Labor days

One of the newest lawyers at Williams Parker in Sarasota, labor and employment attorney John Hament, could have been one of the oldest.

In the 1990s, Hament and his law partner, Daniel Kunkel, were two of the few attorneys in town who focused exclusively on labor and employment law. They had been with another firm, Abel Band, and sought a change. Hament and William Harrison with Williams Parker had multiple conversations about joining forces. But Hament and Kunkel ultimately decided to go entrepreneurial. “We couldn't break the feeling of wanting to start our own firm,” says Hament.

While that venture was successful, Hament says thoughts of someday joining Williams Parker never completely went away. Those thoughts turned into reality in early March, when Hament, along with three attorneys from his former firm and two legal staffers, joined Williams Parker, officially Williams Parker Harrison Dietz & Getzen. Says Hament: “The loop has been closed.”