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Licensed for 43 years

Family Lawyer at Gainesville, FL
Practice Areas: Family

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At Leslie Smith Haswell, P.A., you will find a Gainesville family law attorney who listens. You will get our undivided attention. Attorney Haswell will be able to evaluate your situation and offer you legal advice to protect your interests.

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Awards

Licenses

Licensed in Florida for 43 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1982

Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

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Location

Leslie Smith Haswell, P.A.

2830 NW 41st Street, Suite K, Gainesville, FL, 32606-6667

gainesvillefamilylawyer.com

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Leslie Smith Haswell's Reviews

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4.4 /5.0

21 Client Reviews

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4.8

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Posted by anonymous | December 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Unconcerned

I did not have a lot of assests to divide a mobile home with 5 acres and one shared child 8 year old girl. I was leaving my ex husband a narcissist who transgressed against my eldest daughter (16 yrs) in a perverted manner. He did not have a lawyer and we had the upper and could’ve easily out maneuve...red him in court (he often lost his temper in front of judge and showed no concern for children’s well being), all she was concerned with was getting majority time sharing. I was awarded majority time sharing, but no child support, no final answer on my home, lost everything else because she did not work hard (or at all) to establish anything else in my favor. He was actually awarded more time then he should’ve gotten because she was unfamiliar with Third Circuit Court time sharing procedure in Lake City, yet she took on the case and charged me a lot of travel expensive for it. She was even late due to traffic!! I was charged $1700 to file a contempt notice, the ex was fined $1000 and it was never recovered, I’ll let you do the math. I was at her office and heard her reassuring words and competent gameplan when she was speaking to other clients, but she always seemed lazy when it came to my case. I felt unsatisfied and kinda brushed aside. I was green and I feel like she taught me a hard lesson. Only the lawyers win and they don’t really care about your family.

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Posted by anonymous | December 15, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

very unfortunate experience

I don't believe she steered me in an unethical way regarding my divorce. However, numerous mistakes and errors were made by both her and her paralegal. This included filing the wrong motions, making mistakes regarding details of documents that were formed, and billing errors. When those mistakes w...ere confronted, I was billed for time for her to fix them. Getting any credit for errors, which wound up happening every cycle, was a battle for reimbursement. If you want more stress in a probably already stressful time, hire her. If not, do yourself a favor and hire someone else. I think her intentions are in the right place, but her office needs serious work.

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We're sorry you had a bad experience with our firm. This matter does not sound familiar, and we strive for the utmost client satisfaction in every case.

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Joshua Silverman

Family lawyer | Jun 18

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"I have known Ms. Haswell for years. We have been on opposing sides of cases, as well as co-counseled cases together. Ms. Haswell is an excellent attorney with extraordinary compassion and pragmatism. While she is an outstanding litigator, she is also a fierce advocate for her clients, and has a special ability to counsel them to achieve the best results both in an out of the courtroom. I highly recommend her services."

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Experience

Rating: 8.3 (Excellent)

Honors

2014

Preeminent 4.6 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell

2011

Pro Bono Award, Florida Bar

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Associations

2020 - Present

Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc.

President-Elect

2006 - Present

Collaborative Divorce Professionals of Gainesville

Attorney Member

2007 - 2015

Eighth Judicial Bar Association

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Education

1981

University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

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University of Florida

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