About Brett
Brett Lashley is a Jones Foster shareholder and member of the firm's Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Land Use & Governmental practice groups, and the Complex Trial Team. He focuses on general commercial litigation with an emphasis on real estate, land use, and local municipal law. Brett provides counsel to the Town of Lake Park, Town of Jupiter, and Town of Palm Beach regarding code enforcement, planning and zoning, commission meetings, and other governmental topics. He also represents property owners in code enforcement proceedings, which includes assisting with fine reductions and obtaining lien satisfactions, and serves as the Code Enforcement Magistrate for the City of Stuart. Brett has non-jury and jury trial experience, including jury trials resulting in verdicts for his clients of $425,700 in a condemnation action (25+ times the opposing party’s valuation) and $1.4 million in a commercial eviction and business dispute.
Brett is active in state and local bar associations, and currently serves on the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Local Government and Land Use Committee. He is a member of the Law Alumni Council of the University of Florida Levin College of Law, and a graduate of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches’ Leadership West Palm Beach program. Brett has been recognized for outstanding professional excellence as an emerging talent by Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” and Florida Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”.Brett earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he was Vice-Chair of the Florida Moot Court Team and awarded Best Brief in the Appellate Lawyers Association competition in Chicago. He was Vice President of the Entertainment and Sports Law Society, a member of the Journal of Technology Law and Policy program, and provided services to veterans as a member of the Veterans and Service Members Legal Clinic. While at the University of Florida, Brett gained valuable experience as a teaching assistant for Legal Writing and Appellate Advocacy, as a judicial intern for the Honorable Mark W. Klingensmith, Fourth District Court of Appeal, West Palm Beach, and as a Summer Associate at Jones Foster.