Michael Elkins, Esq., Founder and Partner of MLE Law,Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026
- Durée & Company
- Aug 23, 2025
- 3 min read
Michael Elkins, Esq., founder and partner of Fort Lauderdale-based MLE Law, was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for Employment Law in both the Individuals and Management categories in Fort Lauderdale. The 32nd 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.
“It is an honor to once again be recognized by The Best Lawyers in America, an esteemed guide to legal excellence around the world, for my work in employment law,” said Elkins. “Because this recognition is determined by my peers in the legal field, I am very proud to receive this distinction for the past three years.”
For the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more than 13 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 166,000 leading lawyers included in the milestone 32nd 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 40 years, 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 76 countries.
The entire The Best Lawyers in America list can be viewed at www.bestlawyers.com/America.
About MLE Law
MLE Law is a full-service labor and employment, sports and business law firm that uses modern technology to give businesses, individuals and municipalities a legal experience that is efficient, transparent and price-predictable. Its modern, custom-designed headquarters is located at 1213 SE 3rd Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316, which is in close proximity to the Broward County Courthouse. For more information, visit mlelawfirm.com or call (954) 401-2608.
About Best Lawyers®
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers recognitions are compiled based on an exhaustive Purely Peer Review® evaluation. More than 123,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and Best Lawyers have received more than 20 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For more information, visit https://www.bestlawyers.com.