A native of Ormond Beach, Leanne Siegfried graduated from the International Baccalaureate program at Spruce Creek High School in 1999 and from the University of Florida in 2002, with a Bachelor of Science in public relations. Ms. Siegfried also received a Masters of Science in management from the University of Florida in 2004, and began law school at the Rutgers University School of Law-Camden, where she earned the Moot Court Excellence in Oral Advocacy Award.

Ms. Siegfried completed law school at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, earning her Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 2007. While attending law school at the University of Florida, Ms. Siegfried served as a Levin College of Law Student Ambassador. She was also awarded the Atwood Dunwody Scholarship and received a book award in Equality and the Law. Ms. Siegfried was invited to join Cobb Cole at the end of her 2006 summer clerk program and works in the business and corporate law department. Ms. Siegfried currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens and on the Board of Directors for the Gator Club of Volusia County.