Justin C. Carlin
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The Carlin Law Firm, PLLC
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Estate & Trust Litigation; view more
Licensed in Florida since: 2009
Education: Florida International University College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2016 - 2021 Call today:
954-440-0901
The Carlin Law Firm, PLLC
100 SE 3rd AveSuite 1103
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394 Visit website
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Attorney Justin C. Carlin, of The Carlin Law Firm, PLLC, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, represents entrepreneurs, financial organizations, real estate professionals and other private individuals and businesses in business, civil and real estate matters. He handles cases throughout the state of Florida and has experience at both the trial and appellate levels.
Mr. Carlin is a graduate of the Florida International University College of Law and has been admitted to practice law in Florida since 2009. While attending law school, he interned for a federal judge and was a member of the Florida International University Law Review.
Admitted to practice in all Florida state courts, Mr. Carlin is also licensed to appear in federal courts, including the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Over the course of his legal career, he has litigated a wide variety of cases, some of which have resulted in verdicts and settlements in the million and multimillion-dollar range.
Mr. Carlin has received recognition for his work in the legal profession, including becoming a fellow in the American Board of Trial Advocates National Trial College. This is held at Harvard Law School and is limited to only a select number of litigators.
Mr. Carlin is an active member of the Florida Bar and belongs to the organization’s business law and trial lawyers’ sections. In addition, he is a member of the Bench and Bar Committee of the Broward County Bar Association.
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Estate & Trust LitigationFocus areas
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- 50% Business Litigation
- 50% Estate & Trust Litigation
First Admitted: 2009, Florida
Professional Webpage: http://carlinfirm.com/about/
- Board Certified Specialist in Business Litigation
- J.D., Florida International University College of Law, 2009
- B.S., Florida State University, Double Major in Political Science and Psychology, 2005
- Panelist, The Winning Edge, The Florida Bar's Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism and Standing Committee on Professionalism, 2015
- Speaker, U.S. Supreme Court Case Updates, Broward Christian Lawyers Association, 2013
- Speaker, U.S. Supreme Court Case Updates, Broward Christian Lawyers Association, 2012
- Speaker, U.S. Supreme Court Case Updates, Broward Christian Lawyers Association, 2011
- Author, What Every Florida Business Owner Should Know About Collections, Broward County Bar Association People's Law Guide , Broward County Bar Association, Business Litigation, 2011
- Research Contributor, Jerry W. Markham, Glass Steagall vs. Gramm-Leach-Bliley-A Test Match for the Bankers, 12 U. Pa. J. Bus. L. 1081, 2010
- Author, State Sovereign Immunity and Privatization: Can Eleventh Amendment Immunity Extend to Private Entities? 5 F.I.U. L. Rev. 209 (2009), 2009
- Member, Board of Editors, Florida International University Law Review, Florida International University College of Law
- Speaker, Civil Litigation in Federal Courts, Florida Lawyers Network, Business Litigation, 2017
- Speaker, U.S. Supreme Court Updates, Broward Christian Lawyers Association, 2016
- Pro Finish, Inc. v. Estate of All American Trailer Mfgs., Inc., 204 So. 3d 505 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016), 2016
- Meldrum v. Meldrum, __ So. 3d __ (Fla. 4th DCA 2019), 2019
- Frederick v. Frederick, Case No. CV-17-00368-PHX. Jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff. , 2019
- Bawi v. Inverrary Resort Hotel Condominium Ass’n, Inc., 22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 67 (Oct. 31, 2014)., 2014
- Forster, Et Al. v. Nations Funding Source, Inc., Et Al., Case No. 15-14316-DD (11th Cir. 2016), 2016
- FIU Law Dean’s Alumni Circle, 2017
- Leadership Broward, Class XXXIV, 2016
- Broward County Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2018
- Florida Lawyers Network, Member (Category: Commercial Litigation), 2017
- The Florida Bar, Member (Sections on: Business Law; Trial Advocacy; and Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law), 2017
- Florida Lawyers Network, Member (Category: Commercial Litigation), 2018
- The Florida Bar, Member (Sections on: Business Law; Trial Advocacy), 2015
- The Florida Bar, Member (Sections on: Business Law; Trial Advocacy; and Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law), 2016
- The Florida Bar, Member (Sections on: Business Law; Trial Advocacy; and Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law), 2018
- Federal Bar Association - Broward County Chapter, Member, Board of Directors, 2019
- Broward County Christian Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Directors, 2016
- Broward County Christian Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Directors, 2015
- Broward County Christian Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Directors, 2017
- Broward County Christian Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Directors, 2018
- Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies (South Florida Chapter), 2018
- Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies (South Florida Chapter), 2015
- Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies (South Florida Chapter), 2016
- Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies (South Florida Chapter), 2017
- Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies (South Florida Chapter), 2019
- Broward County Christian Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Directors, 2019
- Federal Bar Association - Broward County Chapter, Member, Section of Federal Litigation, 2018
- Florida Lawyers Network, Member (Category: Commercial Litigation), 2019
- Broward County Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2019
- U.S. District for the Northern District of Florida, 2018
- Florida, 2009
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2010
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2012
- Broward County Bar Association, Bench/Bar Committee, Member, 2015
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2010
- The Florida Bar, Member (Sections on: Business Law; Trial Advocacy; and Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law), 2019
- Board Certified Specialist - Business Litigation, The Florida Bar, 2020
- Best Lawyers in America - Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers, 2022
- AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2020
- Florida Rising Star, Florida Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2019
- Florida Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2020
- Client Champion - Gold, Client Champion - Gold, Martindale-Hubbell, 2019
- AV Preeminent, AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2019
- Florida Rising Star, Florida Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2018
- AV-Rated, Client Champion - Gold, Martindale-Hubbell, 2019
- AV-Rated, AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2018
- AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2017
- Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) National Trial College, Harvard Law School, 2016
- Florida Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2016
- Client Champion – Gold, Martindale-Hubbell, 2017
- Florida Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2017
- Banking
- Business Litigation
- Real Estate
Office location for Justin C. Carlin
100 SE 3rd Ave
Suite 1103
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
Phone: 954-440-0901
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2024
- Rising Stars: 2016 - 2021
Certificates and credentials
Business Litigation
