scott leonard - your trusted personal injury attorney
Scott Leonard has become one of the most respected personal injury attorneys in the country since he began practicing law in 1996. His commitment to clients and their needs sets the standard in the profession for what injury victims should expect from the attorney. The acknowledgements he has received include being named a New Jersey Super Lawyer. Scott is Board Certified by the New Jersey supreme court as a trial attorney and served as President of the New Jersey Association for Justice. Scott has also been selected by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in New Jersey. In addition to giving back as an attorney, Mr. Leonard has proudly served as a volunteer EMT for many years.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
- » Jonathan Dayton Regional High School, Springfield, New Jersey, 1989
- » University of South Florida, Bachelor of Arts, 1993
- » Widener University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1996
ADMISSIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
- » New Jersey, 1996
- » District Court of New Jersey, 1996
- » United States Supreme Court, 2005
- » Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
PROFESSIONAL
- » Owner, Leonard Legal Group, LLC., 165 Washington Street, Morristown, New Jersey 07960.
- » Former Managing Partner of Leonard & Leonard, P.A. Extensive personal injury practice, including
- » automobile negligence, product liability, fall downs, roadway defects, civil sex abuse, nursing home
- » neglect, claims against public entities, wrongful death, civil rights and work-related injuries.
MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
- » Past President, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) 2012-2013
- » Member, NJAJ Executive Committee
- » Member, Board of Governors, NJAJ
- » State Delegate, NJAJ
- » Member, NJAJ
- » Past Chairman, NJAJ Political Action Committee (PAC)
- » Past Trustee, NJAJ Political Action Committee (PAC)
- » Member, American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- » Past Chair, State Delegates, American Association for Justice (2017)
- » Past President, AAJ Council of Presidents (2015)
- » Past Member, District XB Ethics Committee
- » Second Vice President, Morris County Bar Association
- » Trustee- Morris County Bar Foundation
- » Arbitrator, Morris County Superior Court Civil Arbitration Program
- » Trustee, Morris Museum
- » Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- » Member, Northern New Jersey Chapter of ABOTA
- » Past Barrister, Worall F. Mountain American Inns of Court Foundation, Morris County
- » Trustee, Alvin R. Leonard Foundation
- » Member, Morris County Bar Association Civil Practice Committee
- » Member, Morris County Bar Association
- » Member, Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey
- » Volunteer Attorney, Trial Lawyers Care
- » Volunteer Mediator, Morris County Superior Court-Special Civil Part
- » Certified Emergency Medical Technician, Volunteer EMT
PRESENTATIONS
- » Morris County Bar Association- Bench Bar Conference-Civil Division- Morristown, NJ, Panelist, Techniques and Challenges of Negotiation and Settlement. Morris County Superior Court, December 13, 2024.
- » New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) Boardwalk Seminar 2024, Atlantic City, NJ, Co-Chair and Moderator, Ethics Program, April 19, 2024.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2023, Atlantic City, NJ, Co-Chair and Moderator, Ethics Program, April 28, 2023.
- » NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2022 - East Rutherford, NJ, Co-Chair and Moderator, Black Letter Briefcase, November 18, 2022.
- » Morris County Bar Association Legalpalooza: 2021-2022 Civil Case Law Update, Speaker, November 16, 2022.
- » New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) Boardwalk Seminar 2022, Atlantic City, NJ, Co-Chair and Moderator, Ethics Program, April 29, 2022.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2022, Atlantic City, NJ Litigation Lessons and Trial Tactics, “Nuts and Bolts of Taking and Defending Depositions” April 28, 2022.
- » NJAJ Virtual Boardwalk Seminar 2021, Co-Chair and Moderator, Ethics Program, June 29, 2021.
- » Morris County Bar Association Legalpalooza: What is My Personal Injury Case Worth: A Review of Damages, Insight from the Bench and an Interactive Program on Case Value, November 18, 2020.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2020- Atlantic City, NJ Co-Chair and Moderator, Co-Chair and Moderator, Ethics Program, August 7, 2020.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2019- Atlantic City, NJ Co-Chair and Moderator, “Ethics- Managing Stress in the Digital Age: A guide to Attorney Well-Being and A Happier Life” May 10, 2019
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2018 – Atlantic City, NJ, Co-Chair and Moderator, Ethics, May 11, 2018
- » NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2017 - East Rutherford, NJ, Speaker, Is it Ethical- Referral Fees, November 15, 2017.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2017 -Atlantic City, NJ, Co-Chair and Moderator, Ethics, April 28, 2017.
- » NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2016 - East Rutherford, NJ, Co-Chair and Moderator, Verdicts from the Masters, November 18, 2016.
- » NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2016 - East Rutherford, NJ, Speaker, Building Your Practice and Your Reputation- Case Selection, November 17, 2016.
- » Morris County Bar Association -Morristown, NJ, Speaker, The Leading Cases in Civil Law from 2015 to the Present, June 15, 2016.
- » New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ) Boardwalk Seminar 2016 -Atlantic City, NJ, CoChair and Moderator, Ethics, April 8, 2015.
- » NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2015 - East Rutherford, NJ, Co-Chair, Hot Topics in Torts, November 20, 2015.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2015 -Atlantic City, NJ, Co-Chair and Moderator, Ethics, May 1, 2015.
- » NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2014- East Rutherford, NJ, Speaker, Litigation at Sunrise-A Voir Dire: What Works and What to Avoid, November 14, 2014. NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2014 -Atlantic City, NJ, Co-Chair and Moderator, Ethics, May 2, 2014.
- » NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2013- East Rutherford, NJ, Co-Chair, A Proving Damages, November 15, 2013.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2013 -Atlantic City, NJ, Moderator, "Post Sandy: Understanding and Handling Insurance Claims", April 19, 2013.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2013 -Atlantic City, NJ, Speaker, "The Year in Torts in New Jersey/ The Top Ten", April 18, 2013.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2013 -Atlantic City, NJ, Moderator, Ethics, April 18, 2013.
- » Morris County Bar Association - Morristown, NJ, Speaker, AWhat About the Jury? From Jury Voir Dire to your closing Statement; Closing Statements-Caveats and Pitfalls, March 12, 2013.
- » American Association for Justice (AAJ), Annual Convention, Miami, FL., February 11, 2013, Moderator, Representing Hurricane Victims: Obtaining Justice from Insurance Companies
- » NJAJ Hyatt Morristown, Morristown, NJ., Co-Chair, The Seven Keys to Persuading and Prevailing in Court, June 16, 2012
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2012 -Atlantic City, NJ, Speaker, "Litigation at Sunrise- Deposing the Hostile Defendant, April 27, 2012.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2012 -Atlantic City, NJ, Speaker/Moderator, Ethics Program "The Ethics of Internet Marketing, April 26, 2012.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2012 -Atlantic City, NJ, Speaker, "The Year in Torts in New Jersey/ The Top Ten", April 26, 2012.
- » NJAJ Short Hills Hilton, Short Hills, NJ, Moderator/Speaker, A Law Office Management for the Personal Injury Law Firm-from Big to Small, January 16, 2012.
- » New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education - NJ Law Center, New Brunswick, Speaker, A How to Stay on Your Feet in Slip and Fall Litigation- Plaintiff’s Perspective, December 10, 2011.
- » NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2011 - East Rutherford, NJ, Speaker, A Litigation at Sunrise-New Jersey Tort Claims Act- Special Considerations When Handling Title 59 Claims, November 11, 2011.
- » American Association for Justice (AAJ) Annual Convention , New York , NY, Speaker, Regional TLA Program,AFinancial Management of the Practice of Law, July 13, 2011.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2011 -Atlantic City, NJ, Speaker, "The Year in Torts in New Jersey/ The Top Ten", April 14, 2011.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2011 -Atlantic City, NJ, Moderator, "Ethics", April 14, 2011 and April 15, 2011.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2011 -Atlantic City, NJ, Speaker, "Litigation at Sunrise- Ethics- Conflicts of Interest: Steering Clear of Trouble", April 15, 2011.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2010 - Atlantic City, NJ, Speaker, The Year in Torts in New Jersey/ The Top Ten, April 22, 2010.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2010 - Atlantic City, NJ, Moderator, Debunking Defense Junk Science, April 23, 2010.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2009 - Atlantic City, NJ, Speaker, The Year in Torts in New Jersey/ The Top Ten, April 23, 2009.
- » NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2009 - Atlantic City, NJ, Moderator, Maximizing Case Outcome Through Exceptional Depositions and Discovery, April 24, 2009.
- » ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2008 - Atlantic City, NJ, Speaker, The Year in Torts in New Jersey/The Top Ten, May 1, 2008.
- » ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2008 - Atlantic City, NJ, Co-Chair, Winning Works@, May 1, 2008.
- » Morris County Bar Association - Morristown, NJ, Speaker, Year in Review/Top Civil Cases@, September 26, 2007.
- » ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2007 - Atlantic City, NJ, Speaker, The Year in Torts in New Jersey/The Top Ten@, April 26, 2007.
- » ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2007 - Atlantic City, NJ, Co-Chair, Personal Injury 2007, Trials: Turning the Tide, April 26, 2007.
- » ATLA-NJ Hot Tips in Torts - Pines Manor, Edison, NJ, Co-Chair/Speaker, Fighting City Hall: Investigating and Handling Claims Against Public Entities, October 28, 2006.
- » ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2006 - Atlantic City, NJ, Moderator, David Ball & Joshua Carton: Damages - Get Up & Do It, April 28, 2006.
- » ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2006 - Atlantic City, NJ, Speaker, The Year in Torts in New Jersey/The Top Ten, April 27, 2006.
- » ATLA-NJ Educational Foundation, Exposing Defense Medicine: Orthopedists & Neurologists - Jamesburg, NJ, Co-Chair/Speaker, Medical Research- Internet Style, June 11, 2005.
- » ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2005 - Atlantic City, NJ, Moderator, Medical Injuries, April 21, 2005.
- » ATLA-NJ Educational Foundation, Exposing Defense Medicine: Radiology - Jamesburg, NJ, Co-Chair/ Speaker, How to Find Medical Literature, October 16, 2004.