Ted Delcima
Associate – Carlton Fields

 

Description of field of expertise

Ted Delcima represents clients in commercial litigation and white collar criminal defense matters. His experience includes matters involving contract disputes, product liability, health law, and fraud.

Ted’s health law experience includes working for the University of Miami School of Law’s Health Rights Clinic in collaboration with the Miller School of Medicine. There, he represented low-income patients of the Comprehensive AIDS Program, conducting client intake interviews and legal research, filing legal pleadings and other documents, developing case strategies and theories, obtaining social security benefits for clients, and providing representation in administrative proceedings.

As a former licensed financial specialist, licensed banker, and business analyst at major financial institutions, Ted brings a business perspective to his legal practice. He is fluent in Haitian Creole and French.

 

What advice would you offer to new attorneys interested in your field?

Don’t be afraid to ask questions, no matter how trivial you may think the question to be. Sometimes information is thrown at you very quickly, and you may feel as though you don’t have a thorough understanding of what is expected of you. My advice is to simply ask — whether that is going back and asking the shareholder, a senior associate, a peer, and in some instances your own client to clarify. Over time, you will become efficient and reliable in your respective environment and start to produce higher quality work.

 

Final thoughts…

Your ability to receive criticism and constantly seek to improve is invaluable. Try to get out of your comfort zone and learn new areas of law, work on assignments you normally would not take on, develop a relationship with a mentor within your firm, and don’t be afraid to follow up and get feedback on your work product.