Alex Sarsfield
Hometown: Brandon, FL
Fall 2014 - Spring 2017
Currently Resides In: Tampa, FL
Juris Doctor
Florida House of Representatives Legislative Internship
Current Job/Occupation
Alex Sarsfield joined Mills Paskert Divers in 2019 and practices in the area of complex commercial litigation, with concentrations in construction defect claims and suretyship law. Before joining Mills Paskert Divers, Alex practiced at a well-respected Tampa law firm where he handled various litigation matters.
Practice Areas
- Practice Areas
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Construction
- Suretyship
Admitted to Practice
- Florida
I am an attorney at Thompson, Sizemore, Gonzalez & Hearing P.A.
My firm handles labor and employment law disputes for employers, ranging from fortune 500 companies to local governments to sole proprietors.
Educational/Professional Background
Alex earned his undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida. Before attending law school, he taught social studies and coached varsity boys’ soccer at a public high school in Tampa, FL. Alex earned his law degree from Florida State University College of Law. While in law school, Alex served as President of the Moot Court Team, Executive Editor of the FSU Business Review, and a member of the Graduate Fellows Society. He also served as a student ambassador for the law school, and he received the Distinguished Pro Bono Service award for his commitment to those who cannot afford legal services. Alex won a Best Brief award at a national moot court competition, and his paper “Legitimizing the Modern American Democracy Through ‘Fourth-Branch’ Institutions” was published by the Journal of Transnational Law & Policy. While in Tallahassee, Alex was a law clerk for an administrative law judge at the Division of Administrative Hearings, was a law clerk for the Florida Association of District School Superintendents, and assisted in drafting legislation for the Florida House of Representatives.
Unique Awards/Achievements
Florida State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2017
- Dean's List
- Law School Ambassador
- Moot Court Team, President
- Best Brief Award, 2016, Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition
- John Barretto Memorial Award, 2016, Moot Court Team
- Outstanding Subciter Award, 2016, Journal of Transnational Law & Policy
- Book Awards – Comparative Constitutional Law; Judicial Perspectives
- Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award, 2017, FSU College of Law
- Graduate Fellow’s Society, Member
University of South Florida, B.S., cum laude, 2011
- Dean's List
- Nominated for Graduation with Distinction Award
Selected Publications
- Co-Author, For Whom the Clock Tolls: The Supreme Court Holds Supplemental Jurisdiction Suspends Statute of Limitations, The Checkoff, The Florida Bar Labor & Employment Section (June 2018).
- Author, Legitimizing the Modern American Democracy Through “Fourth-Branch” Institutions, Transnat’l L. & Pol’y 125 (2017).
Experience as A Member of The Fellows Society
The Fellows Society has given me access to a vast network of intelligent and dedicated people who strive to make the world a better place each day through individual and collective successes.
I am proud to belong to such a prestigious group that constantly works to improve upon what so many before us have built.