Eric Olson
Construction, Personal Injury, Real Estate (Transactional/Litigation)
Naples, Florida
Personal Introduction
Eric taps into his years of experience litigating complex business cases to achieve top dollar for his personal injury clients. He prides himself on a history of success and has obtained multi-millions of dollars in settlements for his clients, receiving countless testimonials from happy clients and high legal ratings from both clients and peers. Among other things, Eric has been named as a Florida Super Lawyer Rising Star every year since 2018, has been recognized in Lawyers of Distinction as a top personal injury attorney, is listed in U.S. News Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms publication, and was honored by Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite in 2021. In addition to a thriving personal injury practice, Eric also handles all aspects of complex civil litigation, representing clients in a wide variety of matters, including transactional disputes, business torts, commercial disputes, construction law, and construction litigation, partnership, and shareholder disputes, and trust and estate litigation. Eric also provides advice and counseling to clients on a variety of business-related issues, with an emphasis on representing sophisticated businesses and individuals. Eric has years of experience litigating complex construction cases and mechanic’s lien issues. He has served as outside counsel for several construction companies, roofing companies, subcontractors, and other business entities, providing legal and business advice for a variety of corporate, business, and litigation matters. For several years, Eric handled litigation matters and construction disputes for Lennar’s Southwest Florida Division, with Lennar being the nation’s largest homebuilder. Prior to forming Cardinal Law, P.A., Eric was a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group at Dentons, Cohen & Grigsby P.C., which is affiliated with the largest law firm in the world with over 10,000+ lawyers. Prior to that, he was a litigator for a prestigious boutique litigation firm in Naples, FL.
Practice Composition
Transactional/Litigation
Education
Practice Summary
Eric represents injured people in car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death actions, traumatic injuries, and other life-changing accidents. In addition to obtaining great results for his clients, Eric and his team also make sure that the injuries are treated and addressed as part of his comprehensive approach to each and every personal injury case.
Response Time
1 day
Awards
Lawyer of Distinction
Superlawyer
Superlawyers Rising Stars
Affiliations
Collier County Bar Association
Personal Interests & Charitable Work
CrossFit, gardening, boating, outdoor activities, and spending time with wife and 3 daughters. Involved in several non-profits, including The Naples Players (community theatre), founding member of Empowerment Farm (community farm), and board member of the Michael R.N. McDonnell American Inn of Court.
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