Partner, Sherry Lambson-Eisele
Partner, Sherry Lambson-Eisele

Sherry A. Lambson-Eisele

Partner / Practice Group Leader

Areas Of Practice

Sherry Lambson-Eisele chairs the firm’s Business Litigation Practice Group and is also a member of the firm’s Construction Litigation Practice Group. She is an AV® 5 rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell and has over 29 years of experience litigating complex construction, business, bankruptcy, and real estate matters. Ms. Eisele has considerable experience litigating construction payment disputes, construction defects, claims of lien, bonds, prosecuting and defending claims for extra work, terminations, construction delays, indemnity disputes, and construction project administration.

Ms. Eisele also has considerable experience in litigating business torts, employment contracts, franchise agreements, commercial foreclosures, work-out agreements, creditor bankruptcy matters, receiverships, UCC matters, director and officer liability, and other business, banking and finance matters. In the area of real property, she also has experience handling commercial leases, title claims, quiet title and other boundary disputes, terminating condominiums and demolished condominiums, and real estate contract disputes.

Ms. Eisele has also been retained as an expert to testify regarding attorneys’ fees in construction and business litigation matters in Florida and has been retained as a litigation consultant in Florida for an international business entity.

Ms. Eisele was appointed by the Florida Bar as a Member of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee for a six-year term beginning in 2023.

Admissions

  • Florida, 1994
  • United States District Court
    • Middle District of Florida, 1995
    • Southern District of Florida, 1995
    • Northern District of Florida, 1994
  • United States Bankruptcy Court
    • Middle District of Florida, 1995
    • Southern District of Florida, 1995
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1999

Awards, Recognition & Appointments

  • Appointed by the Florida Bar as a Member of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, 2023-2029
  • AV® 5.0 Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • 0 Superb Rating by AVVO
  • Florida Trend Magazine – Most Notable Female Attorneys in Florida, 2023
  • Listed in Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, multiple years
  • Pro Bono Service Award, Seminole County Bar Association, 2020 and 2023

Memberships

  • The Florida Bar
    • Business Law Section
    • Business Law Section Civil Rules Task Force, 2022-2023
    • Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Construction Law Committee, 2004-present
    • RPPTL Construction Law Committee, Litigation Subcommittee, 2022-present
    • RPPTL Construction Law Committee, Pro Bono Subcommittee, 2022-present
    • Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, 2023
  • Orange County Bar Association, 2005-present
    • Business Litigation, Construction, and Professionalism Committees, 2010-present
    • Ninth Circuit, Business Court Task Force, Appointed Member of the Task Force, 2018-2019
  • Seminole County Bar Association
    • Past-President, 2021
    • Board Member, 2018-2022
  • Seminole County Florida Association of Women Lawyers
    • Secretary, 2021-2023
    • Board Member, 2021-2023
  • Voile Williams Inns of Court, Member, 2017-present
  • Volunteer, Seminole County Veteran’s Pro Bono Legal Aid Clinic, 2018-present
  • Certified Wish Coordinator, Make A Wish Foundation, Central Florida, 2003-2006

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Publications and Seminars

  • Litigating Clouds on Title and Quiet Title Actions, National Business Institute, 2017
  • Liens, Restrictions and Authority – Issues Regarding Encumbrances on Title, National Business Institute, 2016
  • Construction and Title Insurance Issues, Citizens Association, 2016
  • Legislative Changes in 2023 Regarding Service of Process in Florida, 2023

Education

  • J.D., University of Miami, 1994
    • National Order of Barristers, 1994
    • American Jurisprudence Award, Moot Court
    • Moot Court Board, 1993-1994
    • Forum for Women and the Law, Treasurer, 1993-1994
    • Women Who Make a Difference, Chair, 1994
    • Winner, Optional Moot Court Competition, 1992
      • Finalist and Kurt Marmar Best Sportsmanship Award, Advanced Moot Court Competition, 1993
    • Semi-Finalist, Robert Orseck State Moot Court Competition, 1994
    • Finalist, University of Miami Negotiation Competition, 1993
    • American Bar Association U.S. Regional Negotiation Team, 1994
    • American Bar Association U.S. Regional Negotiation Team
  • B.A., Political Science, University of Central Florida, 1990
    • National Political Honor Society
    • Dean’s List, multiple semesters

Comprehensive Services

Many cases overlap several areas of law. As a full service law firm, we are able to recognize how one legal discipline impacts another. We work as a team on complex issues that require knowledge of a variety of state and federal laws. This multi-disciplinary approach allows clients to receive the large-firm advantage of access to multiple attorneys in a wide scope of practice areas as well as the hands-on customer service offered by a boutique law firm. In addition to civil litigation, employment law, workers’ compensation defense, commercial law, construction law and appeals, our firm also handles professional liability claims.

Our bilingual staff is available to assist with immigration matters, including consular and removal defenses.