Larry Leiby

Who is Larry Leiby?

Larry Leiby began his law practice in construction law in 1973 in South Florida. He founded and was the first chair of the Construction Law Committee of the Florida Bar Real Property Section. He was one of nine members of the original Florida Bar Construction Law Certification Committee appointed in 2004, later chaired that committee, and was in the first class of Florida Bar Board Certified Construction Lawyers in 2005.

He is a neutral in the JAMS Global Engineering and Construction Panel. He is a fellow in the College of Commercial Arbitrators. He is a Certified Florida Circuit Court Civil Mediator, as well as an internationally certified mediator by the International Mediation Institute.

Mr. Leiby has served as a mediator, arbitrator, insurance valuation umpire, and as a special master for the Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County. He has arbitrated disputes in Florida, Pennsylvania, and Alabama, the largest involving claims of eight figures. He has served as an advocate in construction disputes since 1973. He has written and presented several appeals before the Florida appellate courts. He has drafted construction contracts and documents for contract administration for local governments, developers, contractors, and subcontractors.