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Leonard Trial Lawyers

Leonard Trial Lawyers - Chicago, IL

Criminal Defense Lawyers in Chicago, IL

120 North LaSalle Street Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60602

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  • 2 Super Lawyers®
  • 14 Years
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Chicago Criminal Defense Law Firm

Updated: 07/14/2026

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  • Criminal Defense

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At Leonard Trial Lawyers, we provide the sophisticated legal leadership and trial-ready infrastructure required to navigate high-stakes litigation. Based in Chicago, Illinois, our firm is defined by an unyielding commitment to professionalism, meticulous preparation and procedural knowledge. We represent executives, corporations and individuals facing complex legal challenges in both state and federal courts. Our approach is disciplined and surgically precise, ensuring that our clients' rights, assets and reputations are aggressively defended.

Our practice operates at the intersection of complex corporate disputes and high-consequence litigation, structured across three primary pillars: criminal defense, commercial litigation and employment litigation. Within our criminal defense practice, we command extensive experience in shielding clients against serious allegations, with a focus on white collar crimes, including corporate fraud, embezzlement, insider trading and regulatory compliance violations. We dissect the government’s evidence with analytical rigor, neutralizing vulnerabilities before they escalate.

In our commercial litigation practice, we serve as a formidable force for businesses involved in high-value contract disputes, breach of fiduciary duty claims and partnership dissolutions. Simultaneously, our employment litigation division handles sensitive, high-liability matters involving restrictive covenants, executive compensation disputes and systemic discrimination claims. Whether we are protecting a corporation's proprietary interests or defending high-profile professionals, our strategies are tailored to minimize exposure and command the courtroom narrative.

What sets Leonard Trial Lawyers apart is our courtroom-first architecture. We do not prepare cases for settlement; we prepare them for a jury. This aggressive posture gives us a decisive advantage at the negotiating table and during trial. We replace the uncertainty of litigation with a sophisticated, trial-tested strategy with the sole reason to achieve our clients’ goals.


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Mike Leonard

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Matthew Chivari

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Isabelle Abbott

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Mike Leonard

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Matthew Chivari

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Isabelle Abbott

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Chicago, IL

120 North LaSalle Street
Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60602

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Phone Number: 312-815-6572

Fax Number: 312-264-0671

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Website: https://www.leonardtriallawyers.com

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