Real Estate Engineer

PASQUALE L. LEONE, ESQ.

**** ***** ****** *****, *** York 13501 315-***-**** abm9gj@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE Obtain a position at a well-respected and managed company or organization commensurate with my

excellent academic credentials and broad legal knowledge and experience, including management of all sizes

and types of cases in various areas of law. I am loyal, dedicated and have the work ethic to accomplish tasks

timely and efficiently. I am comfortable either managing my own caseload or working as part of a team. My

goal is always to achieve the client’s objective through creation of a high quality work product.

EXPERIENCE

1997-2006 CORBETT, STEELMAN & SPECTER, Irvine, CA– Of Counsel

During my time at Corbett, Steelman & Specter, I have handled, managed and participated in an extremely

broad range of business litigation matters including the prosecution or defense of environmental, tobacco,

real estate, fraud, accounting malpractice, insurance defense, supplier/distributor, franchise, bankruptcy and

employment litigation cases as well as all varieties of contract disputes and general business law. Over the

last several years, I successfully represented an employment personnel agency in an action involving civil

RICO and trade secret claims, was one of the principal attorneys representing a public technology company

suing a national accounting firm for malpractice, assisted in drafting numerous appellate court briefs for the

California Court of Appeal and California Supreme Court on a well-publicized case involving First

Amendment issues, represented a principal in civil and bankruptcy court in an ownership dispute over

formerly one of Orange County’s largest taxicab companies, represented the son of a well known singer in

an ownership dispute over the rights of several musical arrangements, defended several clients in palimony

lawsuits, defended a national office furniture supply company in numerous employment disputes, prosecuted

a class action lawsuit on behalf of a physicians’ medical group, defended an international forklift

manufacturer in a $40 million lender liability action and represented its subsidiary in various distributorship

disputes, and advised a Canadian entertainment company in negotiating executive employment contracts and

other employment matters. Among other cases:

I recently secured a jury verdict award in federal court in excess of $2 million on behalf of a client based on

civil rights violations involving ADA and FEHA claims arising out of his employment.

I have represented the County of Orange in connection with the nationwide tobacco litigation settlement,

making numerous presentations to the Board of Supervisors concerning the substance and procedures

involved in the Master Settlement Agreement and the nature of settlement payments to be made.

I have counseled employers on all types of employment issues, including state and federal discrimination

and disability law, sexual harassment law, wage and hour standards, and other wrongful termination matters.

I have also defended several employers against sexual harassment and wrongful termination lawsuits.

I have fully prepared cases for trial in both state and federal court, completed numerous arbitrations and

mediations, filed and opposed 20 plus motions for summary judgment, taken and defended 100 depositions,

drafted and opposed all types of motions, filed ex parte applications for injunctive relief and pre-trial

attachments, and completed the appellate process several times, from preparing the record to filing all briefs.

I was also responsible for training younger associates, overseeing paralegals, and actively managing

large business litigation matters, delegating workload to other associates and paralegals. Finally, I

was responsible for conducting client intake, analyzing and responding to potential client matters.

1994-1996 SMITH, BRENNAN AND DICKERSON, Irvine, CA -- Associate

During my time at Smith, Brennan & Dickerson, I learned how to practice law in a much more self

sufficient manner. I was given the responsibility of overseeing some of my own cases, which afforded me

the opportunity to make my own decisions and to follow a case through from start to finish. My practice

focused on real estate litigation involving receiverships, as well as defense of insurance coverage matters

involving various environmental issues and occasional insurance defense matters concerning construction

defect issues.

1990-1994 MORRISON AND FOERSTER, Irvine, CA -- Associate

While at Morrison & Foerster, I learned the professionalism, effort, dedication, and organization

required to practice law and craft high quality work product. As an associate in the litigation

department of a large international law firm, I prepared legal research memoranda and drafted and

responded to motions and discovery documents in a wide ranging commercial litigation practice

including civil rights, employment, construction/design defect, real estate and environmental matters.

I gained valuable deposition and arbitration experience while defending against claims made my

multiple plaintiffs in the largest gender and age discrimination class action lawsuits in the country. I

litigated several pro bono family law and other matters and, as a result of my efforts on a homeless

defense project, I received the Poverty Law Center’s 1991 “Rookie of the Year” Award.

1989-1990 MILLER, ALFANO AND RASPANTI, Philadelphia, PA -- Law Clerk

Prepared legal memoranda, pleadings and discovery documents in criminal/civil RICO cases.

1989 SNELL AND WILMER, Phoenix, AZ -- Summer Associate

Researched and drafted legal memoranda, pleadings and discovery documents in products liability,

architect and engineer liability, and general commercial litigation cases.

1978-1990; PATSY L. LEONE, JR. AND SONS, Dealers in Livestock, Utica, NY -- Cattle-Dealer

Purchased and sold beef/dairy cattle and calves in New York State, the Northeast and Midwest.

2007-Present

Operated buying station in Schuyler, NY for shipment of slaughter & feeder cattle to Pennsylvania.

EDUCATION

May 1990 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Philadelphia, PA

Juris Doctor, cum laude, GPA 3.5, Class Standing: Top 5%; Honors--Temple Law Review Member (1989-90);

Dean’s Honor List (1987-88, 1988-89); Best Paper-- Criminal Procedure (Spring 1989); Distinguished Class

Participation-- Trial Advocacy (1989), Contract Remedies (1988), Civil Procedure (1988), Lawyering Process

Clerkships CHIEF JUDGE JOHN P. FULLAM, U.S.D.C., Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1989-1990)

Researched and prepared bench memoranda and legal opinions on a variety of criminal and civil matters.

PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Philadelphia, PA (1990)

Prosecuted over 75 misdemeanor trials and felony preliminary hearings. Interviewed and prepared witnesses

for trial in connection with approximately 225 criminal cases.

JUSTICE JOHN P. BALIO, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, 4th Department (1988)

Researched and prepared written memoranda and opinions on a variety of criminal and civil appeals.

Summer 1988 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW SUMMER SESSION ABROAD, Rome, Italy

Courses of Study: Comparative Criminal Procedure (Honors--Best Paper), Common Law & Civil Law

May 1986 HAMILTON COLLEGE, Clinton, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Government; Honors--Departmental Honors in Government; Dean’s List (1985-86)

Internships U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Criminal Division, Office of Asset Forfeiture, Washington, D.C. (1985)

Performed legal research and prepared courses of action for petitions for remission of seized property.

HONORABLE SHERWOOD BOEHLERT, Congressman (25th District, NY), Washington, D.C. (1985)

Coordinated membership effort for Northeast-Midwest Coalition position paper on acid rain. Drafted floor

statements made by Congressman Boehlert in support of Casein Amendment to 1985 Agriculture Bill.

Spring 1985 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Rome, Italy (Junior Year Abroad; Courses of Study: Art History, Languages)

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