Brian C. Carter

    Florida Bar Board Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist, Partner

    Brian Carter obtained his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida.

    Following law school in 2001, Brian practiced in Central Florida and worked in the Ocala branch of McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & Weaver, P.A., before moving to Pensacola, Florida.

    He continued to work in Pensacola for the McConnaughhay firm, and his clients included national insurers, employee leasing companies, PEO’s, and small to large employers throughout Florida and Alabama. Brian is a frequent speaker and lecturer on the topic of workers’ compensation law at various accredited seminars throughout Florida. He accepted a partnership with the McConnaughhay firm in 2008 and subsequently accepted an invitation to join the law firm of Michles & Booth in November of 2009. Brian’s extensive background representing employers and insurance carriers provides him the vast knowledge to enable him to successfully litigate matters on behalf of injured workers. Brian became Florida Bar Board Certified in workers’ compensation in September of 2019. He is the only practicing Florida Bar Board Certified workers’ compensation attorney in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa Counties. Brian is married to his lovely wife, Ashley, and they have three children, Brooklynn, Aiden, and Ashton.

    Qualifications

    Employment

    Michles & Booth

    2008 - Present

    P.A.

    McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod, Pope, & Weaver

    2001 - 2008

    Education

    B.A. Major: English

    University of Florida Gainesville, FL

    1996

    Juris Doctor

    University of Florida Levin College of Law Gainesville, FL

    2001

    Associations

    Memberships

    • Florida Bar Association
      Sep 12, 2001
    • U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
      Oct 30, 2001
    • U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
      Oct 30, 2008
    • Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association
    • Executive Council Member for the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar
      Jan 1, 2007
    • Escambia County Inns of Court
    • Florida Justice Association
    • Florida Bar Board Certified Workers' Compensation Lawyer
      Aug 1, 2019

    Awards

      The National Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Trial Lawyers

      Nation's Premier Top Ten Attorneys - Personal Injury

      National Association of Distinguished Counsel - Top One Percent

      American Institute of Personal Injury 6 Year Client Satisfaction

      National Association of Distinguished Counsel - 2021

      10.0 Avvo Rating- Top Attorney

      Avvo- Client's Choice Award - Brian Carter

      Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® Rating

      American Institute of Personal Injury 3 Year Client Satisfaction

      Million Dollar Advocates Forum

      Jan 1, 2021

      The Florida Bar - Board Certified

      Jan 1, 2021

      National Association of Distinguished Counsel | 2022

      Florida Workers Advocates

      National Association of Distinguished Counsel | 2023

      Practice Areas

      Community Involvement

      • Pensacola Runners Association | 2016 Board Member
      • Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Community Service Committee
      • Sims Middle School Advisory Committee 2014-2016
      • Pensacola Runners Association Board Member 2016-2017
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