Lanesha Sims began the practice of law in Florida at Holland & Knight LLP after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Henry Lee Adams, Jr., District Judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2006-08), and then as a law clerk to the Honorable Carl E. Stewart, Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2008-09). Lanesha is admitted to practice in Florida (2006), Mississippi (2007), and the District of Columbia (2009). She is also admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits, as well as all state and federal district courts in Mississippi and Florida. Lanesha’s experience includes commercial litigation, class action and other complex litigation, federal court appeals, and general litigation.

Publications And Honors:

• Mississippi Law Journal, Executive Articles Editor
• Moot Court Board, Member
• American Jurisprudence Awards
• Jacksonville Bar Association’s Pro Bono Attorney of the Month
• Pumping the Disclosure Brakes After an Adverse Attorney-Client Privilege Ruling, 25 Verdict 18 (Summer 2011)

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts: Economics, Tougaloo College, summa cum laude, 2002
• Juris Doctor: University of Mississippi School of Law, cum laude, 2006

Professional And Community Involvement:

• 2011 Jacksonville Bar Association's YLS Board of Governors Volunteer Award
• Jacksonville Bar Association's YLS Board of Governors, Former Ex-Officio Member
• Chester Bedell American Inns of Court, Associate 2010-11