Julie Leonard

Experience

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  O'Connor McGuinness Conte Doyle Oleson Watson & Loftus, LLP

  Aug 1999 - Mar 2001

  Associate

  Managed diverse caseload including insurance coverage, medical malpractice, all areas of insurance defense litigation including premises liability, lead paint liability, subrogation issues, defense of municipalities and school districts. Appeared in court for pre-trial and compliance conferences, argued motions, settlement discussions and conduct hearings. Conferenced witnesses and prepared clients and witnesses for trials and depositions.

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  Wilson Elser

  Mar 2001 - Jul 2005

  Associate

  Specialized in commercial litigation, insurance coverage litigation, construction accidents, architects and engineers liability, defamation, libel and slander and general negligence. Responsible for handling complex commercial litigation claims including defamation in both state and federal court. Acted as coverage counsel for various excess insurers and draft insurance coverage opinions for various clients. Handled all phases of litigation in New York State and Federal Courts.

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  Ulmer & Berne LLP

  Dec 2010 - May 2015

  Contract Attorney

  Hired as contract attorney and participated in eDiscovery, the exchange of information in electronic format using a document review platform. Worked with high profile pharmaceutical companies in complex multi-district and consolidated litigation.

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  Wilson Elser

  May 2015 - Jun 2019

  Of Counsel

  Specialized in commercial litigation, medical malpractice litigation, construction accidents, premises liability and general negligence in law firm with offices nationwide. Managed diverse caseload for commercial clients and various insurance companies. Responsible for handling claims against real estate investment trusts, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, the City of New York and other municipalities. Handled all phases of litigation in New York State and Federal Courts.

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  The Law Office of Julie Leonard

  Jun 2019 - Jul 2021

  Julie E Leonard. Esq.

  In my time here, I engaged in broad based litigation practice focusing on identifying and responding to the specific needs of individual and corporate clients. I drafted pleadings, motions, discovery requests and briefs. Attended hearings, court conferences, oral arguments, ADR, mediations, and depositions. Act as per diem to various law firms and agencies. Conducted real estate transactions for buyers and sellers in Southern Westchester.

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  Compass

  Jul 2021 - now

  Sales Manager

  In this role, I focus on growth planning & professional development for the staff. This is done by leading regular office-wide agent meetings, relaying market intelligence from Research team and Business Development targets to agents and providing agents with feedback and professional development guidance.Other functions include, working with Business Development to produce business support tools for agents and to perform salesforce analytics to ensure agent productions targets are being met.In addition to developing initiatives to boost agent productivity and reinforce these practices through coaching, I also focus creating a positive work environment to ensure agent satisfaction and overall retention. This is to promote positive behavioral attributes and attitudes amongst agents. Show less