TAMPA, FL – Carlton Fields earned top rankings for 11 practices and 23 of its attorneys in Chambers USA 2026.
Chambers conducts independent research to rank law firms and attorneys based on factors including client service, commercial vision and business understanding, diligence, value for money, depth of team, legal ability, and professional conduct.
The following Carlton Fields practice ranked Band 1 in Florida:
- Litigation: Appellate – 7th consecutive year
The following firm practices ranked in top bands in Florida:
- Antitrust
- Construction
- Environment
- Insurance: Dispute Resolution
- Litigation: Appellate
- Litigation: General Commercial
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations
- Tax
- Tax: State and Local
The following firm practices ranked in top bands in North and Central Florida:
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Real Estate
In addition, the following 23 attorneys ranked as leading lawyers:
Hartford
- Frank Appicelli – Real Estate
- Thomas Rohback – Litigation: General Commercial
- Jim Sconzo – Higher Education (nationally ranked)
Miami
- Steven Brodie – Insurance: Dispute Resolution
- Bruce King – Construction
- Neal McAliley – Environment
Tallahassee
- Joseph Ullo – Environment
- William Sklar – Real Estate
Tampa
- David Burke – Tax, Tax: State and Local
- Matthew Conigliaro – Litigation: Appellate
- Robert Freedman – Real Estate
- James Kennedy – Health Care
- Donald Kirk – Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Bankruptcy Litigation
- Laurel Lockett – Environment
- George Meyer – Construction
- Janet Goldberg McEnery – Labor and Employment
- Luis Prats – Construction
- Jason Quintero – Construction
- Adam Schwartz – Litigation: White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations
- Paul Ullom – Construction: Mediators
- Cary Wright – Construction
Washington, D.C.
- Michael Justus – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
- Carol McClarnon – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
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