Attorneys & Staff

Charlotte Karlan

The cornerstone of our success is the quality relationship which we maintain with clients. Clients are treated with integrity and respect for their needs, goals, and objectives. We focus on intelligent legal representation and pledge to listen to and communicate with clients.

Areas of Practice:

Family Law
Mediation
Guardianship
Elder Law
Appellate Practice
Collection and Civil Litigation


Litigation Percentage:

90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certifications/Specialties:

Family Law Mediator, Supreme Court of Florida, 1994

Bar Admissions:

Florida, 1984

Education:

University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, FL, 1983

Honors:With Honors

University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 1967
M.S.E.

Temple University, College of Liberal Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 1965
B.A.

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Published Works:

Discovery Sanctions: Does the Dog Bite?, Florida Bar Journal, December, 1990

Know Your Mental Health Experts: Unlicensed Psychologist is an Oxymoron, Commentator, November, 1994

Psychological Testing in Child Custody Evaluations, Commentator, February, 1995

Jurisdiction in Child Custody Cases, Florida Dissolution of Marriage, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, 3rd ed.

Maximizing Tax Savings During Divorce Through Careful Selection of Tax Filing Status, Editor, Commentator, December, 1998

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Representative Cases:

Teller V. Richert, 756 So.2d 128 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999)

Skirko v. Skirko, 677 So.2d 885 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996)

In the Interest of D.M.W., a monor child, 623 So.2d 634 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993)

Heilman v. Heilman, 610 So, 60 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992)

Smith v. Van Horn, 597 So.2d 887 (Fla. 3d DCA 1992)

Perez v. Perez, 565 So.2d 409 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990)

McCall v. Alfonso, 561 So.2d 1350 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990)

Barber v. MacKenzie, 562 So.2d 755 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990)

Murias v. Murias, 599 So.2d 664 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990)

Perez v. Perez, 519 So.2d 321 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988)

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Professional Associations and Memberships:

The Florida Bar
1984 - Present

Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1989 - 1993
Member and Liaison to Family Law Section

Simplified Forms Committee, 1993 - 1994
Chair

Family Law Rules Committee, 1993 - 1995
Charter Member

Professional Ethics Committee, 2000 - Present
Member

Family Law Section
1986 - Present

Executive Council, 1992 - Present
Member

Legislation Committee, 1993 - Present
Voting Member

Mental Health Professionals in Litigation Committee, 1994 - 1997
Chair

General Masters Committee, 1994 - 1995
Chair

Litigation Support Committee, 1997 - Present
Chair, 1997 - 2000
Chair Emeritus - 2001 - 2002

Nominating Committee, 1998 - Present
Member

Ethics & Attorney Fees Committee, 2001 - 2002
Vice Chair

Membership Committee, 2001 - 2002
Member

Nomenclature Committee, 2001 - Present
Chair 2001 - 2002
Member 2002 - Present

Public Service Committee, 2002 - Present
Chair

Public Interest Law Section
1993 -1996

Legal needs of Children Committee 1993 - 1996
Member

Appellate Practice & Advocacy Section
1995 - Present

Elder Law Section
1999 - Present

Advanced Directives Committee, 1986
Member

Other

American Bar Association, 1984 - 2007

First Family Law American Inn of Law Court, 1999 - 2006

Dade County Bar Association, 1992 - 1995

South Miami-Kendall Bar Association, 1987 - 1995

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Past Employment Positions:

Department of Children & Families, O.P.S. Termination of Parental Rights, Senior Attorney, 1996 - 1997

Lieberman & Haber, P.A., Of Counsel, 1992 - 1993

Karlan & Gerson, P.A., Vice President, 1987 - 1992

Law Offices of Charlotte E. Karlan, 1984 - 1987

Circuit Court, Hon. John J. Crews, Law Clerk, 1980 - 1983

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