Boyle, Leonard & Anderson, P.A.

­­­Attorney Mark A. Boyle

Bar Admissions:

• State of Florida
• United States District Court – Middle District of Florida
• United States District Court – Southern District of Florida
• United States District Court – Northern District of Florida
• United States Circuit Court of Appeals – Eleventh Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

Education:                                         

• Juris Doctorate – Stetson University College of Law, 1993
• Bachelor of Arts – History, University of South Florida, 1990
• Bachelor of Arts – Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences, University of South Florida, 1990

Professional Memberships and Achievements: 

• The Florida Bar
  • Appellate Practice Section
  • Trial Lawyers Section
  • Twentieth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee
• Lee County Bar Association
• Collier County Bar Association
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
  • Torts Trial and Insurance Practice Section
• American Inns of Court – Calusa Chapter
• Fellow of the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel
• Super Lawyers Magazine 2012-2019
• Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions Contract and Business Cases, 2010-2019, Vice Chair
• Florida Trend’s Legal Elite 2013-2016
• Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Top Attorneys in Florida June 2012 The WSJ & Miami Magazine

­­­Attorney Michael W. Leonard

Bar Admissions:

• State of Florida
• United States District Court – Middle District of Florida
• United States District Court – Southern District of Florida
• United States District Court – Northern District of Florida 

Education:                                         

• Juris Doctorate –University of Miami School of Law, Cum Laude 1990
• Bachelor of Science – Florida State University, Risk Management Insurance, 1985

Professional Memberships and Achievements: 

• The Florida Bar
  • Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
• Lee County Bar Association
• Collier County Bar Association
• Certified Foreclosure Mediator
• Certified Circuit Court Mediator
• Southwest Florida Easter Seals Board Chairman, 1996-1998
• Visually Impaired Persons Board, 1997-1999
• United Way Allocations Committee, 1990-2007
• Southwest Florida Youth Connection Steering Committee, 1994-1996
• Leadership Lee County, Southwest Florida Chamber of Commerce, Class of 1993

­­­Attorney Amanda K. Anderson

Bar Admissions:

• Florida
• South Carolina
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida

Education:                                         

• Juris Doctorate – University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2011
• Bachelor of Science – Business Administration, University of Florida, Cum Laude 2007; Golden Key Honor Society; Delta Epsilon Iota; Alpha Kappa Psi

Professional Memberships and Achievements: 

• The Florida Bar
• Lee County Bar Association
• Collier County Bar Association
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers
• Lee County Association for Women Lawyers
• University of Florida Levin College of Law Honor
  Code Committee Member
• University of Florida Student Government Honor
  Court Member
• American Heart Association Intern/Volunteer
• South County YMCA Volunteer
• Habitat for Humanity Volunteer

­­­Attorney Molly Chafe

Bar Admissions:

• State of Florida
• United States District Court – Northern District of Florida
• United States District Court – Middle District of Florida
• United States District Court – Southern District of Florida
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Education:                                         

• Juris Doctorate – Ave Maria School of Law, cum laude
• Bachelor of Arts, Government/Public Policy – Dartmouth College

Professional Memberships and Achievements: 

• The Florida Bar
• Lee County Bar Association
• Florida Association for Women Lawyers
• Dartmouth Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association
• Southwest Florida Federal Bar Association
• American Inns of Court – Calusa Chapter

­­­Attorney Justin M. Thomas

Bar Admissions:

• State of Florida
• United States District Court – Middle District of Florida

Education:                                         

• Juris Doctorate – Thomas M. Cooley Law School
• Bachelor of Science of Business Administration, Finance – University of South Florida
• Associate of Arts, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society – Edison Community College

Professional Memberships and Achievements: 

• The Florida Bar
• America Inns of Court – Calusa Chapter

­­­Attorney Ellen G. Smith

Bar Admissions:

• State of Florida, 2011
• United States District Court – Middle District of Florida
• United States District Court – Southern District of Florida

Education:                                         

• Juris Doctorate – Florida Coastal School of Law, 2011
  • Magna Cum Laude; Moot Court Honor Board
• Bachelor of Science – Human Sciences, Florida State University, 2008
  • Cum Laude; Golden Key Honor Society; Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, Order of Omega Honor Society

Professional Memberships and Achievements: 

• The Florida Bar
• Hillsborough County Bar Association
• Lee County Bar Association
• Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers

­­­Attorney Alexander L. Brockmeyer

Bar Admissions:

• State of Florida
• United States District Court – Middle District of Florida
• United States District Court – Southern District of Florida
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Education:                                         

• Juris Doctorate – Ave Maria School of Law, magna cum laude, 2013
• Bachelor of Arts, Secondary Social Studies Education – University of Kentucky, 2010

Professional Memberships and Achievements: 

• The Florida Bar
• Lee County Bar Association
• Southwest Florida Federal Bar Association

­­­Attorney Gregory L. Evans

Bar Admissions:

• State of Florida
• Commonwealth of Kentucky
• United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• United States District Court, Western District of Kentucky
• United States Circuit Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• United States Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Education:                                         

• Juris Doctorate, Magna Cum Laude (Graduated No. 3) 1988, Stetson University College of Law
• Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude 1985, Appalachian State University

­­­Attorney Laura Locklair

Laura Locklair joined Boyle & Leonard, P.A. in 2017, and is the managing attorney of the firm’s Charleston office.  Mrs. Locklair studied at the University of South Carolina School of Law where she was a member of the Order of the Wig and Robe.  After gaining admission to The South Carolina Bar in 2008, she began representing owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, architects, and engineers in connection with design and construction defect litigation involving commercial properties and multi-family and single family residential dwellings.  Mrs. Locklair also has experience representing companies, homeowners’ associations, and property owners in personal injury cases arising out of alleged construction defects and industrial accidents, title insurance claims, and insurance disputes.  Mrs. Locklair now focuses her practice on the representation of policyholders relative to risk transfer issues in the commercial general liability context, insurance claim presentation, bad faith matters, and commercial and business litigation.

Bar Admissions:

• State of South Carolina; 2008
• United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, 2014

Education:                                         

• Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude – University of South Carolina, 2008
• Artium Baccalaureus – Duke University, 2005