Miami Personal Injury Lawyers of Leesfield & Partners reconized as 2009 Top Lawyers in Florida

Leesfield & Partners is pleased to announce that our personal injury attorneys and our law firm have been recognized as among the Top Lawyers and Top Law Firms in the State of Florida by their peers as published in South Florida Legal Guide, Florida Legal Elite and Florida Superlawyers in their 2009 respective publications. In addition to the continued recognition of our law firm's quality of practice and results for its clients, our firm continues to enjoy the highest rating by Martindale-Hubbell


Leesfield & Partners has once again been named Top Law Firm as one of Florida’s premier personal injury law firm in the South Florida Legal Guide’s 2009 annual edition. The lists are generated from the opinions of “highly regarded attorneys” as selected by the South Florida Legal Guide, generating a leading authoritative source for the names of South Florida’s Top Firms and Attorneys.

Ira Leesfield was once again named as "Top Lawyer in South Florida" in the 2009 annual edition. Partner Alexander J. Perkins has also been recognized as a South Florida Top "Up and Comer" attorney. Previously, Mark A. Sylvester was recognized as a South Florida Top "Up and Comer" in the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 editions while Partner Thomas Scolaro was recognized as a Top "Up and Comer" attorney in the 2006 and 2007 editions.


The sixth annual edition of Florida Trend’s Legal Elite names the top 918 attorneys who have earned the trust and endorsement of their peers - those who know their work best. This year’s Legal Elite is a prestigious roster representing less than 2% of the nearly 63,000 active Florida Bar members who practice in Florida.

Partners Mark Sylvester and Patricia Kennedy were recognized in the 2009 issue as “Florida Legal Elite”.  Ira H. Leesfield and Patricia Kennedy were recognized as "Florida Legal Elite" for 2008 by Florida Trend Magazine while Thomas Scolaro and Alexander J. Perkins were recognized at "Top Up & Comers".


Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Polling, research and selection endure a unique multi-step process that Super Lawyers employs to find evidence of peer recognition and professional achievement.

Recognized for the fourth consecutive year as this year Superlawyers is Ira H. Leesfield.  For the second year, Partner Patricia M. Kennedy joins him as one of Florida's Superlawyers and one of the Top 50 women lawyers in the state.  Joining them in 2009 are Partners Alexander Perkins and Mark Sylvester who are among the “Florida Rising Stars.”


Generations of lawyers have relied on Martindale-Hubbell as the authoritative resource for information on the worldwide legal profession. With a history spanning 140 years, the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Network is powered by a database of over one million lawyers and law firms in over 160 countries. Now more than ever, Martindale-Hubbell is one of the most effective ways for lawyers and law firms to promote their practices.


Useful Resources: SuperLawyers ; Florida Legal Elite ; South FLorida Legal Guide ; Martindale-Hubbell