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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...