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Anne Marie Estevez

Partner

Anne Marie Estevez defends clients in complex, class, and collective action employment, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), public accessibility, and consumer class action cases in US federal and state court. Fluent in Spanish, she represents a broad range of US and international clients in employment and labor-based cases nationally, including wage and hour, per diem, discrimination, and trade secrets litigation. Anne Marie also counsels employers nationally in these areas, negotiates high-level executive contracts and terminations, and handles due diligence for complex employment and accessibility matters. She serves as co-chair of the firm's retail and ecommerce industry team.

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Anne Marie litigates complex, class, and collective action wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, noncompete, accessibility, equal pay, tort, contract, wrongful termination, and whistleblower claims. She regularly represents clients in actions and investigations brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), US Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on paycard practices, and other similar agency investigations and matters.

In addition to her litigation experience, Anne Marie regularly advises clients on compliance with the ADA Title II and Title III and comparable state and local accessibility laws in all areas, from “brick and mortar” to technology issues. In addition to drafting and negotiating executive employment agreements that include contracts used in large mergers and acquisitions, she helps write company manuals and policies, and trains executives and employees throughout the United States. Clients regularly seek her advice on class action avoidance programs, compensation programs and issues, wage and hour issues, and a host of other employment-related topics.

Applying her nearly 25 years of experience, Anne Marie also regularly serves as a mediator in complex class and collective action wage & hour, employment, and ADA cases for parties across the country.

From 2014 to 2020, Anne Marie served as general counsel to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that educates, empowers, and connects Latino youth by providing leadership development programs and educational services.


  • University of Miami, 1990, B.A., With Honors
  • University of Miami School of Law, 1993, J.D., With Honors
  • Florida
  • District of Columbia
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • US District Court for the District of Colorado
  • US District Court for the District of Columbia
  • US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Recognized, Labor and Employment Law, South Florida Best Lawyers Magazine (2023)

Recognized, Leading US Corporate Employment Lawyer, Lawdragon 500 (2020–2025)

Leading Lawyer, Labor and employment: Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense, The Legal 500 US (2019–2024)

Ranked, Labor & Employment, Florida, Chambers USA (2006–2024)

Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Labor Law – Management, Miami; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Miami (2018–2025)

Recognized, Top 50 Attorneys of Miami, Attorney Intel (2023)

Client Service All-Star, BTI Consulting Group (2019)

Distinguished Leader, Daily Business Review (2019)

Recognized, Human Resource Executive and Lawdragon’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys (2011–2019)

Recognized, Florida Super Lawyers (2006–2020)

Recommended, Labor and employment: Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions): defense, The Legal 500 US (2014–2018)

Recognized, Minority Corporate Counsel Association (2018)

Labor & Employment Star, South, Benchmark Labor & Employment (2018)

Recognized, Top Lawyer, South Florida Legal Guide (2010–2022)

Recognized, BTI Client Service All-Stars (2014, 2017)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017, 2019)

Member, Advisory Council, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (2021)

General Counsel, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (2014–2020)

Recognized, International Class Action Employment Lawyer of the Year in Florida, Corporate Intl Global Awards (2017)

Winner, The Daily Business Review’s Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment (2014, 2017)

Recognized, Accessibility Law Firm of the Year in Florida, Global Law Experts Awards (2016)

Recognized, Accessibility Attorney of the Year in Florida, Corporate Intl Global Awards (2014)

Honoree, The Education Fund Public School Alumni Achievement Awards (2017)

Recognized among The Miami Herald's South Florida's Top Rated Lawyers (2012); Accolade noted in The Wall Street Journal in Southern Florida

Winner, Key Partners Award in Law, South Florida Business Journal (2010)

Florida Honoree, Women Living Life to the Fullest, March of Dimes (2009)

Finalist, 2006 Hispanic Woman of the Year Award, Hispanic Business Magazine

Recognized, 2006 Elite Women, Hispanic Business Magazine

Recognized, Florida Trend Magazine “Legal Elite,” Labor & Employment (2004)

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law

Minority Corporate Counsel Association - Outstanding Outside Counsel

Member, American Bar Association

Member, United Way Leadership Circle

Former Director, organizations that help the homeless and that provide "meals on wheels" to incapacitated victims of the AIDS virus

Recipient, Lillian R. Levy Award of Excellence

Recipient of several American Jurisprudence awards

Managing Editor, University of Miami Inter-American Law Review