Carlton Fields Adds Alicia Whiting Bozich to Real Property Litigation Practice in Tampa

TAMPA, FL – Alicia Whiting Bozich has joined Carlton Fields’ Real Property Litigation Practice as senior counsel in Tampa. She was most recently with Sivyer Barlow Watson & Haughey.

Bozich is a litigator with nearly 20 years’ experience representing clients in state and federal courts through all phases of civil litigation, including trial. She has participated in more than 100 civil trials and has handled both state and federal appeals.

“With a deep litigation background, Alicia has the experience to handle a wide range of commercial disputes involving every aspect of the rights and duties associated with real property,” said Christopher Smart, chair of Carlton Fields’ Real Property Litigation Practice. “We’re excited to welcome her to the firm.”

Bozich’s litigation practice includes commercial disputes, business torts, restrictive covenants and trade secrets, contracts, creditor’s rights matters, and disputes relating to real property. She also has extensive trial court experience representing investors, lenders, and loan servicers in contested mortgage foreclosures and consumer finance litigation. She has represented loan servicers in both state and federal court on claims involving the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Truth in Lending Act, and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.

“As one of the country’s premier litigation firms, Carlton Fields was the ideal platform to continue and expand my practice,” said Bozich. “I’m looking forward to working with the firm’s real property clients and navigating them through the challenges litigation poses to their success.”

Bozich earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, and her B.A. from Oberlin College.