Sherril M. Colombo

Florida

Littler Mendelson P.C.
Miami Tower, Suite 3210
100 Southeast Second Street
Miami, Florida 33131

Tel: (305) 400-7559

Email: scolombo@littler.com
Web: www.littler.com

Professional Biography

Sherril Colombo is a Florida Board Certified Labor and Employment attorney based in the Miami office of Littler Mendelson P.C.

Sherril draws on her extensive experience of over 30 years to provide effective advocacy for her clients. She has tried numerous employment cases as lead counsel before juries, judges and arbitrators. She also has argued extensively before federal and state appellate courts. Sherril’s experience and practice includes:

  • The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) benefit and disability claims
  • Employment law claims
  • Compliance with federal and state employment laws
  • Wage and hour claims
  • Enforcement of arbitration agreements
  • Noncompete and trade secret claims
  • Employment contracts and separation agreements
  • Policy and compliance guidance

Sherril is committed to resolving litigation for her clients in a manner that advances their business objectives. She has demonstrated a similar dedication in her work for the legal community, active in a number of bar and other legal organizations.

She is a past chair of the Executive Council for the Labor & Employment Law Section of the Florida Bar and past president of the Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers.

Education:

  • J.D., Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center, 1992
    With Honors
  • B.A., University of Washington, 1984

Littler delivers cost-effective solutions to ERISA and employee benefits litigation, combining the resources of a national labor, employment, and benefits firm with the expertise of seasoned litigators.

The firm has extensive experience across the full spectrum of employee benefits disputes, ranging from individual disability benefit claims to complex class actions involving plan conversions. Littler’s litigators have handled cases in nearly every circuit, bringing deep knowledge and practical insight to each matter.

As employee benefits litigation continues to expand—driven by evolving laws, rising benefit costs, workforce changes, and increasingly aggressive class-based claims—Littler provides clients with a trusted defense. The firm’s attorneys represent plan sponsors, fiduciaries, and service providers before courts nationwide, including the U.S. Supreme Court, supported by the breadth and geographic reach needed to resolve even the most complex disputes.

Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice, representing management in all aspects of employment and labor law and serving as a single-source solution provider to the global employer community.

Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for more than 80 years.

Littler’s international offices span four continents – North America, South America, Asia and Europe – and include: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Denmark, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

“Sherril Colombo is widely respected in Florida for her deep expertise in labor and employment law. She frequently handles ERISA matters, wage and hour claims, and complex employment disputes.”
Employee Benefits Lawyers, 2025