A Miami Beach attorney facing $60,000 in sanctions has been given an opportunity to mount a defense before a federal district judge.

Employment attorney Jamie H. Zidell and his firm J.H. Zidell P.A. were recommended for $60,000 in sanctions in a July 20 report submitted by U.S. Magistrate Judge Chris M. McAliley for his conduct in Orlando Estrada v. FTS USA. Zidell argued the defendant violated federal overtime law and failed to fairly compensate his client, Orlando Estrada.