W. John Gadd, was born on June 6, 1969 in Elkins, West Virginia. Mr Gadd grew up in Elkins, West Virginia and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mr Gadd graduated from Davis & Elkins College with a Bachelor of Arts in History. After college, Mr Gadd attended the University of West Virginia in Morgantown, WV, where he received his Juris Doctor (JD) in May 2000. Upon graduation Mr Gadd moved to Central Florida. Mr Gadd was an associate for Wayne Allen in Melbourne, Florida and at Smith, Feddeler, Smith & Miles, P.A. in Lakeland, Florida. Mr Gadd represents employees in all types of employment and labor matters before administrative, state and federal courts and commissions, furthermore Mr Gadd actively represents clients in immigration matters before the immigration court and various USCIS offices. Mr Gadd is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), the Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section, the Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA), the Clearwater Bar Association (CBA), and the Pinellas Mid-County Bar Association. On January 17, 2003 the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration awarded Mr Gadd the Pilot Proficency Award Program Phase I Wings. Mr Gadd's hobbies include planes and automobiles. Mr Gadd is married to Carla Gadd and they have a young daughter, Isabella Gadd.
Bernie Mazaheri, was born on May 27, 1979 in Tehran, Iran. Mr Mazaheri grew up in Auburn, Alababma where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Geography in August of 2000. Mr Mazaheri graduated from Loyola Law School in New Orleans in May of 2002. As a third year law student, Mr Mazaheri prosecuted over two dozen trials and/or motions at the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office. Upon graduation, Mr Mazaheri became an assistant public defender for the Office of Marion Moorman, Tenth Judicial Circuit in Bartow, Florida where he handled thousands of criminal law cases and tried over two dozen jury trials. In January of 2004, Mr Mazaheri joined the law firm of Smith, Feddeler, Smith & Miles, P.A. in Lakeland, Florida where he primarily represented injured workers. In April of 2005, Mr Mazaheri joined Mr Gadd in zealously advocating for the rights of employees and immigrants. Mr Mazaheri is a member of National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), the Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section, the American Bar Association (ABA), the ABA Labor & Employment Law Division and its Fair Labor Standards Sub-Committe, Florida Employment Law Association (FL NELA) and the Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA). Mr Mazaheri primarily focuses on wage and hour violations, representing employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as various State law causes of action for unfair labor practices.