Lorence Jon "Lo" Bielby

Tallahassee, FL

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

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Firm

Greenberg Traurig

629 Best Lawyers awards

Awarded Practice Areas

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Labor and Employment

*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Tallahassee.

Biography

Lo Bielby is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer who appears throughout Florida in all Courts, representing business as well as state and municipal entities with complex commercial and civil litigation, smoking and health cases, medical product disputes, regulatory administrative matters, employment, medical cannabis regulatory items, and select criminal matters. Lo is regularly listed in The Best Lawyers in America and has completed more than 100 jury trials, as well as bench and administrative trials in his over 30 years practicing law. Lo is a former Asst. State Attorney (Fla. 2nd Judicial Circuit).

Overview

Tallahassee, Florida

850-222-6891

101 East College Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301

Samford University, J.D.
University of Florida, B.S., graduated 1978

Florida, The Florida Bar

Florida Government Bar Association - Member
St. John's Episcopal Church Foundation - Board member
Tallahassee Bar Association - President 2021-2022, Board member
The Economic Club of Florida (ECF) - Vice President (Pres.-elect) , Board member
The Florida Bar, Code & Rules of Evidence Committee - member
American Bar Association - Member
Florida Bar Civil Litigation Committee, 1986-Present - Member
Florida State University - Booster
Governor's Club, 1995-Present - Member
Leadership Tallahassee (Class IV) - Member
University Center Club, 2006-Present - Member
William Stafford American Inn of Court - Member (Senior Alumni)

U.S. Supreme Court (1986)
U.S. District Courts (Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida)
Florida

Firm Location

Education

Bar Admissions

Affiliations

Court Admissions

Tallahassee, Florida

850-222-6891

101 East College Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301

Florida, The Florida Bar

Florida Government Bar Association - Member
St. John's Episcopal Church Foundation - Board member
Tallahassee Bar Association - President 2021-2022, Board member
The Economic Club of Florida (ECF) - Vice President (Pres.-elect) , Board member
The Florida Bar, Code & Rules of Evidence Committee - member
American Bar Association - Member
Florida Bar Civil Litigation Committee, 1986-Present - Member
Florida State University - Booster
Governor's Club, 1995-Present - Member
Leadership Tallahassee (Class IV) - Member
University Center Club, 2006-Present - Member
William Stafford American Inn of Court - Member (Senior Alumni)

Samford University, J.D.
University of Florida, B.S., graduated 1978

U.S. Supreme Court (1986)
U.S. District Courts (Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida)
Florida

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers^® for:

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Tallahassee (2026)
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Tallahassee (2024)
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Tallahassee (2022)
Litigation - Labor and Employment, Tallahassee (2015)

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2026 for work in:

Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Additional Areas of Practice:

Bet-the-Company Litigation
Copyright Law
Franchise Law
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Patent
Mediation
Technology Law
Trademark Law

Special Focus:

Administrative
Civil Litigation
Complex Litigation
Covenants Not to Compete
Environmental
Franchise
Insurance
Securities
Technology

Awards:

AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
Law360 "Appellate Practice Group of the Year," 2010
Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year," 2011
Law360 "Product Liability Practice Group of the Year," 2011 & 2013

News & Media

Additional Information

Case History

Cases

Areas of Concentration

Complex commercial litigation and business disputes
Products liability, including pharmaceutical, medical device and health care litigation
Anti-trust and trade regulation
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") and global anti-corruption laws and regulations
Labor and employment matters, including discrimination and statutory claims
Intellectual property
Franchising, including regulatory and business models
Securities litigation
Regulatory investigations

Other Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Supreme Court of the United States

Significant Representations

Represented public and private clients in all types of complex commercial litigation, product liability, and class actions.
Served as counsel to Lorillard Tobacco Company in defense of individual smoking and health cases throughout Florida.
Acted as lead counsel in multiple product liability litigations involving orthopedic medical implant products.
Acted as lead counsel to a public company in reviewing and structuring global compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), the UK Bribery Act, and other anticorruption laws and regulations worldwide.
Acted as lead counsel in the formation and development of a now national top 100 franchisor, with multiple franchise units in all 50 states.

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Acted as lead counsel for a national retail chain in successfully defending and resolving a class action under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA").
Served as member of lead legal team representing the George W. Bush for President campaign in the 2000 election challenges in multiple Florida state court litigations.
Represented major employers in all types of employee disputes, including discrimination, ADA, FLSA claims in federal and state courts throughout Florida, as well as in EEOC investigations.
Regularly represents business clients before all Florida regulatory administrative authorities, as well as in administrative challenges before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings ("DOAH").
Regularly appears as a featured speaker on constitutional issues, including open government, Sunshine Law, Freedom of Information Act and Public Records.

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