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Sword & Shield, PLLC

Services

What we do for employers served with a stop-work order

Flat fees where the work is predictable, quotes where it is not, and a free consultation before either. Everything can be paid online.

The Stop-Work Order Guide & Audit Worksheet

$99

The complete walkthrough, from the order to release, with a line-by-line penalty worksheet.

  • • 14 chapters, written for employers, not lawyers
  • • Excel audit worksheet that calculates your projected penalty line by line
  • • Online calculator saved to your dashboard
  • • Every state form explained
  • • Lifetime access, updated when the law changes

Pre-Submission Records Audit

$1,500

We audit your books before the state sees them and tell you whether to produce records or take the imputed penalty.

Flat fee for most employers with under 25 workers; larger payrolls are quoted after a free consultation.

  • • Projected penalty under both methods
  • • List of payments that can lawfully come out of the calculation
  • • Criminal-exposure screen of the records
  • • Written recommendation: produce or impute
  • • Credited toward full representation if you retain the firm

Exemption Filing Service

$150

We prepare and file Certificates of Election to be Exempt for qualifying officers and LLC members.

Per officer. The state's $50 construction-industry fee is paid separately to the Division.

  • • Eligibility check against Chapter 440 and Sunbiz
  • • Filed with the Division of Workers' Compensation
  • • Certificate delivered to your dashboard
  • • Renewal reminder before the two-year expiration

Full Stop-Work Order Defense

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We take over every contact with the Department: records, penalty, release, petition and any referral.

  • • Investigator contact goes through counsel
  • • Records strategy and penalty negotiation
  • • Conditional release and payment agreement
  • • Chapter 120 petition and DOAH hearing
  • • DBPR and criminal referral defense

DBPR Referral & License Defense

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When a stop-work order triggers a mandatory referral against your contractor license.

  • • Response to the DBPR investigator
  • • Probable cause and administrative complaint defense
  • • Board appearances and settlement stipulations
  • • Probation packets and compliance

Criminal Referral Defense

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Failing to secure coverage is insurance fraud under section 440.105(4). We defend the referral before it becomes a charge.

  • • Pre-charge intervention with DIFS and the State Attorney
  • • Statement and records strategy
  • • Defense of any filed charge

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Tell us what happened. We answer around the clock.

Every message goes straight to Adrian Middleton's phone. If the investigator is still on your site, do not fill out a form: call or text the cell and put Adrian on the line with them.

  • · Do not hand over records until you know what is in them.
  • · Do not give a statement to the investigator without counsel.
  • · Do not keep working on the job site after the order is posted.

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