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This month we are excited to present our next Attorney Spotlight featuring one of our WLSC Partners, Ian S. Ronderos. Ian Ronderos joined Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson LLP as a law clerk in January of 2008, while still a law student at the University of Miami. Upon graduating law school Cum laude and passing the bar exam, Ian joined the firm as an associate in 2009. In 2013, the partnership of Walton Lantaff honored Ian by making him a […]

This month we are excited to present our next Attorney Spotlight featuring one of our WLSC Partners, Sara Sandler Cromer. Sara is a Senior Partner at Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office, where she has been practicing since graduating law school in 2008. Sara is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and practices in the areas of third-party insurance coverage law and appellate law. Sara serves as coverage counsel for several national insurers providing insurance policy analysis, […]

Blerina Hysenlika Recently, one of Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson’s Senior Associates, Blerina Hysenlika from our Tampa office, successfully argued and prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment in favor of the Defendant on the issue of “no coverage under the policy for unnecessary services rendered by an engineer” in Orange County, Florida. In this case, the Plaintiff, AOB, filed a first party breach of contract action, seeking payment for a forensic engineering inspection and report. The cause of loss […]

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:

Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson, LLP is proud to announce that our very own Sara Sandler Cromer, Ian S. Ronderos, and Ingrid P. Benson-Villegas have been selected by Super Lawyers as Rising Stars for 2021. Please join us in congratulating them! Follow us on:

Laz Rodriguez is a senior partner with Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson, LLP, having joined the firm in 1998. Mr. Rodriguez handles a statewide litigation practice which includes a wide array of insurance defense related matters. Mr. Rodriguez has extensive experience defending workers’ compensation claims in all phases, as well as handling cases from pre-suit through trial in various civil litigation / insurance defense sub-areas, including 1st party property, 3rd party / bodily injury, bad faith, professional liability, medical/dental malpractice, […]

Most lawyers agree that defending depositions almost always involves questions posed to the client that you would prefer your client not to face. It is understandable that a defending attorney has the desire to shelter his or her client from uncomfortable or difficult questions. Perhaps the question posed attempts for your client to speculate as to an answer that strengthens the opposing side’s argument or is compounded and opens the door for a simple response to mean multiple unintended answers. […]

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:

A huge round of applause and congratulations to one of Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson’s Junior Partners, Ingrid P. Benson-Villegas, for being awarded The Honorable Amy Karan President’s Award from the Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (“MDFAWL”).  Additionally, Ms. Benson-Villegas won a contested election to become an Officer of MDFAWL and is now a Newsletter Editor.  Congratulations Ingrid! 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 […]