Judge Shari Africk Olefson - Professional Background & Legal Expertise

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Hon. Shari Africk Olefson is a judge for the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida in Broward County. She was elected to the bench in 2018.

Olefson has held an assignment in the Juvenile Dependency Division.

She received a B.A. in professional writing and psychology from Carnegie Mellon University in 1985. Olefson then completed a J.D. from Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (1988) and an LL.M. in real property, land development, and finance law from the University of Miami School of Law (1989). While in law school, Africk Olefson interned at the Office of the Public Defender for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit.

In 1989, she began a tenure as general counsel for Forecast Trading Corporation, a position she held until 1999. Olefson went on to serve as the director of Investor Title Service (1999 to 2006) and became director of The Carnegie Group (2011). She was also a shareholder at Fowler White Boggs (2009 to 2012), where she specialized in business and commercial real estate transactions, mediations, work outs, foreclosures, regulatory compliance, and new product structuring.

Olefson became a Board-Certified Specialist in Real Estate Law by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education in 1995. She authored several books pertaining to the subjects of real estate law and economics and has appeared as a guest expert on CNN, CNBC, Fox, PBS, MSNBC, and CBS.

She has served as a member of the Realtors Political Advocacy Fund for over thirty years and was a member of the National Association of Realtors Presidents Circle.

Olefson was born in New York.

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Winston Graves Plaintiff vs. State Farm Florida Insurance Company Defendant

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PHILONA PETIOTE Plaintiff vs. ALEXANDER MOLTMANN, et al Defendant

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Martha Torano Plaintiff vs. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION Defendant

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May 25, 2024

Tania Adams Plaintiff vs. BERKLEY SOUTH CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC Defendant

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Rafael Presbot, et al Plaintiff vs. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION Defendant

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Daisy Whyte, et al Plaintiff vs. HOMEOWNERS CHOICE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO Defendant

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Joseph Ramirez Plaintiff vs. Walmart Inc. Defendant

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May 24, 2024

Unifirst Corporation Plaintiff vs. Protano's Bakery, LLC Defendant

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Ivory Moreland Plaintiff vs. Marie F Elias-Nieves Defendant

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Assured Management Corporation Plaintiff vs. J DP Defendant

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May 24, 2024

Lazaro Roberto Saavedra Plaintiff vs. Alexander P. Harris Defendant

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Keidy Yanes Jaime Plaintiff vs. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY Defendant

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May 23, 2024

Brian Cline, et al Plaintiff vs. Florida Insurance Guaranty Association Defendant

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Linda G Bellatoni, et al Plaintiff vs. International Association of Trauma & Addiction Co Defendant

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May 22, 2024

Doris Thaureaux Plaintiff vs. State Farm Florida Insurance Company Defendant

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May 22, 2024

Vizcaya Community Association, Inc. Plaintiff vs. Marie Demetrius, et al Defendant

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May 22, 2024

Pam Smith Plaintiff vs. Harrco Transportation Services Inc, et al Defendant

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May 22, 2024

Anisa Mustaq Plaintiff vs. Joshua Cruz Defendant

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May 22, 2024

Joseph Pepplitsch Plaintiff vs. M Pines OPCO, L.L.C. Defendant

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May 24, 2024

Sommer D. Pollan Plaintiff vs. Andrew L. Terwilleger Defendant

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H.H. Franchising Systems, Inc Plaintiff vs. Saumya Dayal, et al Defendant

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May 21, 2024

Vizcaya Community Association, Inc. Plaintiff vs. Erick Sanon Defendant

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May 21, 2024

Isaac Villafane Plaintiff vs. Douby Pierre, et al Defendant

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About

Shari Africk Olefson
Current Appointment 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Department Division 25, Courtroom WW14155	17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, Department Division 25, Courtroom WW14155
Election/Appointment 2018 - 17th Judicial Circuit Court	2018 - 17th Judicial Circuit Court
Education B.A., Carnegie Mellon University - 1985 J.D., Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law - 1988 LL.M., University of Miami School of Law - 1989	B.A., Carnegie Mellon University - 1985 J.D., Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law - 1988 LL.M., University of Miami School of Law - 1989

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Current Court:	FL - 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida
Clerk phone:	+1 (954) 831-3739

Career History

Career History
Role	Employer	Where
General Counsel	Forecast Trading Corporation	Broward County, Florida
Director	Investor Title Service	Broward County, Florida
Senior Partner	National Law Firm	None
Director	The Carnegie Group	None
Judge	17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida	Broward County, Florida