierce team of women. The Best!

She was "great" until it came down to negotiation in mediation with the same group that she later would go on to do deals with, Hillsborough County. What was a "strong fighter" became silent at the negotiation table, leaving the client to fight on their own. Later I put 2 and 2 together, she was protecting her future position to negotiate by caving and going silent during the mediation process -- knowing she would meet these same people in the future since she made part of her money from suing Hillsborough County. She looks like a nice Quaker lady, but don't trust the exterior.

Cynthia was great! Very helpful and made the entire process less stressful than it needed to be. I would recommend her to anyone. Thank you Cynthia.

I went in on 11/15/17 to have a counsultation with an attorney.( Yvette Everhart).I wanted a counsultation with Mrs.Sass but she was not available.From the beginning of the counsultation I didn’t feel like I was being heard at all.She was just going through the routine.It was as if she wasn’t engaged or interested in what I was saying or asked to see any of the evidence I had to support my case and I had plenty.I never felt like she cared about my ordeal at all.She just went through the motions because I paid $250.00 for the consultation.Only to later tell me if I wanted them to represent me in my mediation I would have to pay $4,000 of FRONT!!! Let ‘s be really real.Most people that have employment litigations don’t have a job anymore or they are getting unemployment benefits which max out at $552.00 bi-weekly for approximately 3 months.That’s if you get the most allowed.Where do you expect people to get that kind of money for representation?It’s bad enough you charge people $250 for the initial consultation only to gamble on whether or not you will represent us.My suggestion to everyone is to do your research and don’t get caught up on awards and aclamades.This firm is all about the money,not defending the client only if you have unlimited cash.Horrible experience!!!!!

Dear Ms. Sass,

I would like to express our extreme gratitude to you for the insightful, topnotch, highly professional and compassionate legal services you recently provided to me during my resolution of a critical and pressing legal matter. There is nothing more important than finding an expert legal advocate to guide and assist when negotiating a situation involving something as important as work-related discrimination, FMLA, and wrongful termination/resignation issues. I performed research prior to selecting you, an expert in this field, to provide me with legal services. You came to me highly recommended, from numerous personal sources. You successfully negotiated a very difficult settlement for a close friend of mine, ultimately achieving his goals. Your reputation within the legal community precedes you as being the most talented and accomplished Tampa Labor and Employment Lawyer representing employees; one who has vast expertise in the areas of wrongful termination, FMLA, discrimination, negotiations and/or litigations. What I found from working with you personally is that you will pursue representation of a legal matter in a way that benefits your client the most in reaching his/her personal goals. I had been advised that you are a masterful legal bull dog, one who will not quit in fighting for the rights of your clients, be it through reaching a negotiated settlement or bringing a case to trial. My own personal experience with you supports every recommendation that I had received about you. It is all true. Thank you for reworking your own schedule to provide me with an initial consult, when you became aware that time was of the essence. You provided me with your undivided attention for an initial consultation, while hearing the story, validating claims from a legal standpoint and providing me with your initial recommendations on how best to proceed. Being a lawyer myself, I know the value of your time, and the great value of a shrewd, brilliant lawyer, who is top in her field and on top of her game as a fierce adversary. That is the kind of lawyer I sought out and needed. Another thing that I soon learned about you, is that you care so incredibly much about fighting on behalf of an individual that you feel has been wronged, the underdog. You are very passionate about making a victim feel heard and affirmed and a Company ( or a School District) accountable in the case where you determine that Federal laws have been breached and a legal cause of action exists. You have vast experience handling sensitive legal issues with the discretion and care required. Equally important is your ability to assess the overall picture from a legal standpoint, and to file a lawsuit on a behalf of a client or encourage trying to first reach a negotiated settlement, if, and only if, you feel that it might be in the best interest of the individual involved. You have shown me personally that you are not about the money, you are about providing the best legal advice and service. You are about helping someone who has legitimately been wronged. You are an awesome person and top legal advocate, Ms. Sass. I am so thankful that I have you in my legal corner. You are the very best lawyer and I thank you for helping me to resolve a legal issue , when for a number of reasons I was unable to see the forest through the trees and advocate on my own behalf.

Sincerely Yours,
Choosing Anonymity due to sensitive nature of this existing claim

Everyone at the Sass Law Firm was very helpful. From the time I first contacted the firm to the end of the process they were great. If you ever have the need for not only a very competent attorney but a very competent staff you should consider hiring this firm for your legal needs.

This sentiment is shared before the outcome of our five-day trial is known, because these feelings do not stem from a favorable outcome and would not change with an unfavorable one.

To each member of the Sass Law Firm – I appreciate and respect every single one of you so much!

It has truly enriched my life in knowing you throughout this process and witnessing the way you pour your heart and soul into a case, and your skillfulness, fairness and ethics, thoroughness, professionalism, knowledge, and the way you work together as a stellar team, and – the most lasting on my heart – your compassion. That includes the recent circumstances with my son being admitted to the ICU the morning of our second day of trial (for which you never let be known the huge inconvenience I know that delay and continuance of trial caused), and well beyond – you never even made me feel badly the first morning of trial when I misjudged needed travel and parking time and arrived late.

I will always be so grateful to you for believing in me that first day I came to your office and pleaded for help and your expertise – particularly in having felt like the 'little guy' against the 'big guy,' and understanding the hurdle of overcoming a favorable presumption toward a legal professional who is expected to be held to a high standard of ethics. In searching for the best representation when it was needed, so many legal professionals and different resources led me to you. You didn't need or want my case, yet you believed in me and fought so hard for me.

If the outcome should not be in my favor for some reason, it will certainly not be because of any shortcomings on this end – on the contrary, I feel you fought for me with the same determination, expertise, and thoughtful judgment that you would have if I were your very own family. From the deepest place in my heart, I am so grateful for that and for all of you!

Jennifer

My experience with the Law Offices of Cynthia Sass has been nothing but professional and respectful. During my initial consultation, I had all of my questions answered and felt very comfortable with the firm’s ability to represent me in an upcoming EEOC mediation. Ms. Sass and Ms. Everhart worked together to negotiate for me and bring me the best possible outcome. Having worked for a larger law firm in the past, I felt the Law Office of Cynthia Sass was very cost conscious and tried to mitigate expenses when possible. Most importantly, Ms. Everhart did an AMAZING job preparing me for the EEOC mediation. They have knowledge of many opposing firms and were able to give me insight on what to expect from opposing counsel. I felt very well prepared and understood exactly what to expect with the EEOC mediation process. Ms. Everhart was dead on with her preparation and I felt very fortunate to have her navigating my mediation. Ms. Sass was very involved with my negotiation process, and I felt they were using their available resources to provide me with the best possible outcome. Yes, you will have to pay for your consultation---- but remember, you pay for what you get. I felt the costs were better than some of the larger firms in the area, and I am very glad that I was referred to the Law Offices of Cynthia Sass. I would and will recommend anyone having labor related issues to this law firm. Thanks, ladies!!!

On Thursday April 6th 2016 my wife visited with Cynthia Sass. I attended the meeting as my wife has been going through a particularly bad issue at work. We found Cynthia to be caring, compassionate,and very easy to talk with about this most difficult issue. We found her insights extremely valuable and her council prudent in helping my bride of 26 years navigate through these tough times.

Cynthia is simply the best employment law attorney in the Tampa Bay area. I am always impressed with an attorney with the legal chops and the stamina to dare to stand up for what is right (there are a lot of lazy lawyers out there). Cynthia is experienced, tenacious, intelligent, with the right connections to accomplish whatever a case requires. She is a creative thinker, and is highly committed to getting to a favorable resolution for her client, whatever it takes. She handles claims professionally, listens, and responds quickly to any questions or inquiries. And when she needs to deliver forceful legal moves, she does so with precision.

BEWARE WITH THIS LAWYER. I am a dentist, the company I was working for owe me close to $15,000. Sass wants $350 just to review the contract. Considering that will be paperwork I will be paying the Sass the same amount the company owes me or close to it if they win. If your claim is not large do not get in contact with them

I cannot say enough positive things about my experience while working with law Office of Cynthia N. Sass, especially Cynthia and Benjamin Briggs for my contractual matters. At first, when the case hit on me, I had consultations with other firms who either failed to raise my comfort level enough in advancing an initial discussion or disappointed me by making me feel that they really didn’t care my case or lacked some basic legal knowledge and “enthusiastic” attitude to pursue the case. That is why I came to Ms. Sass’s law firm since I knew that they had very good reputation in their legal community. Before I contacted them, I did a lot of search.

I met with Ms. Sass first to discuss to discuss my concerns. Within about an hour she concisely delineated the issue and provided a clear opinion which was invaluable to me. After I retained tem to work on my case, thy worked diligently and promptly. After their investigation of the case, they laid out options/plans to me and encouraged me to review all of my options to see what would be in my best interest, rather than jump at the first opportunity to make some money for them. They were extremely diligent while negotiating with the opposing counsel for me and they very promptly kept me updated about all details of the process. And they was always available to answer the plethora of questions I had for them, some of which were just simple or silly questions.

At some point of this case, my main contact person in the firm is Benjamin Brigg, Esquire in her law firm. Particularly for him, I was amazed by his quick responsiveness. Sometimes, I placed a call and he was busy and I left message. I was contacted immediately upon leaving a voicemail. When I emailed, I always got replies promptly and in a timely manner. Benjamin was the most attentive, understanding and personable lawyer I had conversed with. He was quite compassionate, considerate and took a respective interest towards my individual predicament- making me feel like that someone there finally understood what I was going through and could justly advocate on my behalf.

Actually, in the whole process, they were all willing to put on my shoes to work on behalf of me, which I believe is the best characteristics of good lawyers. They listen to me, understand me, or tried to understand me and consider my unique concern from my perspective. For me, they acted like friends, rather than businesspersons. They made me feel that they are not just good lawyers and they are also good people with profound legal knowledge working for me. They made me feel better in my tough time. Cynthia and Ben, if you are reading this, thank you so much for being with me in my tough time.

I called this firm to consider whether or not I had a wrongful termination case. The receptionist was curt, and before hearing anything I had to say, she instructed me to mail them a check for $200 to "review" the matter. When I questioned the exorbitant fee, she compared their services to a "doctor diagnosing what is wrong with a patient". First, rude receptionist lady, a doctor takes insurance and doesn't require $200 for 10-minutes to figure out if there's a claim or not! THIS LAW FIRM IS IN IT FOR THE MONEY AND COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THEIR CLIENTS!!! Run!!! Very fast!