Attorney Profile
Stephen I. Leshner Phoenix, Arizona
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Steve Leshner has been practicing law in Arizona since 1976. He is a charter member of the first group of lawyers in Arizona in 1991 to be certified as a specialist in Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation. He is a Past President of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, named an Arizona Super Lawyer, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell, and a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Steve limits his practice to plaintiff's accident, personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability cases. He has represented thousands of Arizonans who have been harmed by the intentional, careless and negligent conduct of others, and has collected millions of dollars for individuals from major corporations, large insurance companies, the health care industry and the government. In the largest settlement in Arizona history, Steve was one of only two Arizona lawyers designated by the State of Arizona as its outside counsel in the Master Settlement Agreement in its three billion dollar setttlement with leading U.S. tobacco companies.
- Areas of Practice:
- Class Actions -- Plaintiff
- Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Toxic Torts
- Certification/Specialties:
- Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, State Bar of Arizona, Board of Legal Specialization, 1991
- Bar Admissions:
- Arizona, 1976
- U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1977
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1981
- Federal Claims Court, 2006
- Honors and Awards:
- Southwest Super Lawyer, 2008
- Southwest Super Lawyer, 2009
- Southwest Super Lawyer, 2010
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- AV rated, Martindale Hubbell
- Maricopa County Superior Court, 1993 - Present
- Judge Pro Tem
- Maricopa County Superior Court, 1999 - 2004
- Civil Study Committee
- Maricopa County Superior Court, 1999 - 2004
- Arbitration Committee
- Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, 1999 - 2000
- President
- Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, 1998 - 1999
- Vice President
- Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, 1997 - 1998
- Treasurer
- Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, 1990 - Present
- Board of Directors
- Arizona Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - Present
- Sustaining Member
- State Bar of Arizona, 1991 - Present
- Certified Specialist, Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation
- State Bar of Arizona, 1982 - 1995
- Certified Specialist, Criminal Law
- State Bar of Arizona, 1978 - 1980
- Group and Prepaid Legal Services Committee
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Sustaining Member
- Who's Who in America
- Listed
