Attorney Profile

Mr. Costales has had a great deal of varied experience in the area of labor and employment law and related areas.  Mr. Costales is a former EEOC trial attorney and Administrative Judge and has litigated class and individual cases throughout the United States. 

Mr. Costales has also represented deserving employees in dozens, if not hundreds of contract disputes.  Mr. Costales has also worked on behalf of municipalities and Fortune 500 companies.  Mr. Costales occasionally publishes articles dealing with labor and employment law and also speaks at seminars. 

Throughout the years, Mr. Costales has been involved in the South Florida Historical Association and the City of Coral Gables, having served on two boards of that organization and city.

Areas of Practice

• 90% Labor and Employment Law
• 5% Family Law
• 5% Mediation

Litigation Percentage

• 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Florida, 1992
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1997
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1997
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2007

Education

• Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, 1991
  J.D.
  Honors: Moot Court Board
  Honors: Trial Advocacy Board
  
  
• Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA, 1988
  B.S.
  Major: Political Science
  Major: Communications
  
  

Published Works

• Perceived Disability, Florida Bar, 1996

Representative Cases

• Camacho v Vertical Reality, 210 Fed Appx. 985 (11th Circuit 2006)
• Cusumano v Maquipan, 390 F Supp 2d (Middle District of Florida 2005)

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Adjunct Professor, Barry University, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
  
  

Fraternities/Sororities

• Tau Kappa Epsilon

Birth Information

• December 9, 1965, New York, New York, United States of America