PARTNERS
Jeffrey R. Garvin (Partner) born Lakewood, New Jersey, September 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; 1992, North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Western Carolina University (B.A., 1970); University of Florida (J.D., 1973). Recipient: Practice Court Award; Best Trial Lawyer Award. Author: "Post-Judgment Discovery," No. 185, The Journal of The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, February 1978. Co-Author: "Trial Advocacy: The Official Handbook of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers," Academy Press, 1991. Past Lecturer: The Florida Bar; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Georgia and South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Member and President, 1999, Sanibel/Captiva Rotary Club Trust Fund. Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1995 and President, 1991-1994, Edison Community College Endowment Corporation. Listed in: "Best Lawyers in America," 2005-; Florida Super Lawyers, 2007. Private Pilot, Single Engine Land and Multi-Engine Land Instrument Rating, 1975. Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2004. Member: Lee County and North Carolina (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Trial Lawyer Section, Committees on: Aviation and Space Law, 1978-1980; Civil Procedure Rules, 1979-1981; Member, Judicial Nominating Commission, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, 1984-1988; Co-Chair, Advertising and Solicitation Committee, 1988-1990); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Member: College of Diplomats; Board of Directors, 1976-1990; Executive Committee, 1988-1989; Nominating Committee, 1978; Building Committee, 1978; Nominating Committee, 1983; Publications Committee, 1981-1982; Seminar Committee, 1982-1992; Speakers Bureau Committee, 1984-1991; Chair: Constitution and By-Laws Committee, 1981-1982; Seminar Committee, 1983-1984; Ethics Committee, 1985); North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; Florida Lawyers Action Group (Trustee, 1982-1985); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Southwest Florida Chapter, 2005). Master, Calusa Inn of Court (Counselor, 2003-2004; Treasurer, 2004-2005; President Elect, 2005-2006; President, 2006-2007). (Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Automobile; Professional Negligence; Product Liability; Wrongful Death Law; Trial Practice; Personal Injury; Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Electrical Injury; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Pedestrian Injuries; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Power Line Contact Injury; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Slip and Fall; Sexual Abuse; Spinal Injury; Wrongful Death; Accident Insurance; Automobile Insurance; Automobile Liability; Automobile Insurance Coverage; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Torts; Medical Malpractice; Failure to Diagnose; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Surgeons Liability; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Jeffrey R. Garvin
Leland E. Garvin (Partner) born Fort Myers, Florida, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 2003); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 2006). Former Prosecutor, Office of the State Attorney, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida at the Juvenile, Misdemeanor, and Felony levels. DUI Trial Advocacy School, 2006. NSU Moot Court Society Member. Member: Broward Bar Association; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Florida Justice Association; Broward County Justice Association. (Also at Fort Lauderdale Office). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Personal Injury; Theft; Youth Criminal Justice; Drug Crimes; Driving While Impaired; Automobile Accidents; RICO; Drug Trafficking; Criminal Law; Assault and Battery; Burglary; Criminal Forfeiture; Criminal Fraud; Criminal Investigation; Criminal Prosecution; Drivers License Suspension; Driving While Intoxicated; DUI/DWI; Expungements; Federal Criminal Law; Felonies; Forgery; Misdemeanors; Money Laundering; Search and Seizure; Sex Crimes; Sexual Assault; Shoplifting; Stalking; Traffic Violations; Weapons Charges; Automobile Negligence; Boating Accidents; Bicycle Accidents; Motorcycle Accidents; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries.Email: Leland E. Garvin