Joshua R. Levenson
Partner
Overview
Joshua R. Levenson is a litigation attorney in Holland & Knight's Fort Lauderdale office. Mr. Levenson's practice focuses on the following four areas: aviation litigation, commercial litigation, estates and trusts litigation and landlord-tenant litigation.
Mr. Levenson litigates cases in state and federal court, where he oversees matters from the pre-suit phase through trial. He has experience handling jury trials, bench trials, arbitration proceedings, mediations and other alternative dispute resolutions. Mr. Levenson also serves as an instructor for Holland & Knight’s John Hogan Trial Academy, where he teaches associates various trial skills and techniques.
Mr. Levenson serves as the chair of the firm's Public and Charitable Services Committee in the Fort Lauderdale office. In that role, he oversees the office's community service projects and the intake of pro bono matters. He also maintains an active pro bono practice and has recorded more than 750 hours of pro bono service during his career, including matters involving financial elder abuse, child abduction cases pursuant to the Hague Convention, as well as representing military veterans through the United Way's MISSION UNITED program.
Mr. Levenson is a leader in the South Florida community, where he is a member of the board of directors for several nonprofit organizations. He is also an adjunct professor for the Department of Business Law at the University of Miami, Herbert School of Business.
Representative Experience
Credentials
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D., cum laude
- University of Miami, B.B.A., cum laude and General Honors
- Florida
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- All State Courts in Florida
- Leadership Broward Foundation Inc., Board of Directors Member, 2020-Present; Executive Committee Member, 2021-Present; Secretary, 2021-2023; General Counsel, 2023-Present; Youth Leadership Broward, Chair of Class XXXVI, 2022-2023; Leadership Broward, Chair of Class XLIII, 2024-2025
- Boy Scouts of America n/k/a Scouting America, South Florida Council Executive Board Member, 2009-Present; Executive Committee Member, 2020-Present; President-Elect, 2024-Present
- BSA Alumni Association, Chair of Legal Affinity Group, 2020-Present
- Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation, Board of Directors, 2020-Present
- Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Board of Directors, 2020-2022
- Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Board of Directors, 2020-2022
- Leadership Broward, Class XXXVII, 2018-2019
- Leadership Fort Lauderdale, Class XXI, 2014-2015
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Commercial Litigation, 2022-2025
- BBX Capital Men of Style, Honoree (most tickets sold), Representing Leadership Broward Foundation, 2023
- 40 Under 40, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2022
- 40 Under 40, South Florida Business Journal, 2021
- Up & Comer, South Florida Business & Wealth, 2020
- Holland & Knight Community Service All-Star, 2019
- Commitment to Justice Award, Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, 2018
- On the Rise Honoree, Daily Business Review Professional Excellence Award, 2017
- Holland & Knight PCS Pro Bono All-Star, 2017-2021
- Rising Star, Florida Super Lawyers; magazine, 2013-2018, 2020-2022
- Florida Legal Elite Up & Comer, Florida Trend magazine, 2012
- University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy, Editor-In-Chief, 2007-2008
- University of Florida, Book Award, Contracts, 2006
- University of Florida, Book Award, Appellate Advocacy, 2006
- University of Miami School of Business, Departmental Honoree (Business Law), Honors Day, 2005
- University of Miami School of Business, Beta Gamma Sigma, inducted 2004; Academic Honoree at Honors Day, 2005
- Golden Key International Honour Society, Southeast Region Student Leader of the Year, 2004
- Boy Scouts of America, NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award, 2018
- Boy Scouts of America, Silver Beaver Award, 2015
- Boy Scouts of America (Order of the Arrow), The Centurion Award, 2015
- Boy Scouts of America (Order of the Arrow), The Founder's Award, 2002
- Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout, 2000