Lanny Russell

Lanny is a business litigation attorney with more than 35 years of experience in trials, mediations and arbitrations.

Lanny’s practice is centered on the resolution of complex commercial disputes, including administrative law claims, appeals, and class actions.

Lanny works with clients in high value disputes involving the hospitality industry, retail petroleum sales, insurance coverage, real estate development and brokerage, construction, accounting, banking and fiduciary relationships.

Lanny has published writings related to real property litigation and regularly speaks at litigation seminars.

He has twice served on the Jacksonville General Counsel Selection Committee and served as special counsel to the Florida Judicial Qualification Commission. He served as Middle District Representative to the Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference.

Lanny’s legal work in litigation has been nationally recognized. Best Lawyers in America named him “Jacksonville Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation-Construction in 2021, 2018, 2015 and 2013, Bet-the-Company Litigation in 2020, and in Litigation-Banking and Finance in 2016 and 2014. The Jacksonville Bar Association recognized him as ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in 2001.

Representative Matters

• Representation of real estate developers and their principal in defense of consolidated civil racketeering and fraud action in connection with sale of high-end residential real estate to approximately 100 individuals.

• Representation in multistate class actions based on alleged misrepresentations and improper billing against a telecommunications company.

• Representation of owner of chain of grocery stores against an investment advisor for misrepresenting value of company during an acquisition.

• Representation of institutional lender in obtaining $24 million dollar judgment against borrower and collection of that judgment through locating and seizing borrower’s account in Swiss bank.

• Representation of Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission in connection with formal charges against three judges that led to two resignations and one removal, all affirmed by the Supreme Court of Florida.

• Representation of hotel developer in obtaining arbitration award against general contractor, final judgment against engineer and settlement of claims against architect arising out of defective design and construction of developer’s hotel.

• Representation of convenience store chain in obtaining injunction against 35 competitor stores requiring those stores’ compliance with the Florida Motor Fuel Practices Act.

• Representation of Special Investigatory Committee of Jacksonville City Council in matters concerning failed sale of JEA.