Edward Russell Alexander Jr.

Ed Alexander is the founder of Alexander Business Law, PLLC (formerly Entrepreneurship Law Firm), in Orlando, Florida. He has represented closely held businesses and professionals in business law matters since becoming a lawyer in 1993. He is admitted to practice law in both Florida and New York.

Ed is the author of two books: 10 Common and Costly Business Killing Legal Mistakes and How to Avoid Them and the Guide to Selling Your Florida Law Practice.

Prior to attending law school, Ed held technical and business positions with technology companies, including with a pacemaker manufacturer, custom integrated circuit manufacturer and laser bar code manufacturer. He has been part of teams that coded software and designed hardware for the first generation of defibrillator pacemakers, as well as custom analog and digital integrated circuits used in, among other applications, automobiles and hearing aids.

In 1995, Ed was awarded U.S. Patent, No. 5,468,952, for his on of a combined miniature high-speed scanner and portable handheld computer.

Ed will be the 2018 Chair of the Small Business Resource Network of the University of Central Florida Small Business Development Center, has taught New Venture Finance as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Central Florida (School of Business), and was 2007 Chairman of the East Orlando Chamber of Commerce.

Ed is also a Florida licensed business broker and a shareholder of Fitzgibbon Alexander, Inc., a Central Florida consulting, business valuation, and business brokerage firm.

He volunteers with the Orange County Legal Aid Society as a guardian ad-litem for abused and neglected children. In 2014, Ed was awarded the Orange County Legal Aid Society Distinguished Service Award for his long-term dedicated services to the Central Florida community and contribution of time and professional skills.