The selection of Giselle Gutierrez, Esq., to the Florida Super Lawyers list for 2026, her second consecutive year of inclusion, matters less as a personal accolade than as a signal about the kind of employment practice that Florida's legal establishment is choosing to recognize. Super Lawyers applies a patented selection process that combines peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation, and limits inclusion to roughly the top five percent of attorneys in each state. When a lawyer is elevated from the Rising Stars list, which is restricted to attorneys who are early in practice or below a specified age, to the primary list, the profession is effectively saying that the attorney's standing now rests on a sustained record rather than on early promise. Gutierrez spent five years on the Florida Rising Stars list from 2018 through 2022 before advancing.
The implications are significant for clients and for the legal market in South Florida. Gutierrez is recognized in Employment and Labor on both the employer and employee side, as well as in Business Litigation and Employment Litigation for plaintiffs and defense. That dual recognition is unusual. Most employment lawyers build a reputation on one side of the docket, either representing businesses or representing workers. Gutierrez's practice at Exhibit G Law Firm, which she founded, has been structured from the outset to serve both. On the employer side, she advises businesses on wage and hour practices, disability accommodation, family leave, workplace privacy and litigation risk, and prepares employment agreements and separation agreements. On the employee side, she pursues claims involving discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, unpaid overtime and whistleblower protections. Contested matters proceed through employment litigation in state and federal court or before the EEOC and the National Labor Relations Board.
That range gives the firm a perspective that single-side practices often lack. A lawyer who drafts employment agreements for employers and also litigates discrimination claims for employees sees how workplace policies fail in practice. The firm has expanded its footprint over the past year, adding capacity in South Florida and extending service into northern New Jersey. Gutierrez also conducts seminars and training sessions for business audiences on labor and employment compliance, work directed at employers in advance of a dispute rather than in response to one. For employers in Florida and New Jersey, the recognition is a market signal that the firm is a durable player in workplace law. For employees, it suggests access to a practice that understands both sides of the table. Additional recent recognitions include selection to The Best Lawyers in America, the Daily Business Review's On The Rise honor in the 2025 Florida Legal Awards, Lawyers of Distinction in 2025 and the University of Florida Levin College of Law Outstanding Young Alumnus Award. Gutierrez earned her J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2012 and has practiced labor and employment law for more than a decade.
