Jennifer Cates Lester

About Jennifer

Jennifer Cates Lester is a partner at Avera & Smith, Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization. Her practice encompasses personal injury litigation, professional malpractice, and fiduciary litigation, with special insight into insurance fraud and estate/trust litigation. She is recognized as a Top 100 National Trial Lawyer, Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, and AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Jennifer contributes to the legal profession by serving on committees, conducting seminars, and as an adjunct professor at the University of Florida College of Law. She is also a certified Guardian Ad Litem since the early 1990s, providing pro bono services.

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Colleagues at Avera & Smith

Rod W. Smith

Partner

Mark A. Avera

Partner

Lance F. Avera

Partner

Dawn M. Vallejos‑Nichols

Managing Partner

Bradford T. Willard

Attorney

BS

Benjamin Steinberg

Litigation Attorney