About Leppard Law

Joe Easton focuses his practice almost entirely on DUI defense. Before fighting for the rights of those accused of DUIs in Central Florida, Joe Easton was a prominent DUI lawyer in Wisconsin for over 13 years, where he was renowned for his fearless advocacy and unique approaches to DUI cases. Mr. Easton achieved acclaim as a drunk driving attorney by his novel DUI trial strategies, earning him success at every stage, including DMV hearings, obtaining full acquittals at trial and getting courts to grant his clients new trials on appeal. Attorney Easton’s successful defense of his DUI clients has earned him the respect of other practitioners, prosecutors, and judges and he was named a “Rising Star” by the prestigious “SuperLawyers” rating service for lawyers who have attained outstanding peer recognition and professional achievement. Joe Easton has a perfect 10.0 “Superb” rating on Avvo and was named recently a “Ten Best” Florida DUI Attorney by the American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys in 2017. He is also a member of the National College of DUI Defense and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.

Board certified criminal defense attorney Jake Parton‘s fierce criminal litigation skills are feared by prosecutors and respected by judges across Florida. Jake is Board Certified in Criminal Trial Law by the Florida Bar, a designation earned by less than 1% of all Florida attorneys. This means that Jake is designated as an “expert” in criminal defense matters. He has been practicing exclusively criminal defense his entire career, both in the private and public sector. He has represented clients in 28 counties throughout the State of Florida and in federal court in the Middle and North Districts of Florida. Prior to joining Leppard Law: Florida DUI Lawyers & Criminal Defense Attorneys PLL C, Jake was a lead public interest criminal attorney, given the responsibility of handling only the most serious criminal cases in his division. Jake has handled thousands of criminal cases, taking over 70 cases to jury trial verdicts: including DUI manslaughters, attempted homicides, capital sexual batteries (rape) , armed robberies, drug trafficking, and numerous DUIs. In addition to his extensive trial experience, Jake has handled appellate cases in both the First and Fifth District Courts of Appeal. Not only does Jake speak well in court— but he’s smart, too! Jake graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a double major in Business Administration and Economics. He graduated with honors from Florida State College of Law in the top 20% of his class. Jake is an attorney whom clients repeatedly demand to have by their side when they want the best Criminal Defense attorney possible.

Joel Leppard is the founder of Leppard Law, an Orlando, Florida DUI criminal defense law firm that provides each client with the resources of a large firm but with the personal attention and skillful representations that only a small firm can provide. Joel Leppard has passionately defended thousands of Central Florida residents who have been accused of crimes, including hundreds of DUIs, ranging from first time DUIs, felony DUIs to DUI manslaughters. Attorney Leppard is also the author of the DUI guide entitled “The Florida Guide to DUI Defense.” Attorney Leppard has received numerous accolades, including being selected as one of Expertise’s 2016 Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Orlando, receiving the Avvo DUI Client’s Choice Award in both 2015 and 2016. He was elected to the prestigious National College of DUI Defense in 2015 and is ranked nationally as a “Top 40 Under 40” trial lawyer by the National Trial Lawyers Association and is rated a perfect 10.0 by Avvo. In both 2016 and 2017, Leppard Law was ranked as the “Best of Yelp” Orlando DUI law firm and Mr. Leppard is ranked as the #1 Best DUI Attorney in Orlando by Best DWI Attorneys, the leading national DUI consumer rating service.