Cameron H. Carstens

Cameron Carstens

Cameron H. Carstens

Profile

Cameron Carstens focuses his practice on education law, employment law, and administrative law. Cameron defends school boards in litigation and provides counsel to school districts and superintendents on issues involving employees, students, contracts, policy development, and compliance with various laws that govern educational institutions.

In his employment law practice, Cameron defends clients in the public and private sectors in employment litigation and advises clients on a wide range of employment issues. He routinely represents employers before state and federal regulatory agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Florida Commission on Human Relations.

Cameron also represents private postsecondary colleges and other clients in licensure and compliance matters and other types of administrative disputes before state agencies and the Division of Administrative Hearings.

Cameron is a member of the Labor and Employment Law, Administrative Law, and Trial Lawyers Sections of The Florida Bar. He is a past recipient of the Bennett Scholarship from the Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar to attend the Advanced International Advocacy Course at the University of Oxford. Cameron has been selected as a Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2019-2026.

Education

  • Florida State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude
  • Indiana Wesleyan University, B.S., cum laude

Practice Areas

Experience

Admitted

  • The Florida Bar, 2014
  • U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Community

Professional Associations

  • The Florida Bar, Labor and Employment Law Section
  • The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section
  • The Florida Bar, Administrative Law Section
  • Tallahassee Bar Association
  • William H. Stafford American Inn of Court
  • Florida School Board Attorneys Association

Recognitions

  • Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2019-2026

Community Activities

  • City Church Tallahassee, Member

Publications and Lectures

  • Messer Caparello, P.A. Legal Training for Private Post-Secondary Colleges and Universities, Licensing and Administrative Law Issues for Florida CIE Schools, September 2022, May 2024, September 2025
  • Messer Caparello, P.A. Legal Training for Private Post-Secondary Colleges and Universities, Employment Issues for Florida CIE Schools: Hiring, Discipline and Termination, September 2025
  • Panhandle Area Educational Consortium, Annual Leadership Conference, Legal and Employment Issues for Superintendents and School Administrators, July 2022, July 2025
  • Panhandle Area Educational Consortium, Public Records Training, January 2022
  • Johns Eastern Company, Inc., Digital Dialogue, Personal Injury Protection: Sovereign Immunity vs. Reimbursed PIP Payments, January 2021
  • Panhandle Area Educational Consortium, School Bus In-Service Training, Legal Issues for Bus Drivers and Transportation Directors, July 2017 – July 2025
  • Panhandle Area Educational Consortium, Coaches Risk Management Conference, Legal Issues for Coaches and Athletic Directors, August 2018