Marina McCarthy is an associate with the firm, where she focuses her practice in the area of Real Estate Law.
Prior to joining Ausley McMullen, Marina served for five years as an Assistant State Attorney with the Tallahassee State Attorney’s Office, where she prosecuted criminal cases from arrest through trial and post-conviction proceedings. Marina has extensive jury trial experience, having served as both lead counsel and second chair in more than 20 jury trials. Her experience encompasses a wide variety of criminal matters, including homicide, sex offenses, domestic violence, gun/drug offenses, theft/fraud, and racketeering. In 2024, she resolved 650 cases, the most felony cases resolved by a single prosecutor in the 2nd Judicial Circuit that year. In 2026, she and her co-counsel successfully prosecuted a 30 year-old cold case homicide in Tallahassee through conviction as charged at trial.
Education
- Florida State University College of Law, J.D., 2021
- Florida State University, Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, 2018, Political Science
Bar Admissions
- State of Florida (2021)
Outstanding Service Award (2026) - State Attorney's Office, 2nd Judicial District of Florida