Ms. Sheekley is a shareholder with the firm. She concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial litigation, and appellate law, having received her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida in 1982 and 1985 respectively. She served as law clerk to the Honorable Judge John M. Scheb at Florida's Second District Court of Appeal, and practiced law in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona for 15 years before returning to Florida and joining Chesser & Barr in 2003. Ms. Sheekley has extensive trial experience before judges and juries in diverse and complex civil cases.

Ms. Sheekley's areas of concentration include the following:

• Commercial and Business Litigation

• Condominium and Homeowner Associations

• Civil Appeals

Publications:

• Co-author, Confronting the Medical-Legal Issues of AIDS ; Whittier Law Review, Volume 10, No. 3, 1988.

Bar Admissions:

• Florida Bar 1985
• Arizona Bar 1986
• United States District Court, Northern District of Florida
• United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
• Okaloosa-Walton County Bar Association

Interests/Civic Activities:

Ms. Sheekley has served in a number of volunteer positions in the community, donating her time and legal skills to various civic, church, and educational endeavors. She has two teenage children.

Leslie D. Sheekley
Old South Centre, Suite 7102
36468 Miracle Strip Parkway
Destin, Florida 32541
Phone: 850.654.3855
Fax: 850-654-6084
Email: sheekley@chesserbarr.com
Web Site: http://www.chesserbarr.com

Law Office Administrator/Paralegal
Kathryn E. Sheffield, kathy@chesserbarr.com