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Carol A. Kartagener 
One Boca Place
Suite 218 A
2255 Glades Rd
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
 

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(561) 997-9995
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Carol A. Kartagener is Board Certified in the area of marital and family law.  In addition, Carol is also a skilled litigator and engages in the practice of commercial and general civil litigation. Affiliated with Weiss & Handler, P.A. for over 16 years, Carol has numerous reported opinions to her credit.  A tireless worker, Carol is a caring, effective advocate for her clients.  She has been selected for inclusion by Who's Who in Executives and Professionals.  Carol commenced her legal career with a prestigious judicial clerkship with The Honorable Norman C. Roettger, Jr. of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.  She was also appointed and served as a Special Master and a Guardian in Broward County, Florida.  In 1993, Carol reportedly had the largest verdict of any commercial case in Broward County, in an amount in excess of $11 million dollars, which included a $7 million punitive damage award.

 

Carol is admitted to the Florida Bar as well as the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.  Carol is also a member of the Broward County Bar Association, the Florida Bar Family Law Section and the Family Law Section of the South Palm Beach County Bar Association.  Carol received her Bachelor of Arts, awarded magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami in 1984.

 

Carol is married to Dr. Martin Kartagener.

Current Employment Position(s):
Senior Associate
Areas of Practice:
Marital and Family Law
Commercial Law
Civil and Trial Practice
Litigation Percentage:
90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Marital & Family Law, The Florida Bar, 2000


Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1984
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1986
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida Trial Bar, 1993
Education:
University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
Doctor of Jurisprudence


State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, 1976
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major:  History; Medical Studies


Representative Cases:
Smithers v. Smithers, 765 So.2d 117 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000)
Driscoll v. Driscoll, 763 So.2d. 1189 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998)
Laroche v. Briggs, 720 So.2d 321 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998)
Communications Stations of Broward, Inc. v. Decker, 562 So.2d 419 (Fla. 4DCA 1990)
Eiler v. Eiler, 556 So.2d 834 (Fla. 4DCA 1990)
Driscoll V. Driscoll, 25 Fla. L. Weekly D253 (Fla. 4DCA 2000)
Hasson v. Hasson, 716 So.2d 344 (Fla. 4DCA 1998)
Landmark at Hillsboro Condominium Association v. Breward, 552 So.2d 922 (Fla. 4DCA 1989)
Johnson v. Hasson, 755 So.2d 131 (Fla. 4DCA 2000)
C.E. Pickening Investments, Inc. et al v. Grubb & Ellis, 90-37463 (03) (17th Judicial Circuit 1993)
Honors and Awards:
Selected For Inclusion in National Registrar's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Federal Bar Association
Member


The Florida Bar, Family Law Section, 1984 - Present
Member


South Palm Beach County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1989 - Present
Member


Broward County Bar Association
Member


Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member


Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Palm Beach County Chapter
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Hon. Norman C. Roettger Jr., United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Law Clerk, 1984 - 1986


17th Judicial Circuit, Special Master, 1995 - 1998


Ancillary Businesses:
Special Master and Guardian, 17th Judicial Circuit, Broward County, FL
Birth Information:
1955, New York, New York, United States of America
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