Yvette D. Everhart
Sass Law Firm • Tampa, FL
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Contact
Email
firm@sasslawfirm.com
Phone
813-922-0634
Address
Tampa, FL, 33603, US
Professional
Bar Admissions
FloridaU.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
About
Yvette D. Everhart is a dedicated attorney at Sass Law Firm in Tampa, Florida, specializing exclusively in employment law with a focus on representing employees. With 18 years of experience, Yvette is committed to advocating for the rights of workers facing discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in the workplace. Her extensive expertise encompasses employment contracts, labor law, wage and hour disputes, and wrongful termination, ensuring that clients receive comprehensive legal support tailored to their unique situations. A cum laude graduate of Stetson University, Yvette earned her Juris Doctor in 2006, following her undergraduate studies at the same institution in 2003. Her academic background, combined with her profound understanding of Florida’s employment laws, enables her to effectively navigate complex legal issues for her clients. Yvette is passionate about empowering individuals to stand up for their rights and is known for her compassionate approach and unwavering commitment to her clients. She believes that every worker deserves to be treated with dignity and respect and works diligently to secure just outcomes for those she represents. Serving clients throughout the Tampa Bay area, Yvette D. Everhart is a trusted advocate for employees seeking justice and fair treatment in the workplace. Her dedication to her clients and her extensive knowledge of employment law make her an invaluable resource in the fight for workers' rights.
Credentials
Education
Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport/St. Petersburg, Florida, 2006 | J.D. | Stetson University, 2003 | Honors: cum laude
Certifications
Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by The Florida Bar since 2017
Recognition & Involvement
Awards
AV Preeminent® Peer Reviewed Rated since 2021 , Martindale-Hubbell , 2024 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 Rating since 2008 , Avvo , 2024 Florida Super Lawyers® in Employment Law for Employees since 2019 , Thomson Reuters , 2023 AV Preeminent® Peer Reviewed Rated since 2021 , Martindale-Hubbell , 2023 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights Lawyers since 2020 , LawDragon , 2023 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 Rating since 2008 , Avvo , 2023 Florida Super Lawyers® – Employment Law for Employees since 2019 , Thomson Reuters , 2022 AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated , Martindale-Hubbell, since 2021 , 2022 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights & Civil Rights Lawyers, since 2020 , Lawdragon , 2022 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 since 2008 , Avvo , 2022 Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law , Thomson Reuters, since 2019 , 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award , Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar , 2020 Rising Star in Employment Law also for 2016 , Florida Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters , 2017 Dean W. Gary Vause Award , The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section , 2006 Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006 | Top Attorney Superb 10.0 Rating since 2008 , Avvo , 2024 Florida Super Lawyers® in Employment Law for Employees since 2019 , Thomson Reuters , 2023 AV Preeminent® Peer Reviewed Rated since 2021 , Martindale-Hubbell , 2023 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights Lawyers since 2020 , LawDragon , 2023 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 Rating since 2008 , Avvo , 2023 Florida Super Lawyers® – Employment Law for Employees since 2019 , Thomson Reuters , 2022 AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated , Martindale-Hubbell, since 2021 , 2022 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights & Civil Rights Lawyers, since 2020 , Lawdragon , 2022 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 since 2008 , Avvo , 2022 Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law , Thomson Reuters, since 2019 , 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award , Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar , 2020 Rising Star in Employment Law also for 2016 , Florida Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters , 2017 Dean W. Gary Vause Award , The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section , 2006 Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006 | Florida Super Lawyers® in Employment Law for Employees since 2019 , Thomson Reuters , 2023 AV Preeminent® Peer Reviewed Rated since 2021 , Martindale-Hubbell , 2023 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights Lawyers since 2020 , LawDragon , 2023 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 Rating since 2008 , Avvo , 2023 Florida Super Lawyers® – Employment Law for Employees since 2019 , Thomson Reuters , 2022 AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated , Martindale-Hubbell, since 2021 , 2022 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights & Civil Rights Lawyers, since 2020 , Lawdragon , 2022 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 since 2008 , Avvo , 2022 Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law , Thomson Reuters, since 2019 , 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award , Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar , 2020 Rising Star in Employment Law also for 2016 , Florida Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters , 2017 Dean W. Gary Vause Award , The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section , 2006 Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006 | AV Preeminent® Peer Reviewed Rated since 2021 , Martindale-Hubbell , 2023 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights Lawyers since 2020 , LawDragon , 2023 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 Rating since 2008 , Avvo , 2023 Florida Super Lawyers® – Employment Law for Employees since 2019 , Thomson Reuters , 2022 AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated , Martindale-Hubbell, since 2021 , 2022 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights & Civil Rights Lawyers, since 2020 , Lawdragon , 2022 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 since 2008 , Avvo , 2022 Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law , Thomson Reuters, since 2019 , 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award , Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar , 2020 Rising Star in Employment Law also for 2016 , Florida Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters , 2017 Dean W. Gary Vause Award , The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section , 2006 Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006 | 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights Lawyers since 2020 , LawDragon , 2023 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 Rating since 2008 , Avvo , 2023 Florida Super Lawyers® – Employment Law for Employees since 2019 , Thomson Reuters , 2022 AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated , Martindale-Hubbell, since 2021 , 2022 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights & Civil Rights Lawyers, since 2020 , Lawdragon , 2022 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 since 2008 , Avvo , 2022 Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law , Thomson Reuters, since 2019 , 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award , Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar , 2020 Rising Star in Employment Law also for 2016 , Florida Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters , 2017 Dean W. Gary Vause Award , The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section , 2006 Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006 | Top Attorney Superb 10.0 Rating since 2008 , Avvo , 2023 Florida Super Lawyers® – Employment Law for Employees since 2019 , Thomson Reuters , 2022 AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated , Martindale-Hubbell, since 2021 , 2022 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights & Civil Rights Lawyers, since 2020 , Lawdragon , 2022 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 since 2008 , Avvo , 2022 Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law , Thomson Reuters, since 2019 , 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award , Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar , 2020 Rising Star in Employment Law also for 2016 , Florida Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters , 2017 Dean W. Gary Vause Award , The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section , 2006 Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006 | Florida Super Lawyers® – Employment Law for Employees since 2019 , Thomson Reuters , 2022 AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated , Martindale-Hubbell, since 2021 , 2022 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights & Civil Rights Lawyers, since 2020 , Lawdragon , 2022 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 since 2008 , Avvo , 2022 Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law , Thomson Reuters, since 2019 , 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award , Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar , 2020 Rising Star in Employment Law also for 2016 , Florida Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters , 2017 Dean W. Gary Vause Award , The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section , 2006 Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006 | AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated , Martindale-Hubbell, since 2021 , 2022 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights & Civil Rights Lawyers, since 2020 , Lawdragon , 2022 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 since 2008 , Avvo , 2022 Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law , Thomson Reuters, since 2019 , 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award , Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar , 2020 Rising Star in Employment Law also for 2016 , Florida Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters , 2017 Dean W. Gary Vause Award , The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section , 2006 Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006 | 500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights & Civil Rights Lawyers, since 2020 , Lawdragon , 2022 Top Attorney Superb 10.0 since 2008 , Avvo , 2022 Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law , Thomson Reuters, since 2019 , 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award , Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar , 2020 Rising Star in Employment Law also for 2016 , Florida Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters , 2017 Dean W. Gary Vause Award , The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section , 2006 Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006 | Top Attorney Superb 10.0 since 2008 , Avvo , 2022 Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law , Thomson Reuters, since 2019 , 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award , Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar , 2020 Rising Star in Employment Law also for 2016 , Florida Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters , 2017 Dean W. Gary Vause Award , The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section , 2006 Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006 | Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law , Thomson Reuters, since 2019 , 2022 Volunteer of the Year Award , Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar , 2020 Rising Star in Employment Law also for 2016 , Florida Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters , 2017 Dean W. Gary Vause Award , The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section , 2006 Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006 | Volunteer of the Year Award , Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar , 2020 Rising Star in Employment Law also for 2016 , Florida Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters , 2017 Dean W. Gary Vause Award , The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section , 2006 Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006 | Rising Star in Employment Law also for 2016 , Florida Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters , 2017 Dean W. Gary Vause Award , The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section , 2006 Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006 | Dean W. Gary Vause Award , The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section , 2006 Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006 | Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award , Stetson University College of Law , 2006
Associations
Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2022 - 2023 (Secretary/Treasurer) | Treatise Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2022 - 2023 (Employee Co-Chair) | Executive Council, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2017 - Present (Council Member) | Website Subcommittee, Communications Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2017 - 2022 (Co-Chair) | Communications Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2016 - 2022 (Committee Member) | Treatise Committee, Section of labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2021 - 2022 (Vice Chair) | Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2021 - 2022 (Legal Education Director) | Continuing Legal Education Committee, The Florida Bar, 2021 - 2023 (Committee Member) | Advanced Labor Topics, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, - 2021 (Program Co-Chair) | Law School Liaison Subcommittee, Outreach Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2016 - 2019 (Committee Member) | Outreach Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2017 - 2019 (Committee Member) | Law School Liaison Subcommittee, Outreach Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2016 - 2017 (Co-Chair) | Hot Topics in Employment Law, Fall Conference, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2016 - Present (Program Co-Chair) | Membership Outreach Subcommittee, Outreach Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2015 - 2016 (Committee Member) | Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2012 - 2013 (President) | Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2011 - 2012 (President-Elect) | Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2010 - 2011 (Vice President of Programming) | Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar (Member) | Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association (Member) | Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association (Member) | Hillsborough County Bar Association (Member)
Speaking
The First Amendment and Public Employees - Representing Federal and Public Employees Seminar, National Employment Lawyers Association, April, 2024 - Present | EEO - Procedural - 24th Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, January, 2024 | EEO - Procedural - 23rd Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, - 2023 | Workplace Rights: What Nurses Need to Know, Florida Nurses Association Membership Assembly, September 24, 2022 - Present | EEO - Procedural - 22nd Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2022 - Present | The Attorney-Client Privilege for Labor & Employment Practitioners, 15th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2021 - Present | EEO - Procedural - 21st Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2021 - Present | Electronic Communication Policies and Social Media - 14th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2020 - Present | DEO – Trying the Reemployment Assistance Case – Practicing Before State Labor and Employment Agencies, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2020 - Present | EEO - Procedural - 20th Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2020 - Present | Who Is Entitled to Protection from Retaliation? (Fundamentals) - 13th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2019 - Present | Sexual Harassment Can Be Prevented and Stopped - Sexual Harassment Training and Forum, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor, Hillsborough Community College, 2018 - Present | Class Action Waivers from the Advocates Point of View - Midwinter Meeting, ADR in Labor and Employment Law Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2018 - Present | Discrimination, Harassment and Abuse by Employers - Business Class, Dr. Charmaine Rose, St. Leo University, 2017 - Present | Wage & Hour and Unpaid Wages - Continuing Education, Sandspur Chapter of Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 2016 - Present | Human Resource Practices from a Plaintiff Attorney’s Perspective - Business Class, Dr. Charmaine Rose, St. Leo University, 2016 - Present | Litigation Holds in Employment Lawsuits: Creating an Early and Effective Plan for Collecting and Preserving ESI - Live Webinar, Strafford Publications, Inc., 2016 - Present | Structuring Settlement Agreements & Related Tax Considerations in Employment Cases - Strategies for Winning Employment Cases, Fall Conference, Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2015 - Present | Florida Update: Employment Law - Seminar, National Business Institute, 2012 - Present | Practicing in Public Interest Law from an Employee Attorney’s Perspective - Professional Day, Stetson University College of Law, 2011 - Present | The Americans With Disabilities Act - EEO Training Seminar, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission & City of Tampa Community Affairs Division, 2009 - Present | Yours, Mine or Theirs: The Document Dilemma - Employment Law Progression in a Recession, Fall Conference, Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2009 - Present
Updated: May 25, 2026