John Foster and Carina Leeson Selected as 2024 Super Lawyers

Family Complex Litigation & Collaborative Group (FCLC Group) President John Foster has been honored once again as a Super Lawyer for 2024, marking his 13th consecutive year of receiving this exceptional recognition. Alongside him, Carina Leeson has also been recognized for her outstanding contributions, marking her third consecutive year being selected as a Super Lawyer. This dual recognition is a testament to their steadfast dedication and consistent excellence in the field of law.

The selection process is rigorous and results in third-party validation of both John and Carina’s professional accomplishments. Being named a Super Lawyer is limited to no more than five percent of attorneys within their state.

John Foster: Accomplished Family Law and Litigation Attorney Serving Central Florida

With over 41 years of legal experience, John Foster is a seasoned attorney based in Orlando, Florida, specializing in litigation, trials, and appeals in both state and federal courts. His current practice is exclusively dedicated to handling intricate divorce and family law cases, employing various resolution methods such as settlement, litigation, trial, mediation, the collaborative process, and appeals. In his practice, John addresses a wide range of issues, including alimony, child support, custody, divorce, paternity, property division, and other marital and family-related matters. Additionally, he brings substantial expertise in construction law and commercial litigation. John serves clients in Orlando, Orange County, Osceola County, and throughout central Florida.

John has garnered recognition and honors for his noteworthy accomplishments throughout the years. His achievements include being showcased in the esteemed publication “The Best Lawyers in America,” acknowledged as a top lawyer by Orlando Home & Leisure magazine, featured in the Best Lawyers section of Orlando Magazine, and honored as one of Florida’s “legal elite” for family and marital law by Florida Trend magazine. Furthermore, he has consistently earned the title of Super Lawyer for thirteen consecutive years. In 2022, John was also honored with the prestigious OCBA William Trickel Professionalism Award.

Throughout his illustrious career, John has exemplified dedication and proficiency, earning the trust of a diverse clientele. His leadership at FCLC Group reflects a commitment to providing top-tier legal representation in complex family law cases.

Carina M. Leeson: Top-Rated Orlando Attorney and Super Lawyer (2022-2024) in Family Law Practice

Carina is a Family Law and Collaborative Attorney at FCLC Group. Carina is also a Florida Supreme Court-certified Family Law Mediator. Carina’s professional mission is to make a positive impact on the divorce process so that families going through this extremely challenging transition have better results.

After over 20 years of handling litigated and non-litigated cases, Carina believes litigation should be a last resort and not a first choice. Families are not best served with a one-size-fits-all approach and limitations of what a judge can and cannot do. Each family is unique and requires a custom-tailored resolution that is doable and durable long after their divorce is over, which is why she is a proponent of alternative dispute resolution methods, such as the collaborative law process or mediation.

Carina grew up in the Orlando area and graduated from Rollins College. She attended law school at Nova Southeastern University College of Law in Fort Lauderdale. Prior to entering private practice, Carina was a Staff Attorney for the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County where she worked with the judges in Civil, Family and Probate Divisions. She later practiced family law in boutique and national law firms there for over a decade before returning to Orlando in 2011, where she lives with her husband and twin daughters. Carina realized the financial and emotional toll litigation took on her clients and began to shift her practice and assist families through a different process option; one that preserves their marital estate, protects their privacy and prioritizes their family. She was trained in the Collaborative Law Process in 2010 and has received extensive advanced training since then.

Carina has been named as Best Lawyers in America in Family Law and in Collaborative Law: Family Law, as Florida Legal Elite for Marital & Family Law by Florida Trend, as Florida Super Lawyer in Family Law, and as Awesome Attorneys in Family Law by Orlando Family Magazine.

With great pleasure, we acknowledge the unwavering commitment and exceptional achievements of John Foster and Carina Leeson. Their recent recognition as 2024 Super Lawyers is a testament to their enduring excellence in the legal field. As two of the few attorneys to garner the distinction of Super Lawyer, both John Foster and Carina Leeson have earned the respect of peers as two of the top-rated attorneys in the nation.