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John W. Bakas, Jr.
Attorney at Law

Downtown Tampa and Brandon, Florida

 
 

I provide on-site seminars on compliance with the American With Disabilities Act, the EEOC, and The Family and Medical Leave Act, Business Writing with the Judge in Mind writing courses, as well as providing custom-designed programs to meet your organization's needs.

My seminars teach you how to help protect and insulate yourself and your organization from a lawsuit. I will teach you how to recognize solid legal defense.

Implementation of the ADA elements requires a situation-specific response. In my Complying with the ADA seminar, you will learn how to gather information that will enable you to determine whether or not to provide a requested accommodation. True ADA compliance is tested more by the first four actions taken by a supervisor upon learning of an ADA situation than upon your organization's written policy. You will learn why it is essential to apply the "Fair, Anger, Right" test, and how to document facts and information that support your decision as the correct one. I will explain the ten things you should never do, and provide you with six checklists that will enable you to chart your course when someone (including a job applicant) requests an accommodation. You'll also learn about the latest important cases concerning court-ordered accommodations.

In my Business Writing with the Judge in Mind seminar, I will teach you and your staff how to draft, read, and edit your own correspondence through the eyes of an opposing attorney, a jury, and a judge.

If you are sued, whether the opposing party is a disgruntled employee, a client, or business associate, every document, piece of correspondence, memorandum, and e-mail your organization has written will be examined by an opposing attorney for damaging evidence.

Business Writing with the Judge in Mind and other seminars in this series teach you and your staff techniques that will help limit your exposure if a lawsuit is brought against you or your company.

A small investment in my courses today could save you thousands of dollars in litigation fees for years to come. Arm yourself with the knowledge you need to avoid future litigation and to keep from giving your opponent the ammunition to win a lawsuit against you.

The cost of each four-hour seminar is $150.00 per participant. The price includes course materials.