Brian C. Carter
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