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Leavengood & Nash traces its roots back to 1972 in St. Petersburg, Florida to the late Honorable Charles Richard Leavengood. The Law Offices of C. Richard Leavengood focused on Real Estate Law, specifically Eminent Domain. For almost a decade, "Dick" built a small but reputable practice serving Pinellas County's residents.

Former Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, The Late Honorable C. Richard Leavengood

After a brief stint in private practice, Dick ran for Circuit Court Judge of the Sixth Circuit of Florida. After being elected, Judge Leavengood served on the bench for almost twenty years, eventually serving as its chief judge for more than a decade. After being appointed to the Supreme Court as an interim Justice, Judge Leavengood was eventually defeated by Justice Boyd in his campaign efforts for re-election to the State's Highest Court.

In June of 1978, after graduating from the University of Florida College of Law, Judge Leavengood's son, Richard Timothy Leavengood, returned home to join his father in the practice of law. Leavengood & Leavengood, as the firm was then known, re-focused its efforts on serving the Tampa Bay community's legal needs. For the next several years, this father and son firm practiced in the areas of Real Estate, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Estate Planning and Wealth Management. In 1980, Richard followed his father's lead and decided to run for County Judge. At 27 years of age, however, Richard was the inexperienced underdog, finishing third out of five candidates.

Returning to the practice of law, Richard decided to expand Leavengood & Leavengood's practice areas by familiarizing himself with an area of law new to the practice. . . an area that would eventually become the firm's primary focus to this day: Consumer Bankruptcy Law. Leavengood & Leavengood continued to serve the community until Dick passed away in 1993.

In May 1995, Richard T. Leavengood's son, Ian Richard Leavengood, graduated from the University of Florida's Fisher School with his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Accounting. After two years working as an internal business consultant for The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company, Ian returned to the University of Florida to earn his law degree. During his second stint at UF, Ian served as a Judicial Extern to The Honorable Justice Ben F. Overton of the Supreme Court of State of Florida. After graduating from the Levin College of Law in May of 2000, Ian took a job for Deloitte & Touche, practicing the federal taxation of Mergers & Acquisitions in New York City. For three years, Ian utilized both his law and accounting degrees serving one of Wall Street's financial pioneers and one of Deloitte's most influential and affluent clients - the leveraged buy-out firm Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts.

After four years working in New York City, Ian returned home to St. Petersburg to join his father in the practice of law. Charged with growing the practice, Ian began to expand the firm's personnel, reach and areas of practice. In 2004, Ian brought Christopher Charles Nash over from Akerman Senterfitt, creating the foundation for the Leavengood & Nash firm as it exists today. Chris's eight-plus years of commercial litigation and estate planning experience provided the intellectual capital necessary to better serve the new firm's clientele.

Together, Richard, Ian and Chris re-branded the newly formed firm and expanded the firm's legal reach to include Commercial Litigation, Creditor Rights & Collection Law, Family Law & Divorce, Business Formation, Wills, Trusts, Probate & Estate Planning and Personal Injury & Accident Litigation.

Leavengood & Nash. . . Proudly Serving the Tampa Bay Area for Three Generations.
Case Results
Defendant was arrested and accused of Lewd and Lascivious Battery on a Child.

Result - Avoided prosecution and charges were dropped.
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Defendant was charged with Armed Robbery (10/20/Life) and DUI.

Result - He accepted a plea to 5.2 years prison in total.
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Defendant was charged with Trafficking in Hydrocodone; Sale of Cocaine; Sale of Oxycodone.

Result - Defendant received no jail or prison time.
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Defendant was charged with Armed Robbery and Possession of Marijuana.

Result - Defendant entered a plea to an agreed sentence of 5years.
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Defendant was charged with Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer.

Result - Defendant entered a plea to an agreed sentence of 5 years.
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Defendant was charged with Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer.

Result - Defendant avoided any jail time and received 3 years of probation.
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Defendant was charged with Grand Theft of over $50,000 (2nd Degree Felony).

Result -(NO CONVICTION) and NO RESTITUTION.
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Defendant was charged with Felony Possession of Marijuana (over 20grams).

Result - Withhold of Adjudication on all Felony Charges.
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Defendant was on probation for DUI (in Hillsborough County).

Result - Defendant avoided jail by performing 10days of community service.
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Defendant was accused of DUI, 2nd offense within 5 years.

Result - Charge was reduced from DUI to Reckless driving.
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Defendant was accused of Felony Illegal Dumping.

Result - State reduced charge to a misdemeanor and Defendant paid a fine.
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Defendant was accused of DUI and Violation of Drivers License Restriction.

Result - DUI was reduced to a Careless Driving.
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Defendant was on probation for Felony Driving on Suspended License.

Result - One year prison.
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Defendant crashed his car into a police cruiser.

Result - One count of DUI was dismissed.
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Defendant was charged with DUI resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.

Result - State agreed to depart from the mandatory prison sentence.
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Defendant was charged with criminal trespassing for performing motorcycle "stunts on an airport runway without permission.

Result - All Charges Dropped.
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Defendant was charged with Carrying Concealed Weapon in Airport.

Result - All charges dropped.
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(Hillsborough County)
Defendant was arrested for Felony Battery.

Result - All charges dropped.
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Defendant was arrested for Felony Fleeing and Eluding and officer.

Result - Charge was reduced to Misdemeanor Obstruction of Justice and Defendant avoided a license suspension.
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Defendant was charged with Battery.

Result - Charge was reduced to Disorderly Conduct with a with-hold of adjudication (No Conviction).
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