Background
Gilbert, Leonard H. was born in 1936 in Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States.
Gilbert, Leonard H. was born in 1936 in Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States.
Emory University (Bachelor of Arts, 1958). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1961).
Worked at Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A. (Tampa, Florida) specializing in General Civil Practice and Litigation in all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies, Negligence, Securities, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Construction, Creditors Rights, Corporations, Environmental, Health Care, Trusts, Labor, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Tax, Oil and Gas, Probate and Trust Law, Communications, Real Estate and Admiralty Law. Admitted to the bar, 1961, Florida. Omicron Delta Kappa. American Bar Association: Member, House of Delegates, 1982-1990.
Chairman, 1979-1980 and Section Delegate to the House of Delegates, 1980-1981, General Practice Section. Member, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Law Section. Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, and Chairman, Creditors' Rights Subcommittee, 1987-1990, Business Law Section.
Member, Standing Committee on Coordination of Federal Judicial Improvements, 1983-1988. Member, Standing Committee on Judicial Selection, Compensation and Tenure, 1979-1983. Member, Commission on Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts, 1989-1991.
Member, Executive Council, National Conference of Bar Presidents, 1983-1986. The Florida Bar: Member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1966-1971. Chairman: Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1970-1971 and General Practice Section, 1972-1973.
Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1979. President, 1980-1981 and Delegate to American Bar Association, 1981-1990. President, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 1974-1975.
Editor, Collier Bankruptcy Guide. President, Harvard Law School Association of Florida, 1982-1983. Member, Board of Trustees, University of Tampa, 1986-1996.
Member: The Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association, Chairman, 1988-1989. Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys. International Bar Association.
American Bankruptcy Institute (Director, 1985-1994). American Law Institute. American Judicature Society (Director, 1980-1984).
Selden Society. Fellow: Florida Bar Foundation (Director, 1980-1984). American Bar Foundation (Chairman, Florida Fellows, 1987-1995. Secretary of Fellows, 1996).
American College of Bankruptcy (Member, Board of Regents, 1995). American College of Commercial Finance Attorneys (Member, Board of Regents, 1993-1996. Treasurer, 1996).
Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A. was established in 1901 and is one of Florida's oldest and largest law firms, serving Florida from offices in six cities throughout the state.
The firm has an extensive client base of international, national and local corporations, state and local governmental offices as well as individuals.
Member, House of Delegates, 1982-1990. Chairman, 1979-1980 and Section Delegate to the House of Delegates, 1980-1981, General Practice Section. Member, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Law Section.
Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, and Chairman, Creditors' Rights Subcommittee, 1987-1990, Business Law Section. Member, Standing Committee on Coordination of Federal Judicial Improvements, 1983-1988. Member, Standing Committee on Judicial Selection, Compensation and Tenure, 1979-1983.
Member, Commission on Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts, 1989-1991. Member, Executive Council, National Conference of Bar Presidents, 1983-1986. The Florida Bar: Member, Board of Governors, Young Lawyers Section, 1966-1971.
Fellow: Florida Bar Foundation (Director, 1980-1984). American Bar Foundation (Chairman, Florida Fellows, 1987-1995. Secretary of Fellows, 1996).
American College of Bankruptcy (Member, Board of Regents, 1995). American College of Commercial Finance Attorneys (Member, Board of Regents, 1993-1996. Treasurer, 1996).
