Lawrence Paul Cartelli

Lawrence Paul Cartelli

3.7
Rating: 5.0

Licensed for 42 years

Family Lawyer at Tavares, FL
Practice Areas: Family, Child Custody, Criminal Defense ... +2 more

407 N. Sinclair Avenue, Tavares, FL

About Lawrence

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Family 50%

42 years

50%
Child Custody 25%

42 years

25%
Adoption 5%

22 years

5%
Appeals 5%

32 years

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 100-250 per hour

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 23 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 2002

Member in Good Standing

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2020

Licensed in New York for 42 years

State: New York

Acquired: 1984

Currently Registered

Location

Lawrence P. Cartelli, P.A>

407 N. Sinclair Avenue, Tavares, FL, 32778

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Lawrence Paul Cartelli's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.7 /5.0

15 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | February 18, 2026 | Hired Attorney

Highly recommend Mr. Lawrence Cartelli

I cannot recommend Mr. Cartelli highly enough. From the first consultation he was professional, knowledgeable, and attentive to my concerns. Mr. Cartelli took the time to explain everything to detail with me and made sure i understood the process. I always felt informed and confident throughout my ...case. What truly sets Mr. Cartelli apart is his dedication and responsiveness. I never felt like just another client. He was through, strategic, and always had my best interest in mind. He made a stressful situation much easier to handle while keeping me calm and assured that things were going to workout If you are looking for an attorney who is skilled and committed to helping you I highly recommend Mr. Cartelli.

Posted by anonymous | November 10, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

horrible

Horrible experience. If you already have him I highly advise to move to a new attorney. He will do what he feels is easiest for him and this most likely damage your case. One example is having evidence in a evidentiary hearing for custody. I am not sure how a lawyer can advise honestly that evidence ...isn't needed if it is crucial to a case. But that is my experience and it harmed my case significantly. Unfortunately, the bar will not address this as this was his "strategy" and is not required. Though, anyone in their right mind would know going into a custody hearing without filed evidence is insanity.

Posted by Miranda Martin | January 12, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

Trust the process

In April of 2022, I lost two sons in a car accident. July of 2022 after being harassed since April, 3 days after two of my son's died April 16th my four and two years old, dcf decided to begin to harass me. Immediately I start contacting mr cartelli, before the boys were taken in July I had informe...d him by hysterical emails documenting everything going on before even retaining him, I retained him a few days after their removal. I have listened to each word he's suggested and I am trusting him to keep his word so far he has. He is very caring, a very good person to retain as an attorney because he doesn't do this for the money he does this mostly because he wants to help and he cares. He does email back, he does call back. He's very welcoming to surprise drop ins, he always finds time to talk with me. Unlike a big law firm he's one person, against an entire court room. Trust him, what he says. If you retain him in the end youll be happy.

Posted by anonymous | March 03, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Avoid

Mr Cartelli will no fight for you. He didn't care about my case, didn't answer my calls, and didn't discuss with me what i really need and finally didn't respect my desire, favor the other part. He only get the divorce over with. I do not recommend him at all. He even sent proposals to the judge tha...t I strictly disagreed with.

Posted by Sandra | January 22, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Lawrence Cartelli, a Blessing!

After 16 years of marriage, my Husband abandoned me. I am Hispanic, and I still have a little problem wit the language. Mr Cartelli Very professionally helped me understand and know my rights. It was a Blessing to find him!!

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Gregg Brennan

Family lawyer | May 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. I've observed Mr. Cartelli in dependency court on multiple occasions. He is very knowledgeable in this area of the law, and his trial skills are excellent. He fights hard for his clients and he gets excellent results. I have referred potential clients to him when I have determined I could not represent those clients and will not hesitate to do so again in the future."

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Experience

Rating:  5.0 (Average)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2020.

Public Reprimand issued in FL, 2020

updated on 10/26/2020

Public reprimand means the attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The Bar warns the lawyer in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior. Details of the infraction are made part of the public record.

Education

N/A

Brooklyn Law School

law

Languages

English

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