Leo A. Thomas

Public Policy, Mediation
316 South Baylen Street, Suite 600, P.O. Box 12308
Pensacola, Florida 32501


Public Policy

Admitted

1972, Florida, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits

Law School

University of Florida, J.D. with honors, 1972

Law School Graduation Year

1972

College

Columbia University, B.S., 1963

Memberships

The Florida Bar (Member: Criminal Law Section, 1972-1990; Executive Council, 1979-1985; Ethics Committee, 1978-1980; Criminal Certification Committee, 1983-1986; Vice Chair, Criminal Jury Instructions Committee, 1980-1981 and 1984-1986; Chair, Rules of Criminal Procedure Committee, 1981-1982); Florida Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Director, 1981-1985); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Biographical

Agent: Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 1963-1968; Florida Department of Law Enforcement, 1968-1970. Author: The Battered Woman-A Legal Defense, Champion, Vol. 6, No. 4, 1982. Member, Advisory Board, Domestic Violence Institute, 1990-1994. Instructor, Prosecutor/Public Defender Workshop, University of Florida, School of Law, 1985. Appointed by: Insurance Commissioner to the Bail Bond Regulatory Board, 1984-1986; Governor to Sentencing Guidelines Commission, 1988-1990. Former President, Society of Criminal Defense Lawyers, First Judicial Circuit. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1993—. Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers. (Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)

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