Carlton Fields, P.A.

Carlton Fields, PA, is home to more than 350 lawyers practicing across 12 offices. The firm has a strong national trial practice, as well as experience in myriad areas, including antitrust, business transactions, class actions, construction, employment, healthcare, insurance, litigation, M&A, real estate—to name some.

Spreading Through the Sunshine State and Beyond

Giddings Mabry founded Carlton Fields over a century ago with the help of his father Milton Mabry—a former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice—and Doyle Carlton—who would go on to become Florida’s 25th governor. The firm has maintained its strong reputation in Florida and is among the top 20 firms in Vault’s Best Law Firms in Miami. Over the years, the firm has branched out beyond the sunshine state, adding offices in California; Connecticut; Georgia; Minnesota; New Jersey; New York; and Washington, DC.

Focus on Collaboration

Carlton Fields counsels a variety of clients, including international, national, and local corporations; state and local public entities; and individuals. According to the firm, it “focuses on building long-term collaborative relationships and is continually ranked among the nation’s most collaborative law firms by BTI Consulting Group.” The firm practices across a range of industries, such as banking, commercial, and consumer finance; construction; healthcare; life annuity, and retirement solutions; property and casualty insurance; real estate; securities and investment companies; and technology and telecommunications. 

Litigation is a particular strength for the firm, which has tried more than 1,500 cases to judgment or verdict. The firm is well-known for its work in class actions and mass torts and has also been recognized for its commercial litigation, employment, and white collar work. Carlton Fields also has a bustling real estate practice. Among its clients are architects, banks, commercial mortgage bankers, construction companies, developers, lenders, property management firms, and real estate investment trusts. The firm wears many hats in the real estate field, counseling on acquisitions and deal-making, financing, leasing, lending, regulatory issues, and more.

A Diversified Endeavor

A leader in legal diversity, Carlton Fields has been recognized for its diversity initiatives by organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign and the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. The firm has also been a top-ranked firm for Overall Diversity by Vault each year since 2010. The firm is active in growing and preserving diversity within the firm. As part of its review process, the firm’s lawyers and consultants rank practice group leaders on their effectiveness in promoting diversity. The firm also ensures that client teams are built with inclusion and diversity in mind and works with clients to structure teams consistent with their diversity goals and legal needs. And the firm offers LGBTQ, Minority, and Women’s Business Resource Groups to foster mentoring and development.