Leonard H. Johnson

How Leonard Helps Clients

Len Johnson focuses on real estate, business, banking, construction, and land use and development law. He works with clients in areas of business planning, commercial real estate transactions, formation of business entities, contract review, sale and acquisition of private companies, and restructurings and loan workouts.

Len represents banks, borrowers, small and mid-size businesses and entrepreneurs. He has also served as a general counsel for clients. He has a keen insight in helping businesses identify and structure opportunities. Len’s clients trust him to evaluate all corporate options, identify potential threats and offer solutions that meet the company’s business goals.

Len is AV Rated by Martindale Hubbell Law Directory.

What Clients Can Expect

Len has 37 years of experience with financial institutions and lenders and is able to provide clients with an insider’s perspective regarding financial transactions from his experiences as a holding company president and a bank director.

Outside the Office

Len is active in the community, serving on the Board of Trustees of the University of Florida, as a member of the Board of Directors and immediate past president of Gator Boosters, Inc. and is also very active in the Methodist Church.

When not practicing law, Len can often be found enjoying the great outdoors while boating, fishing, bird hunting or an occasional game of golf, and snow skiing when the powder’s just right. Len and his wife, Nancy, live in Dade City, and their two children, Brock Johnson and Paige Dingman, live in Tampa with their families.

Proof Points

• Represented a property owner in the sale of 24,000 acres to the State of Florida.
• Represents financial institutions in construction loan financing for hotels, apartment complexes, and acquisition and development projects throughout Central Florida.
• Represented commercial banks in the sale to publicly traded bank holding companies.