Attorney Profile
Jeannie A. Liebegott
Areas of Practice
Contact Info
Overview
Jeannie is a member of the Casualty Department where she defends clients in a variety of personal injury matters. Her client base is focused on the hospitality industry including hotels, resorts, restaurants, condominium associations, shopping centers, national and local retainers. Specifically, she represents clients in premises liability, rideshare and general liability matters. Jeannie also represents commercial and individual clients in automobile negligence matters involving both bodily injury and uninsured/underinsured motorist claims.
As a member of Marshall Dennehey’s Professional Liability Department, Jeannie handled Condominium and Association Director and Officer litigation for community associations and their directors in south Florida, including southwest Florida. She is also proficient in litigation involving breach of fiduciary actions, civil theft, professional (non-medical) negligence claims, privacy and data security and complex business litigation cases on the behalf of the firm.
Jeannie works closely with clients to safeguard their interests and identify potential risks and vulnerabilities, enabling her to minimize her clients exposure to various challenges and legal issues.
Jeannie graduated from Florida State University obtaining her B.S. degree, majoring in political science. She then went on to earn her juris doctor from the St. Thomas University School of Law graduating with honors.
After graduating law school in, Jeannie joined a south Florida law firm primarily handling matters involving commercial real estate development, land use and zoning. Jeannie continued to handle a variety of real estate transactional matters in Miami, Fort Myers and Orlando, Florida, including the issuance of title insurance on various commercial and residential real estate and financial transactions, lender representation, condominium law and real estate litigation.
Jeannie is admitted to practice law in the state of Florida and United States District Court Southern District of Florida.
Results
Victory obtained at the trial court on a property owners association’s Motion for Summary Judgment by successfully arguing an appeal wherein three condominiums sought to invalidate Articles of Incorporation for a homeowners association in Lee County, Florida, dating back to 1988. The Second District Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s ruling on the POA’s Motion for Summary Judgment confirming that the 5 Year Statute of Limitations acts as a bar to any challenge by unit owners to a homeowners associations articles of incorporation 5 years from its effective date (i.e. filing with the Secretary of State). In this case, the challenge was as to the ability of the POA to assess its membership for over 28 years. The Second DCA confirmed that the condominiums could not invalidate the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation for the POA and therefore, the POA was not obligated to return 28 years of assessments.
Thought Leadership
"Five Common Hiring Errors Every Employer Should Know", Tampa Bay Business Journal, January, 2021
"Good News for HOAs: Courts Clarify Deadline for Governing Document Lawsuits," Daily Business Review, January 13, 2017
"Associations Rejoice: Florida Appellate Courts Breathe New Life into Controlling Documents for Community Associations," Defense Digest, Vol. 22, No. 4, December 2016
"Florida Supreme Court to Rule on Pregnant Employees," Daily Business Review, March 19, 2014
“Patiently Waiting for the Florida Supreme Court to Decide Whether Pregnant Women Are Protected Under the Florida Civil Rights Act,” Defense Digest, Vol. 20, No. 1, March 2014
Case Law Alerts, contributor, 2014-present
"At-Will Employees--How Can the Florida Employer Protect Itself From the Time and Expense of Unwarranted Litigation?" Defense Digest, September 2011
"19 Hiring Traps to Avoid", SHRM, October 23, 2020