Former judge joins law firm as shareholder

TAMPA — Chris Altenbernd, former judge in Florida's Second District Court of Appeal, has joined Tampa law firm Carlton Fields as a shareholder in its national appellate practice and trial support group.

Altenbernd will also practice in Carlton Fields' national trial practice and white-collar crime and government investigations groups, according to a statement.

Altenbernd served on the Second District for 27 years and authored almost 1,400 opinions for the court, the statement adds. He also served a term as president of the Conference of District Court of Appeal Judges and as chair of the Florida Supreme Court's Committee on Standard Jury Instructions for Civil Cases.