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As a federal lawyer, I have been recently asked to explain how prospective jurors' social media and on-line information is relevant to voir dire process in federal criminal jury trials. As an initial matter, any information that a federal trial lawyer can glean about...
Federal lawyer Michael Leonard discusses Federal and State criminal law issues on WGN Radio on Sunday December 18, 2022. Mike and WGN radio host John Hansen cover Mike's handling of a high-profile Federal criminal case in Chicago in which a bond hearing was recently...
Federal lawyer Michael Leonard volunteered at Chicago Legal Prep Charter Academy on December 9, 2022. Legal Prep is a high school whose mission is to use its unique law-themed curriculum and culture of high expectations to cultivate compassion, self-motivation, and...
On Saturday, December 3, 2022, Federal Lawyer Michael Leonard appeared on WGN radio discussing false confessions and other Federal and State jury trial practice issues. With regard to false confessions, Mike addresses the typical foundational factors that result in...
On Saturday, December 3, 2022, Mike Leonard served as a Judge for the final mock trials in Northwestern-Pritzker Law School’s International Trial Practice program. The students in the program as a whole are all from other countries. The vast majority of them are...
As a best federal lawyer, I have been asked to discuss the Appellate Court's decision regarding the Mar-a-Lago documents. Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued its Opinion in the case of United States v. Trump. As has been...
Best federal criminal defense attorneys share these characteristics in their practice. That is an opening to an attempt to define what makes a best federal criminal defense attorney. Here's what to look for: First, the best federal criminal defense attorneys are not...
As a criminal lawyer federal, I explain the federal criminal charge of seditious conspiracy. This is a hot topic this week in light of the guilty verdicts obtained by federal prosecutors earlier this week of "Oath Keepers" on this and others charges. First, let's...
Criminal Defence Attorney Michael Leonard joins Jon Hansen to discuss why the DOJ would have a Special Counsel for the Trump case. The two discuss if this is a good or bad thing. Click Here
Attorney Michael Leonard of Leonard Trial Lawyers joins host Jon Hansen to discuss trending trials and answer caller questions. Michael talks in depth about the case made mainstream by the true-crime podcast Serial involving Adnan Syed. The two also discuss plea...