Eric M. Yesner

Eric M. Yesner

  • Appeals & Appellate, Business Law, Insurance Defense
  • Florida
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Eric Yesner is an associate at Conrad & Scherer, LLP in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office, where he focuses on complex commercial litigation and appeals. Before joining Conrad & Scherer, Mr. Yesner worked in a complex commercial litigation unit of a multi-state law firm, where he assisted clients in litigation and appeals. His experience includes cases in healthcare-related fraud, corporate proxies, intellectual property disputes, general liability and wrongful death, among other business disputes.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Yesner served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Jeffrey T. Kuntz at the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal. He provided direct assistance and counsel to Judge Kuntz on legal determination, opinions, and orders, and researched and analyzed nearly 200 appeals and other original proceedings in the district court.

Prior to beginning his legal career, Mr. Yesner was a middle school civics and American history teacher in Broward County.

Mr. Yesner earned his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and his Master of Education from Florida Atlantic University. He went on to earn his Juris Doctor degree magna cum laude from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law, where he graduated in the top 7% of his class. While attending law school, Mr. Yesner served as the Managing Technical Editor of Volume 40 of the Nova Law Review. Also a member of the Nova Moot Court Society, Mr. Yesner finished second in the 2016 Feinrider Moot Court Competition.

Community Involvement/Affiliations:

*Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division
*Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section
*Broward County Bar Association
*Palm Beach County Bar Association
*Federalist Society
*Republican National Lawyers Association

Education
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
J.D. (2016)
Honors: magna cum laude
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Florida Atlantic University
Master of Education (2011) | Educational Leadership
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Florida Atlantic University
B.A. (2009) | Sociology
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Professional Associations
Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division
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Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section
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Broward County Bar Association
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Palm Beach County Bar Association
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Federalist Society
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Republican National Lawyers Association
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The Florida Bar  # 127219
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Florida
The Florida Bar
ID Number: 127219
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Practice Areas
Appeals & Appellate
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Insurance Defense
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  • English: Spoken, Written
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Conrad & Scherer, LLP
633 South Federal Highway, Eighth Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Telephone: (954) 462-5500
Fax: (954) 463-9244