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Cameron Carstens focuses his practice on employment law, education law and administrative law. Mr. Carstens defends public and private clients in employment litigation and advises clients on a wide range of employment issues. In his education law practice, Mr. Carstens defends school districts in litigation and serves as general counsel to school boards. In his administrative law practice, Mr. Carstens represents clients before state agencies and at the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings in licensure matters, rule challenges, disciplinary proceedings and other types of administrative litigation.
Mr. Carstens 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. Mr. Carstens has been selected as a Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2019-2024.
Education
- Florida State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude
- Indiana Wesleyan University, B.S., cum laude
Practice Areas
- Employment Law
- Civil and Commercial Litigation
- Administrative Law
- Education Law
- Tort Litigation
Admitted
- The Florida Bar, 2014
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, 2015
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 2017
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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, 2019-2024
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, May 2024
- Messer Caparello, P.A. Legal Training for Private Post-Secondary Colleges and Universities, Administrative Challenges to Agency Decisions, September 2022
- Panhandle Area Educational Consortium, Annual Leadership Conference, Legal Issues for Superintendents and School Administrators, July 2022
- 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, Coaches Risk Management Conference, Legal Issues for Coaches and Athletic Directors, August 2018
- Panhandle Area Educational Consortium, School Bus In-Service Training, Legal Issues for Bus Drivers and Transportation Directors, July 2017 – July 2022