Charles Roy Lipcon - Coral Gables, FL
Attorney at Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman, P.A.
Maritime Law Lawyers in Coral Gables, FL
2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Suite 1480 Coral Gables, FL 33134
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55
Years
Experience
Coral Gables Maritime Law Lawyer
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Maritime Law
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
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
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 2026 Florida Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Florida Super Lawyers list
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- 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
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Miami School of Law,
Coral Gables,
Florida, 1971
J.D.
Honors: National Merit Scholar
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University of Miami School of Law,
Coral Gables,
Florida, 1971
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Non Legal Education
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University of Miami, 1968
B.A.
Major: Government
Minor: Philosophy
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University of Miami, 1968
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Languages
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English
Representative Cases
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Sosa v. M/V Lago Izabal
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Flores v. Carnival Cruise Lines
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Hernandez v. The Motor Vessel Skyward
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Carlisle v. Carnival Corporation
Published Works
Articles
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"Help for the Auto Accident Victim", 1986
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"Seaman's Rights in the United States when Involved in an Accident", 1989
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The Cruise Line Law Reporter, 2000-2003
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“Unsafe on the High Seas”
Bar Admissions
- 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
Other Affiliations
- 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
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Contact
2800 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Suite 1480
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone: (888) 572-6185
Email: Send a message
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https://www.lipcon.com
(Homepage)
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https://www.lipcon.com/cruise-ship-accident-lawyer/
(Cruise Ship Accidents)
- https://lipcon.com/blog/?source=findlaw (Cruise Ship Law Blog)
Hours: 9am - 5pm M-F, or by appointment
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