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Friends of The Underline (FUL) elected Ira Leesfield, long-time public safety champion and community service advocate, to its board of directors during the Mar. 15 board meeting.
Led by 22 of Miami’s philanthropic and corporate leaders, the Friends of The Underline Board of Directors is advocating for and delivering a 120-acre, 10-mile multimodal trail and linear park below part of Miami’s Metrorail system. The project’s transformational and pioneering vision positively impacts public safety, mobility, resiliency and community and benefits from a board of directors with a diverse set of skills and experience.
Leesfield is one of Miami’s, and the country’s, premier product liability and consumer safety attorneys, and is a founding member and managing partner of the law firm Leesfield Scolaro. With years of experience litigating serious traffic injury cases involving motorcycle and bicycle accidents, Leesfield has a strong understanding of the importance of public safety.
Leesfield also served on two Presidential Committees under President Bill Clinton and, through the Leesfield Family Foundation, has dedicated himself to community service and enhancing the lives of the underprivileged. Leesfield and his family’s philanthropy continue by committing to a $250,000 legacy gift to Friends of The Underline to sponsor a dedicated native garden area along The Underline directly across the street from his office on US1 in Coconut Grove.
“Ira’s commitment to community service and public safety, as well as his law firm’s proximity to The Underline, make him a welcome addition to our dynamic board,” said Meg Daly, Friends of The Underline founder.
“The Underline will be our office’s new ‘front yard’ neighbor, and Miami will have a visionary green space. Every global city identifies with a world-class park and The Underline is ours,” said Leesfield, founder and managing partner at Leesfield Scolaro. “I’m honored to join this incredible board of directors and assist in the expansion of The Underline.”
Friends of The Underline’s mission is to deliver and activate a 120-acre, world-class linear park spanning 10-miles below Miami’s Metrorail that will transform regional mobility and celebrate diversity, culture and lifelong learning. Through innovative urban trails and creative programming, we are connecting people to their environment and each other to create a safe, healthy, equitable, and sustainable community.
For more information visit theunderline.org.
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