Mr John P Leader Esq

About Mr John P Leader Esq

<p>John Leader is a respected and highly experienced Tucson Personal Injury Lawyer who has practiced law in Arizona since 1989. John helps his clients receive justice and compensation for their injuries and losses from negligence or other wrongdoing. He understands the challenges and difficulties you may be facing after an injury from a car accident or other type of injury. He also represents the families of those that have lost loved ones due to negligence.</p> <p>He focuses on cases involving <a href="https://www.leaderlawaz.com/wrongful-death/">wrongful death</a>, <a href="https://www.leaderlawaz.com/auto-accident/">auto accidents</a>, <a href="https://www.leaderlawaz.com/trucking-accident/">truck accidents</a>, and <a href="https://www.leaderlawaz.com/defective-roadway/">roadway defect</a> cases.</p> <p>A longtime Tucson resident; he is a graduate (with distinction) from the University of Arizona in 1985. He attended the James E. Rogers <a href="https://law.arizona.edu/">College of Law</a> at the University of Arizona, receiving his Juris Doctorate in 1988.</p> <p>He is admitted to practice law in all city, county and state courts in Arizona. John is admitted to practice law in the United States District Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the <a href="http://www.azbar.org/">State Bar of Arizona</a> and the <a href="http://www.pimacountybar.org/">Pima County Bar</a> Association.</p> <p>In 1990, John was selected as an Assistant United States Attorney for the U.S. Attorney&rsquo;s Office, where he spent nine years representing the United States of America in the Criminal Division. </p> <p>John opened his legal practice in 2007 and continued private civil litigation on behalf of his clients at the Leader Law Firm.</p> <p><strong>Multi-Million Dollar Verdicts & Settlements</strong></p> <p>In 2014, John appeared before the Supreme Court of the United States; a genuinely unique honor for an attorney.</p> <p>As a wrongful death attorney, he has had numerous multi-million dollar jury verdicts in Arizona. </p> <p>In 2012, he obtained a $7.8 million wrongful death jury verdict against the State of Arizona in a defective roadway case. Per &ldquo;Arizona Attorney&rdquo; magazine, this 3rd highest civil verdict of the year.</p> <p>In December 2015, John received a $47 million wrongful death jury verdict against the State of Arizona in a similar, tragic I-10 accident case. This judgment was the second highest civil verdict of 2015 in Arizona, per &ldquo;Arizona Attorney&rdquo; magazine.</p> <p><strong>Bachelor of Arts</strong>, With Distinction General Studies [emphasis in English, Spanish, and Economics], University of Arizona, Class of 1985; Dean&rsquo;s List 1981-85</p> <p><strong>Juris Doctorate</strong>, The University of Arizona, Class of 1988; Member of The Arizona Law Review; Dean&rsquo;s List, Spring 1988</p> <p> </p>

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