Profile
Caroline K. Black is a shareholder and managing partner of Mason Black & Caballero P.A., a marital and family law firm located in Tampa, Florida. Caroline received her Juris Doctor degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1984 and has focused solely on family law related matters since 1995. Caroline is a board-certified marital and family law specialist, certified by the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, and a past president of the Centre for Women in Tampa. Her articles have been published by the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the Florida Bar and the Family Law Commentator. In April 2009, she chaired the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers annual institute and has frequently lectured on family law topics on behalf of other professional organizations as well. Caroline is AV Preeminent* peer review rated through Martindale-Hubble.
*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.
About Caroline Black
Law School: Stetson University College of Law
Admitted: 1985, Florida
Professional Webpage: www.mbc-lawoffice.com/black.html
Honors and Awards:
- One of the 2011 Tampa Lawyers of the Year, National Law Journal
- Recognized in Law & Leading Attorneys, A Florida Consumers Guidebook
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America
- Rated AV by Martindale Hubbell
- Received Red McEwen Award, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2004
- Received Jimmy Kynes Award for Pro Bono Service, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2009
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified Marital & Family Lawyer, The Florida Bar, 1985
Bar/Professional Activity:
- President, Centre for Women, 1995 - 1997
- Board of Directors, Centre for Women, 1992 - 1997
- 13th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, Member, 1993 - 1996, Chair 1996
- Member, Family Court Steering Committee, The Florida Bar, 1999 - 2001
- Liaison, Florida Bar Commission on the Legal Needs of Children
- Chair, Long Range Planning Committee, The Florida Bar, 1998 - 1999
- Chair, CLE Committee, The Florida Bar, Family Law Section, 1997 -1998
- Member, The Florida Bar, Family Law Section, 1994 - Present
- Chair, The Florida Bar, Family Law Section, 2003 - 2004
- The Florida Bar
- Chair, Scholarship Committee, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2006 - 2007
- Co-Chair, Legislation Committee, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2006 - 2008
- Board of Managers, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2006 - Present
- Member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Florida Chapter, 2002 - Present
- Board Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section, 2001 - 2002
- Long-Range Planning Committee, Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Chair, Executive Council, Hillsborough County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1999 - 2000
- Member, Executive Council, Hillsborough County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1991 - 2001
- Member, Judicial Evaluation Committee, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 1990 - 1993
- Member, Board of Directors, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2003 - Present
- President, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2007 - 2008
- Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 1989 - Present
- Florida, 1985
- Chair, Pig Roast Committee, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2005
- Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2007
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
- Chair, AAML Institute, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2009
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- "Modifying Agreements (Prenuptials/MSAs)," Family Law Support Modification Seminar, Florida Bar, September 21-22, 2000
- "Alimony, Child Support and Temporary Issues in Divorce," Basic Family Law Seminar, Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, April 2001, Spring 2004, Spring 2006
- "Agreements," Florida Bar Family Law Certification Review Course, February 1996 - 1998, 2002-2004
- "Agreements," Florida Bar Family Law Certification Review Course, February 1996 - 1998, 2002 - 2004
- "The Other Marital Misconduct: Dissipation of Marital Assets," Lawyer, Hillsborough County Bar Association, Feb., 1991
- "The Role of the CPA in Divorce," Pinellas County CPA Club, January, 1992
- Ethics and The Role of the Attorney, provided written materials for American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers on Family Law in Florida, 1991 and Board Certification Review Course, 1992
- "Help! I'm a Single Parent", Idlewild Baptist Church, November, 1992
- "Professionalism," (Co-Authored with Mark A. Sessums), Family Law Commentator, Spring, 1993
- Chapter 15, Equitable Distribution, in FLORIDA DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE, The Florida Bar, 4d ed., 1993
- "Litigation Support" Tampa Bay Chapter, Institute of Business Appraisers, November, 1993
- "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Divorce," Seminar Presentation, Hillsborough County Bar Association, September, 1993
- Family Law, Speaker Presentation, Bridge the Gap Seminar, 1994
- "Family Law Rules," Lawyer, Hillsborough County Bar Association, December, 1995
- "An Affair to Remember...or Not", Lawyer, Hillsborough County Bar Association, April, 1995
- Shared Parental Responsibility, Stetson College of Law, Speaker Presentation, February, 1995
- Speaker, "Drafting and Litigating Prenuptial Agreements," National Business Institute, December, 1995
- Television Show "Legally Speaking," Jones Intercable, Tampa, Florida, September 11, 1996
- Chapter 3, Marital Settlement Agreements, in DRAFTING MARRIAGE CONTRACTS IN FLORIDA, The Florida Bar, 4ed, 1997
- "The Best Interests of the Child," 13th Judicial Circuit Town Hall Meeting, Participant, April, 2001
- "Tactics to Consider in Custody Cases," Hillsborough County Bar Association, January, 2002
- Television show "Florida Justice Files," WUSF, Tampa, Florida, Spring, 2006
- "Mission Impossible: Overcoming the Negative Custody Evaluation Recommendation," AAML, May, 2007
- "Professionalism" Stetson University College of Law, January, 2009
- "Attorneys Fees and Costs," American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Institute, April, 2010
- "Taxation Issues in Equitable Distribution & Alimony," Florida Bar Cert Review, February, 2010
Educational Background:
- Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, B.S., 1982
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