James
Leonard O'Leary
Personal Injury Attorney, Law Office of James L. O'Leary (1997-present)
Personal Injury Attorney, Perenich, Carroll, Perenich, Avril & Caulfield, P.A.
(1995-1996)
Clerked exclusively in Medical Negligence & Personal Injury Litigation,
Margol & Pennington, P.A. (1985-1994)
Intern, Chief Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich, U.S. District Court, Middle
District of Florida
Education
Stetson University College of Law, Juris
Doctor, Cum Laude, May, 1995
Member, Trial Team ranked #1 in the nation in Trial Advocacy skills by U.S. News & World
Report
State Champion, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Statewide Civil Trial
Competition.
Highest Grade, Florida Civil Practice & Procedure
Learned Florida Civil Practice from Judge David Patterson, Second District
Court of Appeals
Learned Florida Appellate Practice & Procedure from Chief Judge John Scheb,
Second District Court of Appeals
Al J. Cone Trial Advocacy Institute
University of Florida, Bachelor of Arts, Political Science,
December, 1991
Member, Florida Blue Key
President,
Alpha Eta Chapter, Pi Kappa Alpha
Member, Order of Omega
Member, Mortar Board
Christopher Columbus High
School, Miami, FL, 1997
Memberships
Member, The Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section
Member,
The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section
U.S. Middle District Court of Florida
Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Life Member
The Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
Florida Justice Association (formerly Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers) Member 1992-present
American Association for Justice (formerly
ATLA)
Florida
Bar Justice Teaching Volunteer, 2007 to present
Board of Directors, Bonita Springs Main Street, 1997-1999
Board
of Directors, Rotary Club of Bonita Springs, 1999-2002, 2005-present
Bonita Springs Chamber of
Commerce
Collier County Bar
Association
Lee County Bar Association
Board of Directors, Bonita Springs YMCA 1996-2002
President, Bonita Springs Youth Council (1998-1999)
Presentations & Speaking Engagements
Guest Speaker, Lehigh High School J.R.O.T.C. on Goal Setting, Motivation &
Personal Development
Guest Speaker, Lehigh High School Law Program, 1997 - 1999
Guest Speaker, Estero High School Leadership Lock In on Goal Setting,
Motivation & Personal Development
Guest Speaker, Estero High School Motivational Assembly 1998
Guest Speaker, Estero High School Law Program, 1998
Chairman, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship Program 1998 - 2000
Recipient, Fort Myers News Press "Person To Watch in 1998."
Presenter of Internet Liability Presentation, The People's Law School, Ft. Myers, FL, 1999
Presenter of Tort Liability Presentation, The People's Law School, Naples, FL
2006
Presenter
of "The Truth About Medical Malpractice" to Encore Club of Bonita
Springs, FL
Guest Speaker, Southwest Florida Chapter of the Risk & Insurance Management
Society, Inc. on Managed Care
Guest Speaker, Gateway Rotary Club, on Internet Liability
Guest Speaker, Collier County PC Business Users Group on Internet Privacy
and Cyber-Torts
Guest Speaker, The People’s Law School at Florida Gulf Coast University, 1998,
1999, 2006
Guest Speaker, Covenant Church, on The Right To Choose Your Doctor & HMO
Abuse
Lee County Bar Association Law Week, School Teacher, 1998 - present
Thank You to everyone who has helped our firm grow since January
1, 1997.
James L. O'Leary
JLOESQ, LLC