PLEASE BE OUR GUEST ON JANUARY 21, 2021 @ 11:30 A.M. FOR A LIFE CHANGING SEMINAR ON HEALTH AND WELL BEING. “Great Tools and Tips for Stress Management: A Medical Perspective.” In honor of Dr. Leonard Zwerling, The Leesfield Family Foundation is co-sponsoring a complimentary 90-minute seminar featuring Dr. Alan Rozanski. Dr. Rozanski, a renowned…
DetailsThe Leesfield Family Foundation proudly recognizes Dr. Leonard J. Zwerling for his lifetime commitment to health care and his dedication to the South Florida community. In his honor, the Foundation has donated two state-of-the art medical diagnostic devices, known as Sonosite SII, to Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute at South Miami Hospital. This diagnostic technology…
DetailsOPEN LETTER FROM OUR CHAIR The First 100 Days of COVID-19 Certainly, it was not just “two coronavirus cases that were under control,” nor did it magically disappear. Summer seasonal change did not matter! Hydroxychloroquine is a joke. Over the past 100 days, America has seen two million cases and 130,000 deaths. We don’t know…
DetailsThe past year has brought natural unprecedented disasters to Florida and the Bahamas. In 2019, the Leesfield Family Foundation responded to assistance to victims of Hurricane Dorian. Historically, The Foundation has taken an active role in alleviating the hardship and displacement of thousands of Americans who have suffered unpredictable life challenges. The Foundation immediately responded…
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Miami, June 4, 2019 – The Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (MDFAWL) held their 39th annual installation and awards dinner at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami, FL. One hundred years after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, FAWL members, both men and women, gathered to honor the amazing achievements of…
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Alejandra Escobar Benjamin S. Schenk Miami, FL – July 31, 2019 This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Leesfield/AAJ Law Student Scholarship Program, which began in 1994 and endowed in perpetuity. Althea T. Kippes from Golden State University School of Law, and now an active AAJ member, was the first recipient of this grant.…
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Miami, FL On December 7, 2018, LFF Chair, Ira Leesfield was honored by Lawyers for Children America at their 19th annual John Edward Smith Child Advocacy Pro Bono Awards Luncheon with the 2018 Janet Reno Outstanding Community Partner Award. Newly elected Congresswoman Donna Shalala. “Ira Leesfield is an attorney of the highest caliber who…
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Denver, CO, July 10, 2018 – The Leesfield/AAJ Law Student Scholarship Program began in 1994 with a grant to law student Althea T. Kippes, now an active AAJ member. Endowed through 2020, LFF has proudly recognized 27 outstanding recipients. The scholarship is awarded every year at AAJ’s annual convention to law student members on the basis of…
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