In his early years, Leesfield & Partners’ Founder and Managing Partner, Ira Leesfield, helped his family by pedaling away on his paper route or by working in restaurants. Today, the successful personal injury lawyer looks back on those years with gratitude for the community that helped support his education and with a desire to be…
DetailsWhen the then-new President and CEO of Amigos for Kids, Karina Pavone, walked into the office in 2020 holding an envelope from The Leesfield Family Foundation, she was stunned. “It [the contribution] came at a time when we really needed the support,” Pavone, who joined the organization in January 2020, said. “We always need the…
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In the tight-knit charitable community of South Florida, the name Leesfield can be attributed to words like “family” and “support.” At least, that’s how Holly Zwerling with the Fatherhood Task Force of South Florida, one of many organizations contributed to by The Leesfield Family Foundation, sees it. “We can see the connections they [The Leesfield…
DetailsDexter Butler, 38, was a pillar of his community in Key West, positively impacting the lives of his high school students, the young men on his basketball team and all who knew him. With a planned athletic scholarship to be awarded in his name, Butler will be afforded the opportunity to continue doing just that…
DetailsThe Leesfield/AAJ Law Student Scholarship for 2024 will go to Lainie Long Hoffer, a second-year law student at the American University Washington College of Law. Hoffer is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and has a Master of Business Administration from Liberty University in Virginia. When asked why she decided to pursue…
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“Generosity, warmth and reassurance,” are the three pillars upon which The Leesfield Family Foundation has always stood. In 1990, when Chair Ira Leesfield with his wife and daughter, Cynthia and Jennifer Leesfield, launched The Foundation, those three words are ones they employed to describe their mission – to make a positive impact within their community. …
DetailsFriends of The Underline elected Ira Leesfield, long-time public safety champion and community service advocate to the Board of Directors during the March 15, 2023 Board meeting. Led by twenty-two of Miami’s philanthropic and corporate leaders, The Friends of The Underline Board of Directors is advocating for and delivering a 120-acre, 10-mile multimodal trail and…
DetailsMore than three dozen Florida lawyers, in cooperation with the Leesfield Family Foundation, have donated funds to relieve the suffering and dislocation of millions of Ukrainian families. By providing food, supplies and support through the Foundation, these Florida Bar members have lifted the spirits and brought nutrition and hope to Ukrainian refugees and those who…
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