Larry R. Fleurantin, Esq.
Managing Partner

EDUCATION
J.D. (cum laude) University of Florida Levin College of Law (2003)
- Senior Research Editor of Florida Journal of International Law;
- Teaching Fellow, UF Levin College of Law;
- Research Fellow, UF Levin College of Law;
- Book Award in International Law, UF 2002;
- Honors in Appellate Advocacy.
B.A. (summa cum laude), FIU Honors College (2000)
- Pi Sigma Alpha;
- Political Science 1999-2000 Outstanding Academic Achievement;
- Department of Political Science 2000 Faculty Year's Book Award.
A.A. (highest honors and distinction) Miami-Dade College
- Emphasis on Excellence Honors Program;
- MDC Center for Community Involvement and Civic Literacy, 1999.
PROFILE
Larry R. Fleurantin is the managing partner of Fleurantin, Francois & Antonin, P.A. Mr. Fleurantin has extensive trial and appellate litigation experience. He concentrates his practice in civil litigation and appeals involving personal injury, car accidents, premises liability, real estate, foreclosure, family law, and immigration.
Larry Fleurantin is a celebrated legal scholar and litigator. As an authority in litigation, Mr. Fleurantin has litigated 100s of cases at the trial and appellate levels in Florida and federal courts. Other lawyers often consult with Mr. Fleurantin whose appellate advocacy has contributed to the development of law as evidenced by many of his appellate cases that resulted in published opinions. In other words, 1,000 years from now, future generations will benefit from and know about his contribution to the field of law.
As a legal scholar, Mr. Fleurantin is widely known for his thought provoking scholarship in the field of immigration and appellate law. His works have been published in internationally known law reviews and the Florida Bar Journal. Mr. Fleurantin is an authority whose works have been cited by many prominent scholars including law review articles published in Yale Law Journal and University of Pennsylvania Law Review—both of which rank in the top ten law journals in the nation.
People have sought Mr. Fleurantin’s services as an authority in litigation. If you need a celebrated author and litigator on your side, then Larry Fleurantin is the authority to call.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND LEGAL ADVOCACY:
- Luscar v. U.S. Bank Trust Nat'l Ass'n., 271 So. 3d. 104 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019).
- Brussot v. Brussot, 214 So. 3d 796 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017).
- Cazi v. Prohete, 130 So. 3d 723 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014).
- Incarnacion v. Thomas, Berrouet et al., 88 So. 3d 246 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011).
- Diedrick-Clarke v. Washington Mutual Bank, 73 So. 3d 814 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011).
- Frye v. Miami-Dade County, 2 So. 3d 1063 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009).
- Alvarez v. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co., 16 Fla. Supp. 140 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2008).
- Baptiste v. Baptiste, 992 So. 2d 374 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008).
- Boby Express Co. v. Guerin, 930 So. 2d 842 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006).
AWARDS, HONORS, AND RECOGNITION:
Mr. Fleurantin’s academic and professional accomplishments include the following awards, honors, and recognition:
- Selected to Florida Super Lawyers: 2020 - 2021
- Selected to Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars: 2013
- Top Attorneys Rising Stars in Florida, as published in the Wall Street Journal & Miami Magazine July 2013;
- Featured in South Florida Sun Sentinel's occasional series: “My Story, A New Life," March 2004;
- Book Award in International Law, UF, 2002;
- The FIU Political Science 1999-2000 Outstanding Academic Achievement;
- The FIU Department of Political Science 2000 Faculty Year's Book Award; and
- MDC Center for Community Involvement and Civic Literacy, 1999.
SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS:
Mr. Fleurantin's research and scholarly work resulted in the publication of the following law review articles:
- The Duel Between Reversible Error and Preservation: Florida Supreme Court to Have Last Word on Family Law Cases with Inadequate Statutorily-Required Findings, 31 University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy 213 (2021).
- Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies in Immigration Cases: Finding Jurisdiction to Review Unexhausted Claims the Board of Immigration Appeals Considers Sua Sponte on the Merits, 34 American Journal of Trial Advocacy 301 (2010), Cumberland School of Law of Samford University.
As a member of the Appellate Practice Section's Publications Committee of The Florida Bar, Mr. Fleurantin has contributed to the Florida Bar Journal the following articles:
- Attorneys' Fees on Appeal: Misapplication of the Law of the Case Raises Procedural and Substantive Due Process Concerns, 90 Florida Bar Journal 49 (March 2016) (Manu L. Davidson, co-author);
- The Debate Continues on Whether to Remand Family Law Cases with Inadequate Findings, 86 Florida Bar Journal 27 (May 2012).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP & ASSOCIATIONS:
Mr. Fleurantin is a member of the Florida Bar and the following courts and organizations:
- Supreme Court of Florida;
- U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals;
- U.S. Northern District of Florida;
- U.S. Southern District of Florida;
- U.S. Tax Court;
- The Florida Bar, Appellate Practice Section's Publications Committee;
- Greater North Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES:
Mr. Fleurantin lives in Broward County, Florida with his wife Marie-Michelle R. Fleurantin and daughters Angelique and Simone.