Jeffrey R. Garvin

Attorney in Fort Myers, FL

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.

Areas of Law:
-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

Experience & Credentials:

Position:
Partner

Admission Details:
-Admitted in 1973, Florida
-U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
-1992, North Carolina
-U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Law School Attended:
University of Florida
Class of 1973
J.D.

University Attended:
Western Carolina University
Class of 1970
B.A.

Birth Information:
Born in 1948
Lakewood, New Jersey, September 30, 1948

Languages:
Spanish

Associations & Memberships:
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 R... More

Certifications:
(Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board Of Legal Specialization And Education)

University of Florida
Juris Doctorate, 1973

Leland E. Garvin

Attorney in Fort Myers, FL

Leland Eric Garvin, a Florida native and second generation trial attorney, began his legal career working as a Prosecutor. While at the State Attorney's office, he gained invaluable trial experience representing the State of Florida in countless jury trials at both the misdemeanor and felony levels.

Prior to taking the job with the State, and throughout law school; Mr. Garvin worked for one of the larger personal injury law firms in South Florida. When he wasn't handling injury and auto accident cases; he made time for the Moot Court Honor Society. It was during his time with Moot Court that he developed a love for the courtroom and passionate advocacy.

After leaving his job as a prosecutor, Mr. Garvin started his own firm handling both criminal defense and injury cases. More recently he and his father Jeff decided to combine their two practices to better serve the needs of their clients.

In 2009, Leland was selected as "one of the best up and coming attorneys" in the state of Florida by Florida Trend Magazine and listed in the 2009 edition of Strathmore's Who's Who.

In 2010, Mr. Garvin was named by Florida Super Lawyers magazine as one of the Top Young Lawyers in Florida. Only 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers for this list.

Leland was also selected as one of the top 40 lawyers under the age of 40 in Florida by The National Trial Lawyers Association in 2012.

He serves on the Board of Directors of the Young Lawyers Section of the Florida Justice Association in addition to being a member of the PULSE Committee for the American Heart Association.

Leland is a member of American Association for Justice, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Broward County Justice Association, Broward, and Lee County Bar Association. He concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death and select criminal defense litigation.

He is admitted to the Florida Bar, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and the Middle District of Florida.

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

Areas of Law:
-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

Experience & Credentials:

Position:
Partner

Admission Details:
-Admitted in 2006, Florida
-U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida

Law School Attended:
Nova Southeastern University
Class of 2006
J.D.

University Attended:
Florida State University
Class of 2003
B.A.

Associations & Memberships:
Broward Bar Association; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Florida Justice Association; Broward County Justice Association

Nova Southeastern University
Juris Doctorate, 2006