John N. Leach, Jr.

Retired

Martindale-Hubbell Rating:
AV Preeminent

Professional Experience

Having represented individuals and corporations in many high profile cases during his career, John Leach received high praise from clients, colleagues and judges for his integrity, professionalism, and courtroom advocacy.

Education

BA-Vanderbilt University (cum laude)
LLB-University of Virginia

Bar & Court Admissions

Alabama
United States District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Judicial Clerkship

Law Clerk to Honorable Virgil Pittman, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
American Board of Trial Advocates
American Judicature Society
The Maritime Law Association of the United States
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
Defense Research Institute
American, Alabama and Mobile Bar Association
Fellow, Alabama Law Foundation
Past President Mobile Bar Association

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers and Past State Chair
Fellow, Alabama Law Foundation
American Board of Trial Advocates
Alabama Super Lawyers (top fifty lawyers in Alabama)
Best Lawyers:
- Commercial Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Alabama
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Alabama Super Lawyers
Chambers and Partners
Benchmark Litigation

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