“I have a deep feeling of gratitude for what was done for me, and as soon as I could, I began to pay that generosity back.”
– Ira Leesfield, Chair
Ira Leesfield, Chair of the Leesfield Family Foundation, has been recognized with countless local and national honors and prestigious awards for a lifetime of dedication to his profession and the community supporting the most vulnerable members of society, as well as providing academic scholarships to aspiring law students across the nation.
Our diverse commitments have been recognized by the following organizations:
- Lawyers for Children America’s 2018 Janet Reno Outstanding Community Partnership Award
- Fatherhood Task Force of South Florida Visionary Leader Award (2018)
- Trial Lawyers Care Award (2016)
- FAWL’s Hon. Theodore Klein Award (2015)
- Friend of FAWL Award (2015)
- Appointed by President Bill Clinton to the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets (and co-authored the President’s Report on Holocaust Assets)
- American Jewish Committee’s Judge Learned Hand Award
- Twice awarded American Justice Association’s Wiedemann & Wysocki Award for outstanding advocacy
- Anti-Defamation League’s Jurisprudence Award
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Miracle Maker Award
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers (Miami-Dade Chapter) Philanthropist Award
- Florida Justice Association’s Al J. Cone Lifetime Achievement Award
- Florida Justice Association “2003 Crystal Eagle Award”
- Honorary Board Member, The Melissa Institute, Miami, FL
- Melvin Belli Society’s Belli Award
- ORT America’s Jurisprudence Award
- Fatherhood Task Force of South Florida “Citation of Honor Award.”