Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson, LLP is proud to announce that our very own Thomas E. Falcon has been selected by Florida Trend – 2021 Florida Legal Elite for Workers’ Compensation. Please join us in congratulating him! Follow us on:

A huge round of applause and congratulations to one of Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson’s Senior Partner, Sara Sandler Cromer, for being selected as a Broward County Bar Association “40 Under 40” Awardee for the year of 2021! Follow us on:

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Manor House, LLC, et. al. On January 21, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling providing an answer to a certified question of great public importance, that is, whether an insured bringing a first-party breach of insurance contract action, not involving Section 624.155, F.S. (bad faith), could recover extra-contractual consequential damages. In coming to its considered decision, the Florida Supreme Court answered the question with a resounding “No.” In the underlying action, Plaintiff, Manor […]

Good morning and happy Monday! Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson LLP is honored to be featured as the Firm Spotlight of the Week by the Broward Bar Association! WLSC has a dedicated history of its lawyers being active in the local legal community, and many of our attorneys in the Fort Lauderdale Office are active members of this organization. We are proud to support the Broward County Bar Association’s endeavors and are thankful for this wonderful recognition. Link below: https://www.browardbar.org/

Click or Copy/Paste the link below to Register Now https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A4XbwcJ6QuqReGZl_ydojA Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson invites you to attend a free CEU webinar. Targeted audience: Insurance Adjusters Course Objective: This webinar presents an in-depth overview of Florida Bad Faith Law within the first- party insurance context. The presenters will describe the theory and practice of litigating bad faith cases from inception to conclusion, while also providing updates in Florida law governing bad faith actions. Course Relevance: In order for adjusters […]

Congratulations to one of our stalwart senior partners, Michael Jenks (pictured on left) on your 50th work anniversary!!! Michael is a dedicated senior trial attorney at the firm and has been AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell for over 25 years! We also want to take a moment to congratulate our Family Law attorney Elisa Terraferma (pictured on right) and our Accounts Receivable Manager, Khodu Ragaby (not pictured)on their 15th work anniversaries! Thank you Michael, Elisa and Khodu for your continued commitment […]

Kevin B. Elmore Kevin B. Elmore, Esq. is the Firm’s lead litigation counsel for Central and South-West Central Florida. He is based out of Tampa Bay but has litigated matters in all 67 counties. Mr. Elmore and his family have deep connections to the state now spanning five generations. Of all the Firm’s partners, he may be the most obsessed with Florida’s history and its standing as the best State in the Union. He takes great pride in serving as […]

On September 9, 2020, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal entered a groundbreaking and seminal opinion regarding the ‘No Supplemental Claim Defense’ in Brandon Goldberg v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 2020 WL 5372305 (Fla. 4th DCA 2020). Ian Ronderos of Walton Lantaff served as the lead partner at the trial level. He argued and obtained final summary judgment on behalf of the insurer. Paulo Lima from the Russo Appellate Firm served as appellate counsel. In Goldberg, the insurer […]

Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson invites you to attend a free CEU* webinar:Addressing Issues With Public Adjusters And Loss Consultants (Webinar)Friday, October 9, 2020:Start: 10:00 AM EDT End: 12 PM EDT (2 hours) Provider 1256 / Course ID 114730 / Course Offering 1131290 Click or Copy/Paste the link below to Register Now https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EF4clwLqRm6ace8vqPUXVw Join us to explore:• Statutory authorization to act as a public adjuster;• Requirements and ethical rules;• Recent changes in the insurance code, as well as potential violations […]

Fraud, Concealment, and Material Misrepresentation are well known and often-pled defenses in the Insurance industry. So much so, that many adjusters overlook the practical application of the defenses within the litigation setting. In this article, I will briefly review the basis of the defenses and more practically, the timing of their application. That is to say, “When does each defense apply and how quickly can I get my case dismissed?” The answer is not always the same as it is […]