Florida-based Carlton Fields Jorden Burt has hired trial and appellate veteran Steven Weisburd to expand its practice in Southern California.

Weisburd will officially join the firm Friday as a partner in the Am Law 200 firm’s Los Angeles office, which is located near Century City. The California native, who has been taking some time off to focus on his interest in the hospitality sector, said he is excited to be “back to litigating.”