About Linda D.
Linda D. Carley earned her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law in 1985. She entered the legal profession at a second when trial experience and company practice frequently set the trail for later public service. Her Stetson education provided the foundation for a profession that has moved among personal practice and the bench.
She began her expert lifestyles as an affiliate at Gray, Harris and Robinson in 1985. That early submit placed her in a firm environment where she could study legal proceedings practice and client representation. A few years later she struck out on her personal and, in 1989, became the owner and senior lawyer of Linda Schoonover, P.A., taking on the duties of managing a practice while dealing with a growing client roster.
Her career took a diverse flip in 2011 when she took the oath as a Circuit Judge for the 18th Judicial Circuit. On the bench she handled a big selection of matters that come earlier than a circuit courtroom. Colleagues defined her tenure as a period in which she applied courtroom experience to the duties of presiding over trials, verdict on procedural and substantive questions, and managing court calendars.
After serving on the bench, she returned to personal practice. In 2018 she founded Carley Law LLC and assumed the position of proprietor and senior lawyer. That move marked a go back to client work and firm leadership. Running her own company required juggling case work, client approach, and the executive side of practice.
Carley has practiced law in Florida throughout her career. Her expert lifestyles indicates a sample familiar to many in the profession: education at a law program, early years in company practice, an extended duration of judicial service, and a return to private practice. Each segment informed the subsequent. Time at the bench shaped how she approaches disputes and client counsel, and her earlier firm knowledge shaped her court perspective.
She now leads Carley Law LLC and practices law in Florida, providing representation in Florida state courts and managing matters that come to her workplace.
