Charles Roy Lipcon

Charles R. Lipcon is the firm’s founding attorney and partner, with more than 40 years of experience handling personal injury, cruise line sexual assault, and wrongful death claims. Mr. Lipcon serves as head counsel and focuses on developing strategy for complex maritime legal matters. While his team of maritime attorneys concentrates primarily on admiralty, maritime law, and litigation against cruise lines, Mr. Lipcon also has substantial experience handling aviation disasters, automobile accidents, commercial torts, and class action lawsuits. Mr. Lipcon has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1971 and operating his own law practice since 1972. Mr. Lipcon has a Martindale Hubbell rating of AV, the highest rating for legal ability and professional and ethical standards. He is a member of the Florida Bar Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Dade County Bar Association, the Florida Admiralty Trial Lawyers Association and is also a member of Mensa. Mr. Lipcon is admitted to practice before all State and Federal Courts in Florida, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U. S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, the United States District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Graduating from the University of Miami with a B.A. in 1968 and a J.D. in 1971, Mr. Lipcon is a National Merit Scholar. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Charles Roy Lipcon included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Martindale-Hubbell Rating of AV Lawyer of the Year in Admiralty & Maritime ® by US News & World Report Best Lawyers in America ® Super Lawyers Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Club Million Dollar Advocates Club The National Top 100 Trial Lawyers Global Law Experts America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators Florida Legal Elite Avvo 10 America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators 2021 Best Law Firms®, 2024 Other Sources of Feedback About Charles Roy Lipcon Included on the 2026Florida Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Florida Super Lawyers list 2024 Florida Super Lawyers list 2023 Florida Super Lawyers list 2022 Florida Super Lawyers list 2021 Florida Super Lawyers list 2020 Florida Super Lawyers list 2019 Florida Super Lawyers list 2018 Florida Super Lawyers list 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list 2015 Florida Super Lawyers list 2014 Florida Super Lawyers list 2013 Florida Super Lawyers list 2012 Florida Super Lawyers list 2011 Florida Super Lawyers list 2010 Florida Super Lawyers list 2009 Florida Super Lawyers list 2008 Florida Super Lawyers list 2007 Florida Super Lawyers list

• Partner
• Languages
• English

• Sosa v. M/V Lago Izabal
• Flores v. Carnival Cruise Lines
• Hernandez v. The Motor Vessel Skyward
• Carlisle v. Carnival Corporation

• Florida, 1971
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1971
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1972
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1976
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1980
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1994
• U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1999
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2000
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2003
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2003

• Florida Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Dade County Bar Association (Member)
• Florida Admiralty Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
• Florida Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Dade County Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
• Mensa (Member)
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Alpha Epsilon Pi