Leonard E. Ireland

Leonard E. Ireland is a Gainesville based attorney whose career has spanned over five decades of complex civil litigation, government law, and appellate practice. He attended North Georgia College for his bachelors in Business Administration before moving on to attend law school at the University of Florida, where he graduated with several honors including Order of the Coif. His broad background has included prosecuting and defending insurance-related class action suits, resolving complex commercial and construction disputes, managing land use controversies, and representing clients in family law, personal injury, and appellate matters. His decades of courtroom and advisory experience reflect a deep and consistent commitment to effective, strategic, and ethical legal representation. Throughout his career, he has actively engaged in professional and civic leadership. His service includes membership on The Florida Bar’s Board of Certification, Designation and Advertising, as well as prior service as Chairman of The Florida Bar’s Continuing Legal Education Committee. He is a former President and Board Member of the Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association, a past President of the Gainesville Jaycees, and is an active member of the Florida Law Network. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Leonard E. Ireland included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Florida Super Lawyer Other Sources of Feedback About Leonard E. Ireland Included on the 2026Florida Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Florida Super Lawyers list 2024 Florida Super Lawyers list 2023 Florida Super Lawyers list 2022 Florida Super Lawyers list 2021 Florida Super Lawyers list 2020 Florida Super Lawyers list 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list 2015 Florida Super Lawyers list 2014 Florida Super Lawyers list 2013 Florida Super Lawyers list 2012 Florida Super Lawyers list 2011 Florida Super Lawyers list 2010 Florida Super Lawyers list 2009 Florida Super Lawyers list 2008 Florida Super Lawyers list 2007 Florida Super Lawyers list 2006 Florida Super Lawyers list

• Of Counsel

• Adjunct Professor, Ethics, University of Florida

• Dusty Troyer & Assoc., Inc. v. Wade Raulerson
• Citation: 2012 WL 561116
• Court: Fla. 2d DCA
• Year: 2012
• George Jackson, Kerry Jackson and Jackson Realty Team v. Shakespeare Foundation, Inc. and Heard Community Development Corp.
• Citation: 74 So.3d 1083
• Court: Supreme Court of Florida
• Nabinger v. Nabinger
• Citation: 82 So.3d 1075
• Court: Fla. 1st DCA
• Year: 2011
• Robertson Group, P.A. v. Peter A. Robertson
• Citation: 67 So.3d 1112
• Shakespeare Foundation, Inc. and Herd Community Development Corp. v. George Jackson, et al.
• Citation: 61 So.3d 1194
• Tatiana Barr v. Anthony Barr
• Citation: 66 So.3d 941
• Waters v. Beechler
• Citation: 50 So.3d 36
• Year: 2010
• Seminole County v. Tivoli Orlando Assoc., Ltd, et al.
• Citation: 920 So.2d 818
• Court: Fla. 5th DCA
• Year: 2006
• Florida High School Activities, Inc. v. Latimer
• Citation: 750 So.2d 762
• Court: Fla. 3d DCA
• Year: 2000
• Serial Number: 2000050245
• Florida High School Activities Assoc, Inc. v. Benitez
• Citation: 748 So.2d 358
• Year: 1999
• Serial Number: 1999284423
• Management Computer Controls, Inc. v. Charles Perry Const. Inc.
• Citation: 743 So.2d 627
• Serial Number: 1999240946
• Archey v. Government Healthcare Services, Div. of Spectrum Emergency Care, Inc.
• Citation: 718 So. 2d 249
• Year: 1998
• Gilchrist Timber Co. v. ITT Rayoneir, Inc., et al.
• Citation: 127 F.3d 1390
• Court: 11th Cir. Fla.
• Year: 1997
• Serial Number: 1997219991
• Gilchrist Timber Co. v. ITT Rayonier, Inc., et al.
• Citation: 696 So.2d 334
• Court: Fla. Supreme Court
• Serial Number: 1997135027
• Johnson v. Florida High School Activities Ass'n, Inc.
• Citation: 102 F.2d 1172
• Serial Number: 1996277141
• Gilchrist Timber Co. v. ITT Rayonier, Inc.
• Citation: 95 F.3d 1033
• Year: 1996
• Serial Number: 1996204294
• Florida High School Activities Ass'n, Inc. v. Adderly
• Citation: 574 So.2d 158
• Court: Fla. 4th DCA
• Year: 1990
• Serial Number: 1990165698
• Hines v. Columbia Livestock Market of Lake City, Inc.
• Citation: 516 So.2d 1040
• Year: 1987
• Serial Number: 1987155726
• Exhibitor, Inc. v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co.
• Citation: 494 So.2d 288
• Year: 1986
• Serial Number: 1986147715
• Griffin v. State
• Citation: 447 So.2d 875
• Court: Fla.
• Year: 1984
• Serial Number: 1984115389
• City of Gainesville v. GNV Investments, Inc.
• Citation: 413 So.2d 770
• Court: Fla 1st DCA
• Year: 1982
• Serial Number: 1982111674
• Department of Revenue v. Silver Springs Shores, Inc.
• Citation: 376 So.2d 849
• Year: 1979
• Serial Number: 1979134732
• Department of Revenue v. Young American Builders
• Citation: 358 So.2d 1096
• Year: 1978
• Serial Number: 1978114096

• Florida, 1967
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• Specialties and Certifications
• Certified Circuit Court Mediator
• Court Appointed Arbitrator

• The Florida Bar's Board of Certification, Designation and Advertising, 1985 (Member)
• The Florida Bar's Continuing Legal Education Committee (Former Chairman)
• Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association (Former President, Former Board of Directors Member)
• Wachovia Bank, N.A., Gainesville Area (Member, Advisory Board)
• Gainesville Jaycees, 1971 (Former President)
• Florida Jaycees (Legal Counsel)
• Florida Law Network (Member)