Firm Profile

Haas & Castillo, P.A., is an ‘AV' rated Tampa Bay law firm emphasizing ERISA, Employment and Business litigation and Civil Appeals. The ‘AV' rating is the highest distinction awarded by the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory and identifies a member of the firm as having very high to preeminent legal ability and the highest professional and ethical standards.

Both Lee L. Haas and Marcus A. Castillo are Florida Bar board certified in their  areas of specialty. Lee L. Haas is one of the few attorneys in the region to have achieved Florida Bar board certification in business litigation.  Marcus A. Castillo, is among the first attorneys in the state to achieve Florida Bar board certification in labor and employment law. Board certification is conferred only upon attorneys who have shown substantial involvement in their area of practice, accumulated sufficient continuing education, have undergone peer review and have passed a written examination. 

Our firm emphasizes personal service. We are well positioned to do so as a small firm. But our size has not limited our ability to handle complex document-intense litigation. A sampling of cases handled by our firm since its founding in 1993 includes …

• Acting as defense team leader in a landmark construction bond case involving dozens of claimants
• Handling numerous fraud cases ranging from sales of residences to sales of businesses
• Pursuing a variety of employment discrimination claims on account of age, disability, pregnancy, FMLA violations and sexual harassment
• Recovering unpaid employment benefits such as long-term disability and medical benefits under ERISA