Magdalena Ozarowski
Magdalena "Magie" Ozarowski is Of Counsel with Ausley McMullen and primarily focuses her practice on advising clients on employment matters, and litigation, mediation, and arbitration of disputes regarding employment, contracts, and business disputes.
Magie Ozarowski is Of Counsel with Ausley McMullen and primarily focuses her practice on advising clients on employment matters, and litigation, mediation, and arbitration of disputes regarding employment, contracts, and business disputes. Magie also practices before Florida’s administrative courts in the areas of employment, affordable housing, and regulatory compliance.
Magie has advised clients in matters involving various employment policies, procedures, handbooks, and internal investigations, and has successfully represented clients in wrongful termination claims, employment discrimination and retaliation claims, whistleblower claims, restrictive employment covenants, contract and business disputes, and business tort claims.
Magie first practiced in California, in the areas of mass tort defense and general civil litigation and, after returning to Florida, as litigation counsel for a number of State agencies over the course of 10 years, where she handled both affirmative and defensive administrative and complex civil litigation cases.
As Deputy General Counsel at the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Magie’s significant litigation included recoupment of USDA Child Nutrition Programs funds, food safety enforcement actions, hemp regulation, and the misuse of federal renewal energy grant monies. Magie also served as the Chief Attorney for the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, chief litigation counsel at the Department of Financial Services, and as a member of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Office of the Attorney General, investigating allegations of fraud against the Medicaid and Medicare programs, in federal and state False Claims Act actions.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- State of Florida (2011)
- State of California (2006)
- Northern District of Florida
- Southern District of Florida
- Middle District of Florida
- Central District of California
Education
- J.D., University of Florida College of Law, 2006
- B.A. in History and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 2001
Practices
- Administrative Law and Government Affairs
- Employment Law
- Litigation
Community Involvement
- Guardian ad Litem Volunteer – 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida – 2014 to present
- Tallahassee Women Lawyers – Board member 2015 to present; President 2019-2020
- William H. Stafford American Inn of Court – member 2016 to present, Board member 2021 to present
- Florida Bar Standing Committee on Professionalism - 2018 - 2024; Vice Chair 2022 - 2024
- Florida Bar Wm. Reece Leadership Academy Fellow, Class IX – 2021-2022, Vice Chair Leadership Academy Committee 2025 to present
- Legal Services of North Florida - Board member 2022 to present
- Florida 2nd Circuit - Pro Bono Committee member 2022 to present
- Florida Bar 2nd Circuit - Grievance Committee January 2023 to present
- Funding Florida Legal Aid (formerly known as the Florida Bar Foundation) - Board member 2024 to present
Awards & Recognition
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers - Leaders in the Law, 2020
- Florida Super Lawyers - Civil Litigation, Plaintiff: 2025
Publications/Articles
- “When is ‘Substantial’ Substantial Enough? - MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster Ltd..” 11 Fla. J. Tech. L. Pol. 103-112 (2006)
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“The Administrative Process and Constitutional Principles,” and “Judicial Review” Florida Administrative Practice Manual (15th Edition, The Florida Bar, 2025)
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“Administrative Appeals,” Florida Appellate Practice Manual (13th Edition, The Florida Bar, 2025)
