Joseph W Fleece III
Florida Bar #301515
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Bar record
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- Admitted
- 19 Sep 198046 years in practice
- County / circuit
- Pinellas · 6 Circuit5,075 attorneys in this county
- City
- St Petersburg, Pinellas County
- Position
- Partner/Shareholder
- Business phone
- (727) 471-5868
- Law school
- Stetson University College of Law (1980)
Street addressSt Petersburg, Pinellas County — full address available to signed-in users
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Credentials and practice
Practice areas
Bar sections
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Real Property, Probate & Trust
Federal court admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Tax Court
Languages
- English
Discipline history
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Around the web
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Biography
Joseph W. “Jay” Fleece III began practicing law in 1980, later joining Holland & Knight and heading its St. Petersburg litigation department. He founded BaskinFleece in Clearwater in 2004 and joined Legacy Protection Lawyers in St. Petersburg in 2018. His practice focuses on estate, trust, and fiduciary litigation, and he is certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Circuit Civil Mediator.legacyprotectionlawyers.com
Practice focus, as described on the web
- Estate, trust, and fiduciary litigationlegacyprotectionlawyers.com
- Estate and trust litigationlegacyprotectionlawyers.com
- Wills and living wills, probate, and trustsavvo.com
Education
- Tulane University, Bachelor of Arts in History (1977)profiles.superlawyers.com
- Stetson University College of Law, Juris Doctor (1980)profiles.superlawyers.com
Also on record elsewhere
- Admitted: United States District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Tax Court; and United States Supreme Court.legacyprotectionlawyers.com
Recognition
- AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell; named a Florida Super Lawyer since 2007 and one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2010.legacyprotectionlawyers.com
- Recognized by Best Lawyers since 2010.bestlawyers.com
Profiles elsewhere
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