Boyd & Jenerette Attorneys Recognized In 2025 Edition of the Best Lawyers In America®

August 15, 2024 by on News

Boyd & Jenerette is pleased to announce that eight lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2025 The Best Lawyers in America® list:

Michael J. Childers

  • Recognized for Construction Law and Litigation - Construction

Michael J. Childers is Board Certified in Construction Law by the Florida Bar and is AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He is an expert in handling construction-related claims involving defects, breach of contract or warranty, professional negligence, delay, liens / bonds, product defects and insurance coverage. He has trial experience involving large, complex construction cases.

Mark K. Eckels

  • Recognized for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Mark defends employers and insurance carriers in workers’ compensation claims across Florida and Georgia. His Longshore and Defense Base Act practice extends nationwide. He handles all facets of workers’ compensation and longshore claims from the initial reporting of an accident and its investigation, through the discovery process to trial, and any appellate proceedings thereafter. Mark is Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation by The Florida Bar.

Sherry A. Lambson-Eisele

  • Recognized for Commercial Litigation

Sherry A. 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® 5.0 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.

Kathryn M. Oughton

  • Recognized for Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Insurance

Kathryn M. Oughton is a Shareholder and Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Property Damage Claims practice area. Kathryn’s practice focuses on civil litigation with an emphasis on the defense of cases involving first party property claims. Other practice areas include automobile liability, premises liability, wrongful death, and bad faith and coverage issues.

Benford L. Samuels, Jr.

  • Recognized for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Mr. Samuels concentrates his practice on workers’ compensation disputes in Florida state courts. He also regularly defends claims brought under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act throughout the southeastern United States. Mr. Samuels’ breadth of experience in the employer liability arena allows him to provide practical, in-depth knowledge of the law when counseling employers, manufacturers, insurers, servicing agents, and self-insured entities on a diverse spectrum of employer liability issues. Mr. Samuels has lectured extensively on a wide range of topics in workers’ compensation and longshore forums.

Robert E. Schrader III

  • Recognized for Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Robert Schrader is a shareholder in the firm and has over 25 years of state and federal litigation experience. He concentrates his practice in the areas of general litigation and trial advocacy. He serves a diverse client base and maintains an active caseload throughout Florida in matters involving premises liability, general liability, automobile personal injury defense, trucking liability, negligent security, wrongful death, and products liability. Mr. Schrader has tried numerous jury and non-jury trials with excellent results and is committed to pursuing effective results for his clients.

Beth-Ann Schulman

  • Recognized for Construction Law and Litigation - Construction

Beth-Ann Schulman is a Shareholder and chairs the firm’s Construction Law Group. She is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Construction Law. As such, she is an expert in construction law matters involving construction defects, professional liability, property damage, breach of contract, liens and insurance coverage. Ms. Schulman represents general contractors, subcontractors, developers, distributors, manufacturers and design professionals in all areas of construction law in both a litigation and transactional capacity.

Kristen M. Van der Linde

  • Recognized for Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Kristen focuses on the defense of cases involving trucking or auto liability, premises liability, wrongful death, asbestos, bad faith, negligent security, and coverage. She frequently lectures on a wide range of topics including adjuster ethics, handling wrongful death claims, and bad faith litigation for continuing educational credit to insurance professionals. Kristen is admitted to practice in Florida and Georgia, and is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar.

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