Meet Our Paralegals
Deeba Haidary,
Florida Registered Paralegal, Florida Notary
Deeba, also known as Dee, joined the law firm of Lawn & LeBlanc, PLLC, in May of 2021 to assist attorneys, Ronald Keith Lawn and Stephanie M. LeBlanc, in the practice of Estate Planning and Estate Administration. Deeba is a Florida Registered Paralegal with a total of 15 years experience.
Deeba graduated from Indian River State College located in Ft. Pierce, Florida, where she obtained an Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies and a Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice. Prior to that, Deeba attended Cheryl Fells School of Business in Niagara Falls, New York, where she obtained a Certificate in Paralegal/Legal Assisting.
Deeba began working as legal assistant at a civil litigation law firm in Vero Beach assisting attorneys with civil litigation matters including medical malpractice and business. While working full time, Deeba attended Indian River State College and in 2013, she completed her Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies. Shortly after, she secured another job opportunity as a paralegal at another local firm and assisted an attorney in the areas of real estate, litigation, and business. Contemporaneously, she pursued a Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice, which she completed in 2017.
Deeba was born in Afghanistan and moved to the United States in 1990. She is fluent in Farsi and English. Deeba was raised in Niagara Falls, New York and spent considerable time in Toronto, Canada. In 2007, Deeba made Florida her permanent residence to be closer to her brother and nephew. She recently purchased a new home and loves watching HGTV to get new ideas on how to decorate her new home.
Elizabeth “Eli” Gonzalez,
Florida Registered Paralegal, Florida Notary
Eli joined the law group of Lawn & LeBlanc, PLLC, in June of 2019. Eli holds an Associate Degree in Paralegal Studies from Indian River State College located in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Born in Havana, Cuba, Eli is fluent in the languages of Spanish and English.
Prior to immigrating to the United States in 2007, Eli studied Computer Science for four years at Pablo de la Torriente Brau in Havana, Cuba. Upon arrival to Vero Beach, Eli’s aptitude for computer processes and data led to a job working for the Florida Department of Agriculture where she worked as a property surveyor and administrative assistant issuing permits to citrus growers.
A few years later, Eli began working as legal assistant at a civil litigation law firm in Vero Beach assisting attorneys with various civil litigation matters including medical malpractice and business. In 2013, Eli simultaneously began her associate degree in Paralegal Studies at Indian River State College and started working as a legal assistant in the Estate Planning and Estate Administration department at another law firm in Vero Beach. Since then, Eli continues to assist attorneys, Ronald Keith Lawn and Stephanie M. LeBlanc, in the practice of Estate Planning and Estate Administration.
On a personal note, Eli loves spending time with her children and family, and enjoys cooking and planning her next home project.