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Derek M. Dzwonkowski

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Tallahassee Office
850.222.6550
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    Derek Dzwonkowski focuses his practice on labor and employment law, casualty, and education law.  He advises public and private employers on human resources issues, policy development and review, and in all phases of contracting, including negotiation and drafting. Derek defends against claims involving personal injury, breach of contract, defamation, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and more in both state and federal court. He also represents clients against union grievances and unfair labor practices in arbitration and before the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission.

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    Nova Southeastern University College of Law — J.D., 2017

    Florida State University — Masters, American Politics and Policy, 2012

    Florida State University — B.S., Political Science, 2011

    • Florida — 2017

    • U.S. District Courts of Florida (Northern)

    • Panelist, "AI, Accommodations & Compliance: What Employers Need to Know in 2025," Big Bend SHRM Annual HR Tallahassee Conference, April 2025
    • Co-author, "What DeepSeek Can Teach Legal Teams About Creating Stronger GenAI Policies," Today's General Counsel, April 2025
    • Co-author, "The Time Is Now for Employers to Assess Risk of Employees’ Use of DeepSeek," Legal Tech News, February 2025
    • Co-presenter, "CYA with the Attorneys: Key Considerations in Contract Negotiations and the Importance of AI Policies for Employees," CEO Roundtable, Florida Society of Association Executives, November 2024
    • Co-presenter, "Employment Law Roundup" Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Big Bend Chapter, HR Tallahassee, May 2024
    • Co-author, "Using AI in Human Resources and the Risks of Employment Discrimination," August 2023
    • Co-author, "Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Alters the Scope of Recoverable Damages Under Anti-Discrimination Statutes Enacted under the Spending Clause Amendment," June 2022

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    AI, Accommodations & Compliance: What Employers Need to Know in 2025

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    04.03.2025
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    What DeepSeek Can Teach Legal Teams About Creating Stronger GenAI Policies

    This article was originally published in Today’s General Counsel on...

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    02.05.2025
    Cyber & Technology

    The Time Is Now for Employers to Assess Risk of Employees’ Use of DeepSeek

    DeepSeek-V3 became the most downloaded app across the world in...

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    11.13.2024
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    CYA with the Attorneys: Key Considerations in Contract Negotiations and the Importance of AI Policies for Employees 

    A well-drafted contract benefits both the executive and the employer....

    05.08.2024
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    Employment Law Roundup: RumbergerKirk Attorneys Offer Insight at Big Bend SHRM Annual Conference

    During the Big Bend SHRM 20th Annual HR Tallahassee conference,...

    08.10.2023
    Employment and Labor

    Using AI in Human Resources and the Risks of Employment Discrimination

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm and...

    Photo: Shutterstock.com/TarikVision
    06.22.2022
    Employment and Labor

    Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Alters the Scope of Recoverable Damages Under Anti-Discrimination Statutes Enacted under the Spending Clause

    The Supreme Court of the United States recently held in...

    Photo: Shutterstock.com/Steve Heap
    05.11.2022
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