Background
Thomas, Leo A. was born on June 30, 1934 in New York, New York, United States.
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Leo A. Thomas
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Columbia University (Bachelor of Science, 1963). University of Florida (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1972). Spoken languages: Spanish.
Career
Worked at Levin, Middlebrooks, Thomas, Mitchell, Green, Echsner, Proctor &, Papantonio, P.A. (Pensacola, Florida) specializing in Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Mass Tort, Insurance Bad Faith, Commercial Litigation, Criminal, Family, Probate, Workers" Compensation. Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Florida.
United States.
District Court, Northern District of Florida and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
Listed in: Best Lawyers in America.
Agent: Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 1963-1968. Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 1968-1970.
Author: "The Battered Woman-A Legal Defense," Champion, Volume 6, Number. 4, 1982. Advisory Board, Domestic Violence Institute, 1990-1994.
Instructor, Prosecutor/Public Defender Workshop, University of Florida Law School, 1985.
Member, City-County Drug Abuse Commission, 1974-1977. Appointed by Insurance Commissioner to the Bail Bond Regulatory Board, 1984-1986. Appointed by the Governor to Sentencing Guidelines Commission, 1988-1990.
Former President, Society of Criminal Defense Lawyers, First Judicial Circuit.
Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member: Criminal Law Section, 1972-1990.
Executive Council, 1979-1985. Ethics Committee, 1978-1980.
Criminal Certification Committee, 1983-1986.
Vice Chairman Criminal Jury Instructions Committee, 1984-1986. Vice Chairman, 1980-1981. Chairman, Rules of Criminal Procedure Committee, 1981-1982).
Florida Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Director, 1981-1985).
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers.
(Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
In 1955, David H. Levin and Reubin Askew founded the firm of Levin & Askew.
Much has changed for the firm since those early years. Reubin Askew became Governor of the State of Florida and eventually a candidate for President of the United States.
Achievements
Membership
Member, City-County Drug Abuse Commission, 1974-1977. Appointed by Insurance Commissioner to the Bail Bond Regulatory Board, 1984-1986. Appointed by the Governor to Sentencing Guidelines Commission, 1988-1990.
Former President, Society of Criminal Defense Lawyers, First Judicial Circuit.
Member: Escambia-Santa Rosa and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member: Criminal Law Section, 1972-1990.
Executive Council, 1979-1985. Ethics Committee, 1978-1980.
Criminal Certification Committee, 1983-1986.
Vice Chairman Criminal Jury Instructions Committee, 1984-1986. Vice Chairman, 1980-1981. Chairman, Rules of Criminal Procedure Committee, 1981-1982).
Florida Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Director, 1981-1985).
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers.
(Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers.
(Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
