I am an 'AV'-rated 'Superlawyer' and am Florida Bar board certified in labor and employment Law. I have been listed in Florida’s ‘Legal Elite’ (Top 2% of all lawyers in the state) and as a ‘Top Lawyer’ in the Tampa Bay area. My career has spanned multiple areas of civil trial and appellate practice. In the mid 90’s I began to focus on handling employment law cases and later expanded that to employee benefits and related cases. I have returned to a more general civil trial practice that includes but is broader than my “official” specialty. See my bio: https://www.haas-castillo.com/marcus-castillo-florida-attorney/I am a shareholder of Haas & Castillo, PLLC., a law firm based in Clearwater. My partner, Lee Haas, is a board-certified business litigation specialist. We benefit our clients by providing the expertise and experience found at larger firms in a more responsive and friendly small firm setting. We have a long list of accomplishments and victories: https://www.haas-castillo.com/our-results/In addition to the practice of law I am also the co-founder of TrialFocus LLC, a trial consulting firm that helps client attorneys to gain a better understanding of the value of their cases using focus groups. When cases head to trial clients consult with us to learn how to present in court. We provide unique value by role-playing the opposition in our trial simulations.I had the privilege of being an instructor at both the Florida Bar/Stetson Law School Employment Trial Skills Seminar and the Labor and Employment Law Board Certification Review Course. I have served on the boards of the Clearwater and Tampa Bay Federal Bar Associations. I served, by gubernatorial appointment, as Chair of the Sixth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (responsible for the nomination of candidates for appointment as state court trial judges in the Tampa Bay area). I am an alumnus of Leadership Pinellas and have been active in the community and leading youth organizations.