Scott G. Leonard

165 Washington Street

Morristown, New Jersey 07960-3753

Phone: 973-984-1414

Fax: 973-984-2599

Extensive personal injury practice, including automobile negligence, product liability, fall downs, roadway defects, claims against public entities, wrongful death, work-related injuries.

Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney.

Certification/Specialties:

Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney

Bar Admissions:

New Jersey, 1996
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1996
U.S. Supreme Court, 2005

Education:

Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware, 1996Juris Doctor
University of South Florida, 1993Bachelor of Arts
Jonathan Dayton Regional High School, Springfield, New Jersey, 1989

Classes/Seminars Taught:

NJAJ Short Hills Hilton, Short Hills, NJ, Moderator/Speaker, “ 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, “ How to Stay on Your Feet in Slip ‘N Fall Litigation- Plaintiff’s Perspective”, December 10, 2011
NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2011- East Rutherford, NJ, Speaker, “Litigation at Sunrise-New Jersey Tort Claims Act- Special Considerations When Handling Title 59 Claims”, November 11, 2011
Speaker, Regional TLA Program, “Financial Management of the Practice of Law”, July 13, 2011, American Association for Justice (AAJ) Annual Convention, New York , NY
Speaker, “Litigation at Sunrise- Ethics- Conflicts of Interest: Steering Clear of Trouble”, April 15, 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, “The Year in Torts in New Jersey/ The Top Ten”, April 14, 2011, NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2011, Atlantic City, NJ
Moderator, “Medicine for Personal Injury Lawyers”, November 12, 2010., NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2010- East Rutherford, 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”, NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2010- Atlantic City, NJ
Moderator, “Maximizing Case Outcome Through Exceptional Depositions and Discovery”, April 24, 2009. 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
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. ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2008- Atlantic City, NJ
Speaker, “Year in Review/Top Civil Cases”, September 26, 2007. Morris County Bar Association- Morristown, NJ
Speaker, “The Year in Torts in New Jersey/The Top Ten”, ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2007, April 26, 2007, April 26, 2007
Co-Chair, Personal Injury 2007, Trials: Turning the Tide , ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2007, April 26, 2007
Co-Chair/Speaker, “Fighting City Hall: Investigating and Handling Claims Against Public Entities”, ATLA-NJ Hot Tips in Torts, October 28, 2006
Moderator, “David Ball & Joshua Carton: Damages – Get Up & Do It, ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2006, April 28, 2006
Speaker, “The Year in Torts in New Jersey/The Top Ten”, ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2006, April 27, 2006
Co-Chair/Speaker, “Medical Research-Internet Style”, ATLA-NJ Educational Foundation, Exposing Defense Medicine: Orthopedists & Neurologists-Jamesburg, NJ, June 11, 2005
NJ Moderator, Medical Injuries, ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2005-Atlantic City, April 21, 2005
Co-Chair/Speaker, “How to Find Medical Literature”, ATLA-NJ Educational Foundation, Exposing Defense Medicine: Radiology-Jamesburg, NJ, October 16, 2004

Honors and Awards:

New Jersey SuperLawyers 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Leonard & Leonard, P.A., Morristown, New JerseyPartner
Board of Governors, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ)
President-Elect, NJAJ
NJAJ Executive CommitteeMember
NJAJ Educational FoundationTrustee
American Association for Justice (AAJ) – NationalMember
New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ)Member
Worall F. Mountain American Inns of Court FoundationBarrister, Morris County
Morris and Union County Bar AssociationsMember
Morris County Civil Practice CommitteeMember
Brain Injury Association of New JerseyMember
Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG)Member

Pro Bono Activities:

Volunteer Attorney, Trial Lawyers Care
Volunteer Mediator, Morris County Superior Court, Special Civil
Volunteer EMT, Certified Emergency Medical Technician