Our attorneys have been named The Best Lawyers in America®

Attorneys John W. Foster and Carina Leeson, from Family Complex Litigation & Collaborative Group (“FCLC Group”), were both named in this year’s edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Best Lawyers has been regarded by lawyers and the public for more than 40 years as the most credible measure of legal integrity and distinction in the United States. Thus, recognition by Best Lawyers signifies excellence in practice. This year marks the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® is based on a comprehensive peer-review survey comprised this year of more than 13.7 million confidential evaluations from peers. This year alone, almost 25,000 voters responded to our survey.

The purely peer review methodology is at the core of the company’s credo, as they truly believe the best lawyers know who the best lawyers are.

Orlando Family Law Lawyers

John W. Foster

FCLC Group President John Foster was born and raised in the Orlando area. For more than 40 years, John has handled litigation, trials and appeals in state and federal courts. John was a partner with the national law firm Baker&Hostetler, LLP for 34 years. Following his retirement from Baker&Hostetler, LLP, John founded FCLC Group. His practice now focuses exclusively on the resolution of complex divorce and family law cases, whether resolved through settlement, the litigation process and trial mediation, the collaborative process or the appellate process. Prior to leaving for law school in 1978, John served in law enforcement.

John is actively involved in the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar Association. He currently serves on the Family Law Section’s Executive Council and Legislation Committee. John formerly co-chaired the Parentage Committee, and was the former co-secretary of the Children’s Issues Committee. He is a current member of both the Children’s Issues Committee and the Domestic Violence Committee. John is also the current Co-Vice Chair of the Equitable Distribution Committee.

John has achieved the highest AV rating by Martindale Hubbell and he is ranked by Chambers USA. John has been named as one of America’s Best Lawyers, as Florida Legal Elite for Marital and Family law by Florida Trend, as a Florida “Super Lawyer”, as one of Orlando’s Best Lawyers by Orlando Magazine and as a top Orlando lawyer by the Orlando Home and Leisure Magazine. By invitation, John is a member of the National Advocates “Top 100”.

Carina Leeson

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 twenty 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 is a member of the Family Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association, Family Law Section and Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Florida Bar Association, the Central Florida Family Law Inn, the Collaborative Family Law Group of Central Florida, the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals (current Board Member) and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Carina is also on the Board for a local non-profit organization, Angel of Hope Central Florida, that supports members of the community who have experienced the loss of a child.

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.

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