Wagner, Cathy A.

Considered one of the best lawyers in Nassau County, Lenard Leeds is a litigator with over 25 years trial experience who has handled hundreds of trials and administrative proceedings in many of the state and federal courts of New York. He is senior partner in what Newsday has called "probably the best civil rights firm in the country", and has recently been featured in the NY Times, NY Law Journal, Newsday and Long Island Business. He has appeared as a legal expert on dozens of television and radio shows including NBC, CNN, Court TV, MSNBC and Hannity and Combs.

The New York Law Journal recently wrote, "Mr. Leeds has a reputation as a tough litigator, he was the attorney who filed liens and froze Nassau's assets when the county would not pay one of his clients, a harassed police officer". Long Island Business recently wrote "Leeds is one of the island's most respected attorneys", and Newsday recently added "Leeds is a prominent specialist who has won millions of dollars for victims of age, sex and racial bias". Newsday also added, "He was the first lawyer to represent media darling Anna Nicole Smith when she was blocked from money belonging to her husband billionaire J. Howard Marshall."

He has represented celebrities and sports personalities such as Anna Nicole Smith, Peter Max, Jackie Mason, Jay Black, and has some of the leading cases in the areas of employment law, estate law and matrimonial law.

Estate and Probate Administration:

Leeds has been involved with some of the largest estate and contested probates in the NY area. He has set aside wills in Nassau County, Queens County and Westchester County. In Nassau County, Leeds was the first lawyer to set aside a will in 10 years. In another case, Leeds was successful in obtaining hundreds of millions of dollars for the beneficiaries of the largest estate probated in Nassau County. The ancillary litigation involved accounting and fraud proceedings with respect to a billion dollars co-operative conversion. www.lbestatelaw.com

Divorce Law:

Lenard Leeds is an experienced Matrimonial and custody lawyer. He has been involved in several landmark equitable distribution cases including the valuation of a professional license and rights under pension plans. www.lbdivorcelaw.com

Employment Law:

Mr. Leeds became one of the areas first attorneys to specialize in workplace discrimination and wrongful discharge cases. His firm has represented 5000 federal agents including secret service, FBI, Internal Revenue and Air Traffic Controllers and has represented numerous Police Officers and New York City Firefighters. He has also successfully represented hundreds of employees on Wall Street who have been discriminated against based on age, race and sex. He has been counsel to prevailing plaintiffs in landmark cases involving academic freedom and first amendment protection for union officials. www.lmblaw.com

Miscellaneous:

Leeds has written articles in various legal publications and has been an editor of the Nassau Lawyer, and a contributing legal editor in LI Press and LI Business News. He has also been an adjunct Professor of Law.

Whether you reside in Garden City, Mineola, Great Neck, or any city throughout Nassau or Suffolk Counties on Long Island, even the Hamptons area, we can assist you in your legal matters. Our office is available for appointments in Nassau County or New York City.