James J. Leonard Jr.

Areas of Practice:: Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury - Plaintiff; Wrongful Death; Automobile Accidents; Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries; Product Liability

Certification/Specialties:: Civil Trial Advocate, The National Board of Trial Advocacy

Education:: Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1965
J.D.; Brown University, 1962
A.B.
Honors: Cum Laude

Published Works:: "Basic Anatomy of a Law Suit", (Co-Author), The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Contributor, 2nd edition, 1968

Honors and Awards:: Listed in Southwest Super Lawyers, 2008; Recognized as a "Stalwart" (one of only 50 Attorneys with this Designation)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Maricopa County Bar Association, 1981 - Present
Member, Medical - Legal Liaison Committee

American Bar Association

State Bar of Arizona

Arizona Trial Lawyers Association

American Association for Justice, 1970 - Present
Member, Special Malpractice Committee

American Association for Justice
Co-Chairman, Birth Trauma Litigation Group

American Academy of Forensic Sciences

American Judicature Society

Phoenix Trial Lawyers Association, 1968 - 1969
President

American Board of Trial Advocates, 1980
Member, Secretary Treasurer

American Board of Trial Advocates, Phoenix Chapter, 1982 - 1983
President

International Academy of Law & Science

American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys

The American Society of Law & Medicine, Inc.