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Scott PowersJanuary 13, 2016

Longtime Orlando-based lobbyist, attorney and political fundraiser Fred Leonhardt‘s October death was an accident caused by an inhalant drug, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday by the District 9 Office of the Medical Examiner. Leonhardt, who was 65, died in his home on Oct. 10 of what initially was reported as a probable heart […]

Phil AmmannNovember 2, 2015

On Monday, former Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp was appointed to the board of directors for the Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists. Kottkamp, a three-time Florida House member who served from 2007 to 2011 as the state’s 17th lieutenant governor, will fill the remaining term of FAPL Board Member Fred Leonhardt. Leonhardt died suddenly last month. […]

Peter SchorschOctober 16, 2015

A “celebration of life” will be held Monday for Fred Leonhardt, the longtime Republican lawyer-lobbyist and member of Florida’s GrayRobinson firm. The service will be 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 106 E. Church St. in downtown Orlando. Before that, there’s a visitation 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the Lee Fellowship Hall, also at First Presbyterian. Leonhardt died […]

Peter SchorschOctober 13, 2015

A “celebration of life” will be held for Fred Leonhardt, the longtime Republican lawyer-lobbyist and member of Florida’s GrayRobinson firm next week, the firm says. The service will be 11 a.m. Monday, at the First Presbyterian Church, 106 E. Church St. in downtown Orlando. There is also a visitation 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the Lee Fellowship Hall, also […]

Guest AuthorOctober 11, 2015

Loss; it’s something that we all experience in some way, shape, or form over the course of our lives. We often try to define it, but can’t come up with the words. We often try to make sense of it, and come up confused. There however is one thing for certain and that is that […]

Jim RosicaOctober 10, 2015

Fred Leonhardt‘s law firm said the 65-year-old died at home “of an apparent heart attack,” according to a Saturday afternoon press release. Leonhardt, a longtime lawyer-lobbyist, was based in Orlando but was well-known in Tallahassee. (A post from earlier today on his passing is here.) “We ask that you keep Fred and his family in your […]

Peter SchorschOctober 10, 2015

Fred Leonhardt, a well-liked, longtime Republican lawyer-lobbyist and member of Florida’s GrayRobinson firm, has died. He was 65. The cause of death is an apparent heart attack, according to a statement from GrayRobinson. “Fred died in his home and we ask that you keep Fred and his family in your thoughts and prayers” said GrayRobinson founder, […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 19, 2015

Enterprise Florida is the official economic development organization for the state of Florida. Jobs in the Sunshine State, by most measures, are booming. Florida is, as they say, open for business. However, there is a caveat, which was revealed Wednesday morning during the Enterprise Florida Board Legislative Policy Meeting. And it is a significant caveat. […]

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Autopsy: Lobbyist Fred Leonhardt death accidental from inhalant drug

Jeff Kottkamp named to finish Fred Leonhardt’s term on FAPL board

Fred Leonhardt services on Sunday and Monday

Fred Leonhardt services planned for next week

Christian Minor: A tribute to Fred Leonhardt

Fred Leonhardt died of apparent heart attack, firm says

Republican lobbyist and community leader Fred Leonhardt passes away

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