
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation, Estate Planning & Probate; view more
Licensed in California since: 2018
Education: Southwestern Law School
Languages Spoken: Arabic, English
Details
Functioning as the managing attorney of the Simi Valley-based law firm Kiwan Law, in California, Leona H. Kiwan practices law across the fields of employment law, estate planning and immigration law. Leona addresses legal issues related to those including workplace harassment and discrimination, wrongful termination, wage claims, severance agreements, wills, power of attorney, personal injury and immigration.
Graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a bachelor’s degree in 2013, Ms. Kiwan obtained her Juris Doctor from the esteemed two year program Scale at Southwestern Law School in 2017. During law school, she has served as a law clerk at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and at private civil litigation firms.
Throughout her career in law, Ms. Kiwan gained invaluable experience in the field of law, preparing for trials, drafting motions, conducting interviews, organizing evidence and summarizing trial reports. After years as an associate at various law firms across the state Ms. Kiwan decided to take up the responsibility to manage Kiwan Law in 2022.
As a professional attorney, Ms. Kiwan takes the time to explain the intricacies of each case to her clients in detail. She understands the hassles and hardships an individual has to endure to get to the end of a long-drawn litigation. Hence, she provides consistent support and learned counsel to her clients throughout the legal process.
Practice areas
Employment & Labor: Employee, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Estate Planning & Probate, Immigration: Consumer, Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employee, Estate Planning, Naturalization & Citizenship, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Wage & Hour Laws, Wills, Wrongful Death
- 50% Employment & Labor: Employee
- 20% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 10% Estate Planning & Probate
- 10% Immigration: Consumer
- 10% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2018, California
Professional Webpage: https://kiwanlaw.com/our-team
- Southern California Rising Stars, 2023
- University of California, Los Angeles, Major: Psychology and Gender Studies
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2023 - 2025