Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson, LLP would like to welcome two new associates, Meagan C. Nicholson, Esq. and Christopher A. Casey, Jr., Esq., who have joined our firm.  We welcome them both to the #WLSC1934 family! Follow us on:

Michele E. Ready Michele Ready joined the firm in 1997. This month she is celebrating 25 years as a member of the Florida Bar! Throughout her tenure, Ms. Ready has earned the respect of both the Judges as well as her colleagues in the field and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. She is also an inaugural member of the Richard A. Sicking American Inn of Court. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Ready worked in business management after obtaining a […]

Melissa Victoria Jordon This month we are excited to present our next Attorney Spotlight featuring one of our WLSC Partners, Melissa V. Jordon. Melissa V. Jordon is a partner in Walton Lantaff’s Miami Office. Hailing from East Hampton, Connecticut, Melissa decided to embrace the sunshine and is a proud Double-Cane. She graduated summa cum laude for her undergraduate studies in political science and history from the University of Miami. Melissa then graduated cum laude from University of Miami School of […]

M. Cristina Brodermann Cristina Brodermann is a partner with Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson, LLP, based out of the Firm’s Miami office. Cristina was born in Havana, Cuba, and her family immigrated to the United States settling in Natchitoches, Louisiana, where she lived for 20 years. While residing in Louisiana, Cristina attended Saint Mary’s High School and then continued her education at Northwestern State University wherein she majored in history and graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. […]

Thank you Jose for your continued commitment and dedication to the firm, and of course, for being part of our #wlsc1934 family! Follow us on:

Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson would like to welcome Rosa Villa, Esq. and William Tuttle, III, Esq., two new associates, to the Miami office! Follow us on:

Walton Lantaff Schroeder and Carson would like to announce and congratulate our newest senior partners Jonathan wickham, Sara Sandler Cromer, and Ian Ronderos on their new roles!  We would also like to recognize and congratulate Ingrid P. benson-Villegas on her promotion to junior partner with the firm. We look forward to more great things from these individuals! Follow us on:

Bernard I. Probst Bernard I. Probst is a Senior Partner with Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson, LLP. In addition to his role as a Senior Partner with the Firm, Mr. Probst was the Managing Partner of the Firm from 2002-2008. Mr. Probst is one of the Firm’s litigation partners. Throughout his career, Mr. Probst has practiced primarily in the area of insurance defense litigation. In this capacity, Mr. Probst has handled virtually every form of insurance defense matter in numerous […]

Stephen G. Kaufer is a Senior Partner in Walton Lantaff’s West Palm Beach office. Prior to joining the firm in 2001, Mr. Kaufer had a significant background in insurance defense. This included the position of corporate counsel for a multi-state third-party administrator handling matters regarding state compliance and the establishment of both homogeneous and diverse self-insured funds, as well as drafting contracts between the funds and their members. While Mr. Kaufer’s main area of practice is workers compensation defense, he […]

Jose Pagan Jose Pagan joined the firm in 2016. Jose’s legal career spans over 18 years handling both first- party and third-party claims, with over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry. Prior to joining Walton Lantaff, Jose worked as in-house counsel for a Florida-based commercial property and casualty insurer. He also previously worked as an insurance agent, in addition to both an Insurance Specialist and Investigator for the Florida Department of Insurance. At Walton Lantaff, Jose focuses his […]