Leslie Wager Hudock

Partner, 1993 - present
Managing Partner, 2008 - 2010
Email: lhudock@barnettbolt.com
Phone: (813) 253-2020 ext.  153
Fax: (813) 251-6711
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Leslie Wager Hudock is a partner with Barnett Bolt, concentrating her practice on sophisticated business transactions.   She advises clients on merger and acquisition strategies, corporate finance, and the nuts and bolts of operating a business during all of its various life cycles, from start up, to growth, and into maturity.

By establishing long-term relationships with her business clients, Leslie is able to leverage institutional knowledge with transactional expertise to provide timely and strategic advice.  While Leslie's business experience spans many sectors, she has particular expertise in the automotive industry, having represented car dealers in the purchase and sale of motor vehicle retail and service facilities for more than 20 years.

Leslie served as managing partner of Barnett Bolt from 2008 to 2010, and currently serves on the firm's executive committee.

Volunteer and strong supporter of the arts

Outside of the office, Leslie devotes her energies to two passions - support of the arts and volunteer service with the American Cancer Society.  Leslie believes that arts and cultural experiences enrich one's life and contribute to the vibrancy of a community.  She and her husband, Michael, support local artists in the performing and visual arts on a regular basis.  Leslie is committed to the American Cancer Society's mission and is currently serving a second term as the event chair for Relay For Life of Davis Islands.

• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Business Law
• Corporate Finance
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Real Estate

Recognition

• AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Education

• University of Delaware (B.A., with honors,1982)
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law
• Temple University School of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1985)
• Staff Member, 1983-1984, Business Editor, 1984-1985, Temple University Environmental Law and Technology Journal

Admissions

• The Florida Bar (1987)
• The Pennsylvania Bar (1986) inactive status

Professional Associations

• Hillsborough County Bar Association (member, Corporate, Banking and Business Law Section)
• The Florida Bar (member, Business Law Section, Corporations and Securities Committee)
• National Association of Dealer Counsel (member)

Community Service

• Board Member, American Cancer Society, Greater Tampa Unit
• Event Chair, American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Davis Islands (2010 - 2011)
• Member, Davis Islands Chamber of Commerce
• Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts (formerly Tampa Bay Business Committee for the Arts)
  • Board of Directors (2010 - present, 1996-2003),
  • Executive Committee (1999-2003),
• Board of Fellows, University of Tampa (1998-2001)

Social Organizations

• Member, Krewe of St.  Brigit
• Member, Stagesetters Theatre Club

Publications

• "Buyer Beware: Transferee Liability in Business Asset Acquisitions," The Florida Bar Journal, November 1993
• "New Developments in Enforcing Covenants not to Compete," Hillsborough County Bar Bulletin, March 1991
• "The Presumption of Irreparable Harm: Enforcing Covenants not to Compete in Florida," Hillsborough County Bar Bulletin, February 1990
• Faculty: "Taking a Stake in a Corporation," The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Business Law Section Seminar, November 1994 and March 1996