Attorneys

Edgel C. Lester

Shareholder
Tampa

ph : 813.229.4231
fax : 813.229.4133

Practice Experience

Ed Lester has been involved in numerous commercial and real estate transactions and regularly represents clients in:
- Secured and unsecured loans
- Asset-based loans
- Real estate and equipment sales, leases and acquisitions
- Loan workouts and settlement agreements
- Lease-in/lease-out transactions
- Purchases and sales of stock and other equity interests
- Loan securitizations, synthetic leases, and timeshare receivables financing
Mr. Lester serves as a title agent for:
- Chicago Title Insurance Company
- Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund, Inc.
- Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation
- Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
- First American Title Insurance Company
- Stewart Title Guaranty Company
- Old Republic Title Insurance Company
He serves as Chair of the Firm’s Real Estate and Finance Practice Group, as a member of the Firm’s Board of Directors, and as Chair of the Firm's Legal Opinion Panel.

Professional and Civic Activities

Westshore Alliance, Board of Directors
Real Estate Investment Council, Inc.
American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers
Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys
American Bar Association
Business Law Section
Commercial Finance Services Committee, Real Estate
Finance Subcommittee, Assistant Chair
The Florida Bar
Hillsborough County Bar Association
Leadership Tampa Alumni
Rotary Club International
Center for Ethics, University of Tampa, Advisory Board Member
H.B. Plant Museum, Board of Trustees, Member and President
University of Tampa, Board of Fellows, Board of Counselors (Former Chairman), Board of Trustees (Former Member)
American Heart Association Metro Tampa Division, Former President
Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, Director, Board of Directors

Professional Recognition

AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2005-2006, 2007, and 2008 editions
Listed in Florida Trend magazine's 2005 and 2007 Florida Legal Elite issues
Listed in Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2008 (Real Estate)
Selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers 2007 and 2008
Listed in The Legal 500 (Real Estate Transactions and Finance)

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