Background
Gilbert, Leonard Harold was born on April 3, 1936 in Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States. Son of Sidney and Clara (Franzblau) Gilbert.
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Leonard Harold Gilbert
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Bachelor, Emory University, 1958; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1961.
Career
With, Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler PA, Tampa, Florida, 1961-1998; with, Holland & Knight, LLP, Tampa, Florida, since 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Gasparilla Sidewalk Art Festival, Tampa, 1970-1974, United Way. Trustee Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Lowry Park Zoological Society, University Cmty. Hospital; chairman Art Council Tampa, 1973-1974.
Member Hillsborough County (Florida) Bicentennial Commission, 1973-1976, Tampa Charter Revision Committee,1975. Chairman of the Board fellows U. Tampa, 1986-1987, trustee, 1987-1998. President Tampa Museum Art, 1986-1987.
With United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1961-1969. Fellow American Bar Foundation (chair 1998), Florida Bar Foundation (director). Member American Bar Association (chairman of the section general practice 1979-1980, house of deals 1980-1990, chairman creditors' rights committee corporations section), Florida Bar (chairman of the section corporation banking and business law 1970-1971, chairman of the section general practice 1972-1973, Board of Governors 1975-1979, president 1980-1981), Bar Association Hillsborough County (president 1974-1975), American Judicature Society (director), American Law Institute, American College Bankruptcy (director since 1997), International Bar Association, Harvard Law School Association Florida (president 1986), American College Commercial Finance Lawyers (president-elect since 1998), Tampa Chamber of Commerce(board directors).
Connections
Married Jean Buchman, April 21, 1963. Children— Jonathan Stuart, Suzanne Elaine.
