Aggressive, experienced, dedicated: Our attorneys handle the toughest employment law and workplace rights issues.
At Cruz Law Firm, P.A., we represent employees in Tallahassee, Jacksonville, and throughout the Florida Panhandle. We’ll fight to protect your employment rights, from workplace discrimination and sexual harassment to wrongful termination and whistleblower claims. Let us put our experience to work for you.

Whether you’re a clerical staff worker, a medical professional, or a C-suite executive, you have employment rights. At Cruz Law, we are fiercely committed to protecting them.
We’ve built a solid reputation across the Florida Panhandle as the leading law firm for sexual harassment, whistleblower, and wrongful termination cases. Our lawyers have prevailed in many of Florida’s most difficult employment-related lawsuits, including several against government entities.
We know how terrifying it can be when an employer’s hostile and unlawful actions put your career, finances, and future at risk. As your trusted counsel, we’ll fight for the compensation you deserve to put your life back on track. Contact us today to speak with an experienced Tallahassee employment lawyer.
Our attorneys focus on employee-side employment law. We advocate for what’s in your best interest, not the company’s.
With over 17 years of combined legal experience, we know how to face the most challenging lawsuits – and win them.
We’ve recovered over $15 million for clients.
Experienced trial attorneys with 100-plus cases taken to jury trial in state and federal court.
We will treat you with dignity and respect and keep you apprised throughout your lawsuit. You’re never “just another case” to us.
Our clients enthusiastically describe us as “empathetic,” “highly skilled,” “caring,” “professional, knowledgeable, and courteous,” and “truly the advocate you want.”
Because we operate on a contingency basis, you pay zero attorney fees unless we win your case.
If you believe you have a legal issue with your employer, an experienced Tallahassee employment law attorney is here to listen and help. We represent employees in all workplace claims, including:
No one should be subject to sexual intimidation or harassment, especially on the job. You have legal options if it happens to you.
We fight discrimination claims based on age, religion, gender, race, disability, and all other state and federally protected classes.
Is your employer breaking the law? We can help you step forward and file a whistleblower claim to protect your rights.
You could have recourse against your former employer if your termination violated state or federal laws.
Were you fired, demoted, or punished for acting within your rights to take FMLA leave? Talk to our attorneys.
We'll hold your employer accountable if they retaliate against you because you filed a discrimination or other workplace claim.

Ms. Cruz is the owner of Cruz Law Firm, P.A., and practices exclusively in plaintiff-side employment litigation. An accomplished Tallahassee trial attorney, she represents Florida employees – from the ground-level workforce to the upper management – in complex employment and workplace rights matters. Her specialties include representing employees in high-profile sexual harassment, whistleblower, wrongful termination, and discrimination claims.
Mr. Kostelnik is a labor and employment lawyer and civil law attorney at Cruz Law Firm, P.A. With a background that includes representing both workers and employers in litigation, he has a thorough skill set and understanding of employment-based legal matters. His extensive litigation experience includes handling internal investigations on behalf of employees; conducting internal investigations on behalf of employers; representing a wide variety of employees in different employment litigation matters; and representing employees in sexual harassment lawsuits.


Russell Monilla, an Associate at Cruz Law, P.A., focuses on Labor, Employment Law, and Civil Rights Litigation. A Florida State University College of Law graduate, he is admitted to practice in Florida state and federal courts, excelling in trial advocacy and appellate work.
You are not powerless if you’ve been wrongfully terminated, endured workplace sexual harassment, or are in a difficult situation because of an employment law violation. Cruz Law has the edge you need in vindicating your employee rights.