Alan O. Forst

Professional Background

Judge on Florida's 4 District Court of Appeal. Judge, Fourth District Court of Appeal, 2013-Present Chairman, Florida Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission (formerly Unemployment Appeals Commission), 2001-13 Partner & Associate, Crary Buchanan Law Firm, 1998-2001 Labor & Employment Counsel, U.S. Dep’t of Commerce, 1997-98 Counsel to Vice Chair/Member of U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, 1993-97 Lecturer (Employment Law), No. Virginia Law School, 1994 Counsel to Administrator of Wage & Hour Administration, U.S. Dep’t of Labor, 1992 Counsel to the Director, OFCCP, U.S. Dep’t of Labor, 1989-91 Counsel to the Chairman, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1987-89 Staff Attorney, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Dep’t of Education, 1986-87 Editor, Nat’ Legal Center for Public Interest, 1986 Law Clerk, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 1984 Special Assistant to President, U.S. Legal Services Corp., 1983 Confidential Assistant to Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 1982 Special Assistant to the Director, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1981.

Experience

• Fourth District Court of Appeal (2013–present)
• Chair, Florida Reemployment Assistance Appeals Commission (2001–2013)
• Federal labor/employment and civil-rights counsel roles

Education

• Columbus School of Law of the Catholic Univ. of America, JD Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, BS

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