Ira Leesfield

Language(s) Spoken by Ira Leesfield

• English : Spoken, Written

Practice Areas

• Car Accidents
• Gov & Administrative Law
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Legal Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Products Liability

Fees

• Free Consultation
• Contingent Fees

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

• FloridaSince 1971
• 1st Circuit
• 3rd Circuit
• 4th Circuit
• 5th Circuit
• 8th Circuit
• 11th Circuit
• Federal District Court for the District of Columbia
• Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Supreme CourtSince 1973
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Professional Experience

• Leesfield Scolaro, P.A. Current

Education

• University of Florida Levin College of Law J.D. 1971Honors: Honors
• University of Florida B.A. 1968Honors: Honors

Awards

• Miracle Maker Award Big Brothers/Big Sisters 2010
• Al J. Cone Lifetime Achievement Award Florida Justice Association 2004
• Crystal Eagle Award Florida Justice Association 2003
• Melvin Belli Award Melvin M. Belli Society 2002
• Jurisprudence Award Anti-Defamation League’ 2001
• Judge Learned Hand Award American Jewish Committee
• American ORT Jurisprudence Award Florida Region of American ORT

Professional Association

• Florida State Bar #346595 Member Current
• Federal Bar Association #346596 Member Current
• American Bar Association #346597 Member Current
• American Judicature Society #346598 Member Current
• Dade County Bar Association #346599 Member Current
• Monroe County Bar Association #346600 Member Current
• Dade County Trial Lawyers Association #346601 Member Current
• Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, California and New Jersey Trial Lawyers Associations #346602 Member Current
• American Bar Foundation #346603 Member Current
• The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation #346604 Member Current
• Western Trial Lawyers Association #346605 Member Current
• Federal Judicial Bar and Community Liaison Committee #346606 Member 1995 - Current
• State of New York Bar Association #346607 Member 1988 - Current
• National Board of Trial Advocacy #346608 Board of Directors 2003 - 2006

Articles & Publications

• Admissibility of Expert Testimony: What's Next? Trial magazine
• Bad Call: Employer Liability for Distracted Driving Trial magazine
• Expert Dies on Witness Stand Trial magazine
• Litigating Tort Cases (Chapter 20: Sanctions) ATLA
• Show that the defense expert doesn't know the facts Trial magazine

Speaking Engagements

• Expanding Your Practice to a National and International Platform . . . Bar Rules and Ethical Considerations 2013 AAJ Annual Convention, San Francisco, CAResort Torts Litigation GroupUnlimited Opportunities for Resort Recoveries: Everyone has a Case, 2013 AAJ Annual Convention, San Francisco, CAResort Torts Litigation GroupCross-examination of Defendant’s Experts, 2013 AAJ Jazz Fest Seminar: Litigating Traumatic Brain Injury Cases, New Orleans, LA May 3, 2013The Business of Law - Managing the Firm, Advertising & Ethically Handling Conflicts, Dade County Bar Association
• The Anatomy of a Water Sport-Recreational Tort Case 2013 Workhorse Seminar, Orlando, FL February 20, 2013 FJA
• How to Build and Expand your Law Firm through a New Practice Area - The Emergence of Resort Torts nationwide Cutting Edge Trends in Personal Injury Practice Seminar, Boston, MA April 3, 2014 Massachusetts Bar Association

Certifications

• Board Certified National Board of Trial Advocates

Address

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