Exhibit G Law Firm has announced that Rebeca Rodriguez, Esq. has joined the firm as an attorney, a hire that matters because it brings together legal skill and human resources expertise at a time when employers face growing pressure to prevent workplace disputes before they reach litigation. Rodriguez will focus on labor and employment law, workplace accessibility, and compliance, serving both businesses and individuals across South Florida.
For employers, the significance lies in Rodriguez's unusual background. She earned an MBA and a Bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from Florida State University before obtaining her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law. That combination, according to founding attorney Giselle Gutierrez, Esq., is directly relevant to how employment disputes arise. "A great many employment disputes originate in decisions made long before counsel is retained, and an attorney who understands how those decisions are actually made inside an organization is better positioned to address them," Gutierrez said. The firm's employer side practice, which includes wage and hour practice, accommodation, and policy administration, stands to benefit from that perspective.
Rodriguez is not new to the firm. She previously served as a law clerk at Exhibit G Law Firm during her legal studies, where she drafted charges before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, prepared demand letters and deposition questions, and handled client communications. Her return means she already understands the firm's matters and clients, reducing the typical learning curve for a new attorney. She also interned with the City of Miami's Office of the City Attorney in its Labor and Employment Division, gaining exposure to employment matters from the perspective of a public employer.
Rodriguez's approach reflects her HR training. "Compliance problems are rarely the product of bad intent," she said. "More often they reflect a policy that was never updated or a practice that drifted from what the handbook describes. Identifying those issues early is substantially less costly for an employer than litigating them later." That preventive philosophy aligns with the firm's broader employment law counseling, which covers employment agreements, separation agreements, and litigation.
Beyond her practice, Rodriguez has been active in the legal community. During law school, she served as president of the Disability Law Students Association and as a member of the Honor Council. In 2025, she received the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Florida Bar's Law Student Scholarship and the Miami-Dade FAWL Foundation's Sookie Williams Memorial Scholarship. She continues her involvement through memberships in the Cuban American Bar Association, Miami-Dade Florida Association for Women Lawyers, and several Florida Bar sections. A first-generation law student and now attorney, Rodriguez's trajectory underscores the firm's commitment to developing talent from within and to addressing the operational realities that drive employment disputes.
