Michael Elkins, Esq., Founder and Partner of MLE Law, Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025
Michael Elkins, Esq., founder and partner of Fort Lauderdale-based MLE Law, is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025, Employment Law — Individuals, and Employment Law — Management in Fort Lauderdale. The 31st edition of The Best Lawyers in America recognizes only the top 5% of elite lawyers in the nation across 150 practice areas.
Elkins is a nationally quoted employment, business and sports attorney representing businesses, municipalities and individuals in labor and employment, business and sports matters. In addition, he provides outside General Counsel services (daily corporate advice, preparation and review of corporate documents, creation of corporate entities, merger and acquisition representation). A litigation attorney for nearly 25 years, Elkins continues to disrupt how lawyers attract and retain business by utilizing technology to make the business of law more efficient and beneficial for clients.
He is the creator and host of the “Quarter Four” podcast, which he founded in 2018. Through the podcast, he not only promotes MLE Law, but his overall brand. The podcast covers the intersection between business and sports, providing listeners an inside look into the psychology of what makes individuals successful on and off the field.
“I’m proud to once again be recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in the 2025 edition for my work in employment law,” said Elkins. “Best Lawyers® is an esteemed guide to legal excellence around the world, and it’s an honor to be selected by my peers in the legal field.”
For the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more than 23 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 80,000 leading lawyers included in the milestone 31st edition. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
Best Lawyers has published its list for more than four decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 75 countries.
The entire The Best Lawyers in America list can be viewed at www.bestlawyers.com/America.
