Meet Our Founder & managing Attorney

 Born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida, Shayla is the Founder and Managing Attorney of The Waldon Law Firm, PLLC, where she partners with businesses large and small to provide timely and valuable advice to clients across different parts of the country on employment and business law issues. 

After graduating magna cum laude from University of Miami School of Law, Shayla spent time in BigLaw where she provided employment advice and handled employment-related litigation for business clients in a variety of industries, from manufacturing to banking, and from hospitality to non-profits. Throughout that time, Shayla amassed experience in working with human resources and other professionals to draft multi-state employee handbooks and drug-testing policies, employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, separation agreements, and compensation plans. Along with her drafting experience, she acts as a strategic partner to assist her clients with developing plans for mitigating their risk for discrimination and retaliation claims, as well compliance with statutes such as the ADA, FLSA, and FMLA. In fact, one of Shayla’s favorite parts of her employment practice is training clients on legal compliance and encouraging them as they create inclusive work environments for their employees. Emphasizing the human element of employment law, she assists clients with their anti-discrimination and harassment training, including sexual harassment training, across the jurisdictions where they operate.  

In addition to her employment law experience, Shayla has niche experience with advising clients regarding the ADA’s public accommodation obligations, particularly accessibility requirements for public transportation, websites, and various forms of electronic media. Whether she’s consulted before or after a lawsuit is filed, Shayla provides her clients with practical advice that they often can implement right after the meeting ends.

When she is not lawyering, Shayla enjoys live music in the South Florida area, and on occasion, has been known to pick up a microphone for a karaoke night with friends.

 Education/Honors:

• J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 2013, magna      cum laude
• B.B.A., University of Miami, Legal Studies, 2010, magna cum laude

Bar Admissions: Florida

Court Admissions:

• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

· Wiersum v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 2014 WL 2085344 (S.D. Fla. May 15, 2015), aff’d, 785 F.3d 483 (11th Cir. 2015) 

· Bodie v. Towne Park Services, LLC, 2022 WL 2231506 (M.D. Fla. May 18, 2022), aff’d, 2023 WL 2857232 (11th Cir. April 10, 2023)

· Gundogdu v. WDF-4 Wood Harbor Park Owner, LLC, 2022 WL 14636919 (11th Cir. October 18, 2022)

· Velasquez v. Cardinal Health 414, LLC, 2021 WL 2905369 (S.D. Fla. April 17, 2021), report and recommendation adopted, 2021 WL 2493087 (S.D. Fla. June 18, 2021)

· Aguilar v. Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., 2021 WL 2419710 (S.D. Fla. February 19, 2021)

· Bell v. Macy’s Corp. Services/Macy’s Westfield Mall Broward, 2021 WL 1609811 (11th Cir. March 17, 2021). 

· Pirowskin v. Atlantic & Pacific Association Management, Inc., 2020 WL 2322920 (S.D. Fla. May 11, 2020)

· Martin v. Teleperformance, Inc., 2020 WL 13647025 (S.D. Fla. January 28, 2020)

· Cirrus Holdings USA, LLC v. Welch, 199 So. 3d 558 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016)

· Rius v. Schuttler & Greenberg, LLC, 226 So. 3d 845 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017)

· Duke v. Prestige Cruises International, 2015 WL 4886088 (S.D. Fla. August 14, 2015)

· Golfin v. Alorica, Inc., 2015 WL 1862932 (M.D. Fla. April 23, 2015)

Militano v. Randstad Professionals US, LP, 2015 WL 1636115 (S.D. Fla. April 13, 2015)