Joseph Fleece | Clearwater Estate Lawyer

Joseph W. “Jay” Fleece, III, is a native Floridian having been born and raised in St. Petersburg. Mr. Fleece started practicing law in 1980 with the firm of Belcher & Fleece, P.A., and subsequently joined Holland & Knight, where he was a partner heading up the litigation department of the St. Petersburg office. In 2004, Mr. Fleece joined with Hamden H. Baskin, III, and founded the law firm of BaskinFleece, located in Clearwater, Florida.

Mr. Fleece is a graduate of Tulane University and Stetson University College of Law. Mr. Fleece is an AV rated lawyer by Martindale Hubbell and has been named as a Florida Super Lawyer since 2007 and as one of the Best Lawyers in America since 2010. Mr. Fleece’s practice has focused on estate, trust, and fiduciary litigation for the past 34 years and he has been involved in many complex cases throughout Florida, both at the trial and appellate levels, and has appeared as counsel in matters in California and South Carolina.

Mr. Fleece is a Fellow of the Litigation Council of America and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Tax Court; and the United States Supreme Court.

Mr. Fleece has also been active in his community, having previously served as president of the Police Athletic League, PARC, Sunshine City Jaycees, and he has previously served on the boards of the local YMCA and Red Cross. Mr. Fleece is a former Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida and a past Commodore of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Currently, Mr. Fleece serves as a member of the Board of All Children’s Hospital.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Baskin Fleece	Clearwater, FL	2004 - Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Stetson University College of Law	JD	Law School	1980
Tulane University	BA		1977

State / Court	Date
Florida	1980

• Litigation Counsel of America        
  Clearwater Bar Association        
  The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section        
  St. Petersburg Bar Association        
  American Bar Association        
  The Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section        

• Best Lawyers in America, 2010-2015
  Florida Super Lawyers, 2007-2015
  Florida Trend Legal Elite, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2015

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