Scott G. Leonard
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Morristown, New Jersey
Leonard Legal Group, LLC
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability; view more
Licensed in New Jersey since: 1996
Education: Widener University – Delaware Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2025 Disclosure:
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A diligent and respected personal injury attorney, Scott G. Leonard owns the New Jersey – based law firm Leonard Legal Group, LLC. With offices in Morristown and Franklin Lakes, he takes cases from across the state. He is committed to serving those who are affected by the negligence or faults of others, striving to resolve cases including:
- Construction site accidents
- Automobile accidents
- Drunken driving
- Medical product liability
- Nursing home negligence
- Premises liability
- Sexual abuse
- Workers’ compensation
- Wrongful death
A 1993 Bachelor of Arts graduate of the University of South Florida, Mr. Leonard obtained his law degree from the Widener University Commonwealth Law School in 1996. Licensed in New Jersey soon after graduation, he is also a board-certified civil trial attorney as authorized by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
With a professional legal experience of almost three decades, Mr. Leonard is rated 9.9 on Avvo for his excellent professional service. Candid in his interactions, he makes sure to convey a clear picture of the situation of the case to his clients. He strategizes based on the uniqueness of each case, mediating settlements as well as fighting resolutely before a judge when it is deemed required.
Mr. Leonard is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the U.S. Supreme Court. He was recognized for his achievements with inclusion to The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 list for multiple consecutive years. Additionally, he holds various positions of authority at many prestigious legal organizations such as:
- New Jersey Association for Justice – Board of Governors, Executive Committee Member
- American Association for Justice – National Member
- Morris County Bar Association – Trustee
- Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey – Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates – Member
- Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group – Member
- Trial Attorneys of New Jersey – Member
Believing in the need to give back to the community, Mr. Leonard dedicates a substantial amount of his time to volunteering as an emergency medical technician (EMT). Furthermore, he does pro bono work as an attorney for the Trial Lawyers Care and as a mediator for the Morris County Superior Court – Civil Division.
Practice areas
Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Personal Injury - Products: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Dram Shop Laws, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Pharmaceutical, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 90% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Personal Injury - Products: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 1996, New Jersey
Professional Webpage: https://www.leonardlawyers.com/attorneys/scott-leonard/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ)
- Member of Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (TANJ)
- Member. Northern New Jersey Chapter of ABOTA
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Member, District XB Ethics Committee
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Morris Museum Trustee
- Morris County Bar Trustee
- Past-Chair, State Delegates, American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Past President, Council of Presidents AAJ
- Member, Morris County Civil Practice Committee
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2005
- Board of Governors, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ)
- National Member, American Association for Justice (AAJ)
- Member, Morris and Union County Bar Associations
- Member, Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG)
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1996
- President, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ), 2012-2013
- Educational Foundation Trustee, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ)
- Barrister, Morris County, Worall F. Mountain American Inns of Court Foundation
- Member, Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey(BIANJ)
- New Jersey, 1996
- Executive Committee Member, New Jersey Association for Justice (NJAJ)
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Volunteer EMT, Certified Emergency Medical Technician
- Volunteer Mediator, Morris County Superior Court, Special Civil
- Volunteer Attorney for Trial Lawyers Care in which he represented victims of 9/11 and collected millions of dollars for his pro bono clients
Honors/Awards:
- Included in the New Jersey Super Lawyers list – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 (15 Years)
- Named to the Top 100 lawyers list of New Jersey Super Lawyers – 2022
- 2013,2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers
Educational Background:
- Jonathan Dayton Regional High School, Springfield, New Jersey, 1989
- University of South Florida, B.A., 1993
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Moderator/Speaker, "Law Office Management for the Personal Injury Law Firm-from Big to Small", NJAJ Short Hills Hilton, Short Hills, NJ, January 16, 2012
- 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, November 16, 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, AIs it Ethical- Referral Fees@, November 15, 2017
- NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2017 -Atlantic City, NJ, Co-Chair and Moderator, AEthics@, April 28, 2017
- NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2016 - East Rutherford, NJ, Co-Chair and Moderator, AVerdicts 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, Co-Chair 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
- Speaker, "How to Stay on Your Feet in Slip 'N Fall Litigation- Plaintiff's Perspective", New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education- NJ Law Center, New Brunswick, December 10, 2011
- Speaker, "Litigation at Sunrise-New Jersey Tort Claims Act- Special Considerations When Handling Title 59 Claims", NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2011- East Rutherford, NJ, November 11, 2011
- Speaker, Regional TLA Program, "Financial Management of the Practice of Law", American Association for Justice (AAJ) Annual Convention, New York , NY, July 13, 2011
- Speaker, "Litigation at Sunrise- Ethics- Conflicts of Interest: Steering Clear of Trouble", NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2011, Atlantic City NJ, April 15, 2011
- Moderator, "Ethics", NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2011, Atlantic City, NJ, April 14, 2011 & April 15, 2011
- Speaker, "The Year in Torts in New Jersey/ The Top Ten", NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2011, Atlantic City, NJ, April 14, 2011
- Moderator, "Medicine for Personal Injury Lawyers", NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar 2010- East Rutherford, NJ, November 12, 2010
- Speaker, "The Year in Torts in New Jersey/ The Top Ten", NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2010- Atlantic City, NJ, April 22, 2010
- Moderator, "Debunking Defense Junk Science", NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ, 2010
- Moderator, "Maximizing Case Outcome Through Exceptional Depositions and Discovery", NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2009, Atlantic City, NJ, April 24, 2009
- Speaker, "The Year in Torts in New Jersey/ The Top Ten", NJAJ Boardwalk Seminar 2009- Atlantic City, NJ, April 23, 2009
- Speaker, "The Year in Torts in New Jersey/The Top Ten", ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2008- Atlantic City, NJ, May 1, 2008
- Co-Chair, "Winning Works", ATLA-NJ Boardwalk Seminar 2008, Atlantic City, NJ, May 1, 2008
- Speaker, "Year in Review/Top Civil Cases", Morris County Bar Association, Morristown, NJ, September 26, 2007
- 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
Selections
18 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2008 - 2025
Top Lists
Top 100: New Jersey Super Lawyers: 2022Certificates and credentials
New Jersey Board on Attorney Certification
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney
