Ruden McClosky

Ruden McClosky is one of the fastest growing law firms in Florida. Since its beginnings as a Fort Lauderdale storefront in 1959, the firm has grown to eight offices throughout Florida. Today the firm is a full-service firm serving the business and personal legal needs of national, regional and local companies, state and local governmental clients, and high wealth individuals.

Our attorneys practice in offices in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Port St. Lucie, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach.

Over the years the firm has attracted not only the top graduates of major law schools from around the state and nation, but also prominent attorneys who have joined the firm after first practicing elsewhere, as well as prominent former public officials and business leaders. Our attorneys include past presidents of The Florida Bar, past presidents of the National Bar Association, past presidents of local Bar Associations throughout Florida, past and present section presidents of various practice sections of The Florida Bar, former general counsel to the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation and the Florida Department of Community Affairs, past and present presidents of local Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development Boards, and past and present teachers at major Florida law schools. The firm also has a long history of leadership and contribution to civic and charitable organizations in each of the cities where we maintain offices.

Ruden McClosky is a full service Florida-based firm strongly committed to developing a diverse workforce of lawyers and staff crossing racial, gender and ethnic lines so as to provide our clients the benefits of an experienced pool of professionals reflective of today's society and the marketplace in which we conduct business.

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