THE VILLAGES, FL - The Carlyle Appellate Law firm marked the firm's commitment to community and the appellate process at the groundbreaking of its new office located in The Laurel Manor Professional Center on State Road 466 in The Villages.

Construction of the new office is anticipated to be complete in April 2006. "The new office building will provide a pleasant working environment and will give us more room to better serve our clients and referring lawyers," stated founding partner, Shannon McLin Carlyle. "Although our practice is truly nationwide, we maintain our office in 'Florida's Friendliest Hometown' - The Villages, which provides our attorneys, paralegals, and staff with the ability to balance career, family, and recreation," Carlyle added.

Founding partner, Shannon McLin Carlyle, symbolically turns the dirt at the new home of The Carlyle Appellate Law Firm as former appellate judge Gilbert S. Goshorn, Jr.(left) and law partner Christopher V. Carlyle (right) observe the ceremony.