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A huge round of applause and congratulations to one of Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson’s Senior Partner, Sara Sandler Cromer, for being selected as a Broward County Bar Association “40 Under 40” Awardee for the year of 2021! Follow us on:

Our law partner, Michele E. Ready, will be presenting: Workers’ Compensation and COVID -19 / One Year Later Follow us on:

M. Cristina Brodermann Cristina Brodermann is a partner with Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson, LLP, based out of the Firm’s Miami office. Cristina was born in Havana, Cuba, and her family immigrated to the United States settling in Natchitoches, Louisiana, where she lived for 20 years. While residing in Louisiana, Cristina attended Saint Mary’s High School and then continued her education at Northwestern State University wherein she majored in history and graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. […]

Thank you Jose for your continued commitment and dedication to the firm, and of course, for being part of our #wlsc1934 family! Follow us on:

Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson would like to welcome Rosa Villa, Esq. and William Tuttle, III, Esq., two new associates, to the Miami office! Follow us on:

Walton Lantaff Schroeder and Carson would like to announce and congratulate our newest senior partners Jonathan wickham, Sara Sandler Cromer, and Ian Ronderos on their new roles!  We would also like to recognize and congratulate Ingrid P. benson-Villegas on her promotion to junior partner with the firm. We look forward to more great things from these individuals! Follow us on:

Bernard I. Probst Bernard I. Probst is a Senior Partner with Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson, LLP. In addition to his role as a Senior Partner with the Firm, Mr. Probst was the Managing Partner of the Firm from 2002-2008. Mr. Probst is one of the Firm’s litigation partners. Throughout his career, Mr. Probst has practiced primarily in the area of insurance defense litigation. In this capacity, Mr. Probst has handled virtually every form of insurance defense matter in numerous […]

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Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Manor House, LLC, et. al. On January 21, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling providing an answer to a certified question of great public importance, that is, whether an insured bringing a first-party breach of insurance contract action, not involving Section 624.155, F.S. (bad faith), could recover extra-contractual consequential damages. In coming to its considered decision, the Florida Supreme Court answered the question with a resounding “No.” In the underlying action, Plaintiff, Manor […]

Stephen G. Kaufer is a Senior Partner in Walton Lantaff’s West Palm Beach office. Prior to joining the firm in 2001, Mr. Kaufer had a significant background in insurance defense. This included the position of corporate counsel for a multi-state third-party administrator handling matters regarding state compliance and the establishment of both homogeneous and diverse self-insured funds, as well as drafting contracts between the funds and their members. While Mr. Kaufer’s main area of practice is workers compensation defense, he […]