Drowning in debt? Facing foreclosure? You have options. A St. Petersburg bankruptcy attorney at Leavengood & Nash can work to represent your interests and forward your financial goals as you consider Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy. We represent both consumers and businesses in bankruptcy proceedings, using our over two decades of experience to effectively assess their situations and provide aggressive, applicable legal representation.

One of the benefits of working with a lawyer at our firm is that we will immediately provide you with creditor harassment representation, as a part of your bankruptcy case. We can help to stop creditor abuse as well as seek financial compensation for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act or Telephone Consumer Protection Act. In dealing with any case we take on, we strive to provide personalized attention in order to better represent our clients’ unique interests.

Areas of Practice – Florida Bankruptcy

Leavengood & Nash takes on bankruptcy cases throughout St. Petersburg, Tampa, Clearwater and the surrounding areas in Florida in several different areas of practice:

• Chapter 7 Bankruptcy for Individuals
• Chapter 13 Bankruptcy for Individuals
• Commercial Bankruptcy

Consult a Bankruptcy Lawyer at Leavengood & Nash

Facing for bankruptcy can be a daunting. If you are an individual, you want to make the right decision so as to positively affect your financial situation now and in the long run. If you are a business owner considering bankruptcy, you need to make the decision that will protect your assets and interests and help ensure that you do not lose everything you have worked so hard to achieve.

Let a St. Petersburg bankruptcy lawyer at Leavengood & Nash inform you of your options and rights in regards to your case. Contact us today!

Ian Richard Leavengood
Managing Shareholder

Background

Ian is a native Floridian, born and raised in St. Petersburg. After receiving his Bachelor of Science and Masters degrees in Accounting from the University of Florida, Ian worked as an internal business consultant for The Procter & Gamble Distributing Company. Ian returned to the University of Florida, entering the Levin College of Law in the Fall of 1997. During his second stint at UF, Ian served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Justice Ben F. Overton of the Supreme Court of the State of Florida. After receiving his Juris Doctor in the Spring of 2000, Ian went to Manhattan where he joined Deloitte' s Special Acquisition Services, a team that exclusively serviced all merger and acquisition activity for the leveraged buyout firm Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts. Ian returned to St. Petersburg in the Summer of 2003 to join and help expand the firm you see today.

Education

• University of Florida, B.S. (Accounting, 1995)
• University of Florida, Masters (Accounting, 1995)
  • University of Florida Hall of Fame
  • Florida Blue Key
  • Director, Preview Orientation Program
  • Executive Vice-President. Florida Cicerones
  • Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
• University of Florida, J.D. (Law, 2000)
  • Judicial Extern to the Honorable Justice Ben F. Overton, Supreme Court of the State of Florida

Professional

• Florida Board of Accountancy, Certified Public Accountant. 1996
• Florida Bar, Attorney, 2005
• St. Petersburg Bar Association
• Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

Court Admissions

• Florida Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Community Involvement

• Live Arts Peninsula Foundation, Board of Directors, 2003 to 2005
• Gotham Gators, University of Florida New York City Alumni Association
  • President, 2001 - 2003
  • Most Outstanding Member, 2003
• Battle Foundation for Youth Development, Board of Directors, 2006
• Leadership St. Petersburg
  • Class of 2007 Graduate
  • Planning Committee 2008 to present
• American Stage Theatre Company, Board of Trustees, 2008
• St. Peter’s Episcopal Cathedral, Stewardship Committee