Carol Goraczko

Florida Registered Paralegal

Carol Goraczko has been in the legal field since 2002 and has been a paralegal with the firm since 2009. She works alongside the attorneys from case inception through trial. Having started her career in medical malpractice defense, she found her home at STFBC, working for plaintiffs who have been catastrophically injured or lost a loved one as a result of malpractice. She believes her role as a paralegal is an important one, not only to provide justice for those harmed by negligence, but to hold people and organizations accountable for their actions with the hope of creating a safer place for us all. She handles the firm’s birth injury, medical malpractice, hazing, product liability, trucking negligence, and sexual assault cases, among other areas of practice.

Carol is currently the Chapter President of the Broward Chapter of the Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc. (PAF), Florida’s oldest paralegal association. She coordinates monthly CLEs and networking opportunities, matches new paralegals with mentors, and organizes charity events. She has also held Board positions in the Florida Justice Association Paralegal and Legal Assistant (FJA PLA) Section and the Legal Marketing Association’s South Florida Chapter. She has received numerous accolades over the years for her contributions to the paralegal community, including “Up and Comer,” “Paraleader of the Year,” and “Chapter of the Year” from PAF and “Paralegal of the Year” from the FJA. She enjoys volunteering in and outside of the legal field. She frequently volunteers her time to educate her fellow paralegals as a CLE speaker and judge for the Miami Dade County High School’s Mock Trial competition, FJA’s Honorable E. Earle Zehmer Memorial Mock Trial Competition, and Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity Mock Trial Competition. She also makes a point of helping those in need, adopting families during the holidays, coordinating gift and toy drives, and supporting animal rescue organizations. In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis and spending time with her family.

Carol graduated cum laude from Florida International University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and Sociology. She has been a Florida Registered Paralegal since 2009 and is also a Notary Public, having used the latter title to officiate weddings for close friends.