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Leah Golbuff

Associate


Orlando Office

lgolbuff@balljanik.com
T: 407.902.2078
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Overview

A native Floridian, Leah is an attorney with a focus on the insurance recovery practice group. She has experience in complex civil litigation and representing individual and business policyholders in insurance coverage litigation. She also works on diverse matters such as cease and desist, settlement negotiations, and mediation. Her professional acumen includes liaising between opposing counsels, working on litigation proceedings, and preparing trial exhibits. She has worked for several firms in Florida that have focused on personal injury and insurance matters.

In addition to her work with private firms, Leah previously worked with the United States Marshal Service in Washington, D.C., where her skills were applied to criminal cases, analytical work, and summarizing incoming crime data. For the Marshal Service, she was also tasked with analyzing incoming threats against Federal District Court Judges.

Leah earned a bachelor’s degree in criminology at Florida State University and completed her J.D. at Barry University’s Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, where she graduated with honors in 2024. While at Barry, Leah served as a Senior Editor of the law school’s Child and Family Law Journal, was a member of the Trial Team, and the Criminal Law Society.

In her spare time, Leah enjoys photography, reading, and discovering new restaurants.

Education

  • J.D., 2024, Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law (with honors)
  • B.S., 2018, Florida State University

Kelly Corcoran is an insurance coverage attorney focused on resolving complex insurance coverage disputes on behalf of individual and corporate policyholders in their pursuit to recover claims. He has significant experience in handling construction defect coverage issues involving commercial and residential buildings including apartment complexes, condominiums, and single-family homes, as well as other coverage issues involving personal injury and property damage claims. Mr. Corcoran was selected to the Florida Rising Stars list, published in Super Lawyers Magazine, 2016-2018. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.

Before joining Ball Janik LLP, Mr. Corcoran served as coverage counsel for several national insurers, in which he gained invaluable experience in understanding how insurance companies defend themselves in legal battles with claimants and policyholders. His experience includes litigating disputes arising under commercial, homeowners, automobile and general liability policies.

Mr. Corcoran has been involved with coverage issues ranging from improperly installed roofs, fire sprinkler systems, curtain wall systems, and post-tension cables to large multi-district litigation involving Chinese drywall and FEMA Formaldehyde Travel Trailers. Mr. Corcoran is well-versed in primary and excess insurance policies, policy interpretations, as well as insurance policies covering subcontractors and additional insureds. He has numerous published opinions in the areas of tort and insurance law, including Claudio v. Regaldo, 116 So.3d 451 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Corcoran was a partner in the second oldest law firm in Florida, Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson LLP. On a personal note, Mr. Corcoran enjoys spending his free time with his wife, daughter, son, and two dogs.