Areas Of Practice

• Appeals
• General Civil Litigation & Insurance Defense
• Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith
• Property Damage Claims

Lara J. Edelstein is a partner with the firm’s Appellate Practice department based in the Boca Raton office. Ms. Edelstein has extensive experience in appellate law, having argued hundreds of cases in the appellate courts throughout Florida, including the Supreme Court of Florida. Ms. Edelstein is also admitted to practice law in Georgia, where she has handled several appeals.

Lara began her career as an Assistant Attorney General representing the State of Florida in criminal appellate proceedings. Ms. Edelstein also spent ten years as in-house appellate counsel to an automobile insurer where she handled No Fault/Personal Injury Protection appeals and provided litigation support to the staff attorneys. Lara also has experience in first party property cases, bad faith litigation, personal injury and premises liability matters, as well as Workers’ Compensation appeals.

In her free time, Lara enjoys travelling, attending concerts and shows, and watching college football.

Admissions

• Florida, 1996
• Georgia, 1995
• Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2017
• The Supreme Court of Georgia, 2018
• United States Supreme Court, 2008
• United States District Court
  • Northern District of Florida, 2001
  • Middle District of Florida, 2000
  • Southern District of Florida, 1998
• United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 2016

Memberships

• The Florida Bar
  • Appellate Practice Section, 2021-present
• The State Bar of Georgia
  • Appellate Practice Section, 2021-present
• Florida Defense Lawyers Association, 2023
• Fourth District Court of Appeal Historical Society, 2021-present
• North Dade Bar Association, Social Chairperson, 2017-2018