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Charles “CJ” Dewrell

Senior Associate | Tallahassee

Charles “CJ” Dewrell is a Senior Associate with the Tallahassee office and joined Butler in 2018. He practices third-party liability and first-party property coverage. This includes advising insurers about complex insurance coverage and bad faith issues.

CJ was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and obtained his Juris Doctor degree from Florida State University College of Law in 2012. While in law school, he obtained approval from the Florida Supreme Court and worked as a Certified Legal Intern with the State Attorney’s Office in Tallahassee. During this experience, he actually completed his first jury trial as “first chair” before graduating from law school.

Upon graduation and passing the Florida Bar exam, CJ was immediately promoted from his internship to a full-time Assistant State Attorney position in Tallahassee. While working as a state prosecutor, he litigated hundreds of criminal cases in county and circuit court, ranging from juvenile and misdemeanor crimes to violent felony offenses.

Most recently, CJ was the Deputy Chief Attorney for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (“DBPR”), Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering. Within this role, he expanded his litigation experience to include complex administrative matters before the Division of Administrative Hearings and also worked as in-house counsel to the Director of Pari-Mutuel Wagering.

During his spare time, CJ enjoys trips back home to the Gulf Coast, FSU Football, and date nights with his daughter, Madelyn.

Admissions

  • Florida

Education

  • Florida State University
    Bachelor of Science
  • Florida State University College of Law
    Juris Doctor

Memberships

  • Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar

Media

Butler Awards Laptops for the 2022 CTRL Your Future Contest

For the seventh year in a row, Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig has celebrated the achievements of high school seniors across the country through our CTRL Your Future Laptop Contest. These laptops will serve as more than a study tool for these seniors and serve as a means to stay connected with the people and communities they are a part of. We wish to extend a special Congratulations to our 2022 CTRL...

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST SENIOR ASSOCIATES

Join us in congratulating our firm’s newest Senior Associates: C.J. Dewrell, Roman Harper, and Thais Passerieu. Each of them has exhibited hard work and dedication to our firm’s success. To learn more about each attorney, click their names above....

Charles “CJ” Dewrell