Patricia A. Leonard  Suite 1500 505 S Flagler Dr. West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Phone: (561) 835-0900 Fax: (561) 835-0939 Email: leonard@beasleylaw.net

Areas of Practice:

100% Litigation and Appeals

Bar Admissions:

State of Florida, 1995

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1996

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 1996

U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, 1997

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1998

U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 2002

 

Education:

University of Miami School of Law, Florida, 1995 J.D.
Magna Cum Laude
University of Miami Law Review, Senior Articles Editor
University of Miami Moot Court Board
Phi Delta Phi Honorary Legal Fraternity, Vice-President
The Order of Barristers
The Order of the Coif
Recipient, Zbar Scholarship
Recipient Dean's Honor Scholarship

University of Virginia, 1988 B. A.
Dean's List

Honors and Awards:

Named one of the 2006 Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine.  

Named one of the Top “Up and Comer” attorneys in South Florida by the 2006 South Florida Legal Guide.

“AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Published Works:

"The Clean Air Act's Mandate of Employer Trip-Reduction Programs: Is this a Workable Solution to the Country's Air Pollution Problems?", 49 U.Miami L.R. 827, 1995

Reasonable and Realistic Assessments: Nominal Offers of Judgment in Florida after Eagleman v. Eagleman, 71 Fla. B.J. 79, May, 1997

Is Expert Testimony Really Needed in Attorneys' Fees Litigation? Island Hoppers' Call For Change and Other Ways to Reduce the Burdens of Fees Hearings, 77 Fla. B.J. 38, Jan, 2003

Representative Cases:

Somerset Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Donna Shalala, 973 F. Supp. 443 (D. Del. 1997)

Vivian Brooks v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Florida, Inc., 706 So.2d 85 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998)

AutoNation USA Corporation v. Jaime Miranda, 789 So.2d 1188 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001)

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Litigation Skills in Florida: Offers of Judgment/Proposals for Settlement, Lorman Education Services, 2000

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Florida Association of Women Lawyers,
Palm Beach Chapter
Member, 1995 - Present
Co-Chairperson, Pro Bono Committee, 2002 - 2003
Co-Chairperson, Judicial Reception Committee, 2003 - 2005

Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court
Member, 1997 - 2005
Group Leader, 2002 - 2003
Emeritus Member, 2004 - 2005

Executive Women of the Palm Beaches
Member, 1999 - Present
Membership Committee, 2001 - 2004 (Co-Chair, 2003 - 2004)

University of Virginia Alumni Club of the Palm Beaches
Member, 1995 - Present
President, 2002 - 2004
Vice President, 1999 - 2002

15th Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee
Member, 2003 - 2005

Palm Beach County Bar Association
Member, 1995 - Present
Independence of the Judiciary Committee, 2006 - Present (Vice Chair)
Professionalism Committee, 2003 - 2006 (Co-chair 2003 - 2005)
Judicial Relations Committee, 2002 - 2003
Young Lawyers Division, 1996 - 1998

Economic Council of Palm Beach County, Inc.
Member, 2005 - Present

Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Member, 2003 - Present

Young Friends of the Red Cross
Member, 1997 - 1998

Armory Arts Center
Ambassadors Committee, 1998 - 1999

Past Employment Positions:

Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.,
1995 - 2002 Attorney

Fraternities/Sororities:

Alpha Delta Pi

Phi Delta Phi

Phi Alpha Delta

Birth Information:

1965, Syracuse, New York