About Us
About Us
At Lancaster & Eure, our lawyers are experienced trial attorneys who will pursue your case in the most aggressive manner possible and ensure the maximum monetary recovery for you.
With over 100 years of combined legal experience, you can be sure you are receiving the most dynamic and qualified legal representation at Lancaster & Eure.
Our Mission
Lancaster and Eure’s mission is to continue to serve the communities of Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, DeSoto, Hillsboro, Polk, Pinellas, and Lee Counties, as we have done for the past four decades. Our firm’s dedication to this mission is fueled by our commitment to honesty, integrity, and compassion evidenced through aggressive and personalized case management that maximizes the recovery and monetary compensation for our clients.
Our Vision
We strive to provide the highest level of legal assistance to members of our communities who have been harmed or injured. Our attorneys and staff labor tirelessly to achieve this goal by preparing and presenting cases in the strongest manner possible, allowing us to recover the highest possible monetary settlements and compensation for our clients.
Our Values
Law Firm History
Meet the Law Firm
100+ Years Combined Experience
Alex P. Lancaster
Alex P. Lancaster
Upon graduation from West Virginia University Law School in 1971, Mr. Lancaster entered private practice in West Virginia. He then entered the United States Air Force as a Captain and Judge Advocate. There he received the Air Force Commendation Medal and served in the European Command where he was the area defense counsel for all Navy, Army, and Air Force personnel assigned to Greece. Mr. Lancaster was admitted to practice before the West Virginia Supreme Court in 1971, the U.S. Court of Military Appeals in 1972 and The Florida Bar and the Supreme Court in 1973. He is also admitted before the U.S. Middle District Court of Florida and both the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal in Atlanta and the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Lancaster is an active member of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Sarasota and Manatee County Bar Associations and the American Bar Association. He is also an active member of the Florida Workers’ Advocates, spending many hours helping to insure that claimants are represented in pending legislation before the Florida legislature.
Rosemary B. Eure
Rosemary B. Eure
Ms. Eure was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1989. She is Board-Certified in Workers’ Compensation. She is licensed in Florida and is also admitted in the United States Middle District Court of Florida, United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. She is past chair of the Workers’ Compensation section of the Florida Academy of Trial Lawyers and is on the Board of Directors of the Florida Workers’ Advocates (FWA), an organization of claimants’ attorneys organized solely to assist in promoting protection of claimants’ rights under the workers’ compensation system.
She served as President of that organization from 1999-2000 and in 2013, was awarded the David H. Levine Outstanding Leadership Award by the FWA. Ms. Eure previously served on the Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Rules Committee and is a 2015 inductee into the Florida Workers’ Compensation Institute’s Hall of Fame. In that same year, she was inducted , as a fellow, into the National College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. In 2017, she was appointed to serve on the Florida Bar Workers’ Compensation Executive Council.
Eric M. Christiansen
Eric M. Christiansen
Mr. Christiansen, while working full time as an adjuster, completed his undergraduate studies at Florida Southern College. Mr. Christiansen thus earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, graduating with highest honors. In 2000, Mr. Christiansen began studies at the University of Florida College of Law. While in law school, he worked as a law clerk for a workers’ compensation defense firm gaining additional insight and knowledge of the carrier workings of the legal defense side of a workers’ compensation claim. Mr. Christiansen graduated with honors and in the top 15% of his graduating class. While in law school, he earned Book Awards in Admiralty, Executive Compensation, and Employee Benefits. After law school, he rejoined the defense firm as an attorney.
In 2005, he returned to the claims industry, and worked as a corporate employee in a variety of roles with increasing levels of responsibility. Mr. Christiansen’s most recent role in the claims industry was as a client services director for one of the largest claims administrators in the country. Mr. Christiansen was tasked with designing, implementing, and managing workers’ compensation and liability programs for large employers.
Beth A. Levine
Beth A. Levine
Upon graduating law school, Ms. Levine was admitted to the Mississippi Bar and took a position at a law firm in Hattiesburg, Mississippi where she specialized in civil rights cases and social security claims. At this firm, she developed a passion for protecting the rights of the most vulnerable, while assisting clients with their social security claims.
After becoming a member of the Florida Bar, she was offered a position as an Assistant County Attorney for the Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners. At the County Attorney’s Office, she had the opportunity to assist in streamlining county regulations and to serve as counsel for various county committees and boards.
Travis Kemp
Travis Kemp
In 2009, Mr. Kemp joined Progressive Insurance as in-house counsel, where he spent the next 13 years defending insured clients in motor vehicle negligence cases. He managed a high-volume litigation caseload across Florida, consistently achieved the highest audit scores in the state for legal analysis and case management, and was selected by management to lead statewide training presentations for attorneys and claims professionals.
In 2023, Mr. Kemp decided that his calling was to represent injured people. He quickly secured significant results for his clients, including multi-million-dollar settlements, and was honored as a Lifetime Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a distinction earned by less than one percent of attorneys nationwide.
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