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George G. Leynaud
Senior Trial Attorney
- George G. Leynaud
Practice Description:
Notable Cases and Results:
In February 2015, Mr. Leynaud helped earn one of the largest settlements ever in Bureau County ($2,150,000.00) for victims of a severe automobile accident in January 2009 that resulted in the death of one of the passengers. The settlement appeared in the October 2015 edition of Chicago Lawyer, highlighting the year’s largest settlements. It was 20th among all settlements outside Cook County.
Largest recovery obtained ($1,150.000.00) for loss of society damages for single person with no dependents under Wrongful Death Act, Circuit Court of Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Bureau County, Illinois.
George G. Leynaud
Education
Western Michigan University
Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, J.D., 1983
Honors / Involvement
Student Bar Association
Bradley University
B.S., Administration of Criminal Justice, 1980
Marquette University, 1976–1977
Honors / Involvement
Theta Xi
Community Involvement
Certifications & Bar Admissions
Mediation Training Program
Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution
Pepperdine University School of Law, 2005
Awards; Honors; Distinctions
Published Legal Writing
Bar / Professional Association Involvement
Legal Lectures
Mr. Leynaud is a frequent speaker and published author of numerous CLE programs and publications pertaining to personal injury trial practice and uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage.
Education
- Law School:
Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley School of Law, J.D., 1983 - Law School Honors/Involvement:
Student Bar Association - Undergraduate School:
Marquette University, 1976-1977; Bradley University, B.S., Administration of Criminal Justice, 1980 - Undergraduate School Honors/Involvement:
Theta Xi
Community Involvement:
LaSalle County
Secretary, 1995
President, 1987-1988
President-elect, 1986-1987
Secretary-Treasurer, 1984-1986
District 120, LaSalle-Peru Township High School
Board of Education
Vice-president, 1995-1997
Professional Certifications:
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1983
U.S. District Court
Central District of Illinois, 1983
Northern District of Illinois, 1983
Trial Bar, 1983
Awards; Honors; Distinctions:
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
Plaintiffs Personal Injury, 2018-present
America’s Leading Lawyers, 1993
Who’s Who in American Law, 1991
America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
America’s Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys
Leading Lawyer, Leading Lawyers, 2009-present
Criminal Defense Law
DUI
Felonies & Misdemeanors
Personal Injury Law
General and Workers Compensation Law
Distinguished Rating: Peer Review, Martindale-Hubbell
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
Civil Plaintiff, 2019-present
Top Lawyers in Illinois, Chicago Lawyer, October 2009-present
Workers Compensation
Personal Injury Plaintiff Lawyers
Published Legal Writing:
- Case Summaries, The Policy Newsletter of the ISBA, Vol. 64, No.2, April 2020
- Case Summaries, The Policy Newsletter of the ISBA, Vol. 60, No. 3, May 2016
- Case Summaries, The Policy Newsletter of the ISBA, Vol. 60, No. 2, November 2015
- Case Summaries, Criminal Justice Newsletter of the ISBA, Vol. 52, No. 5, May 2009
- Featured, “Understanding Uninsured Motorist Coverage,” ISBA Journal, Vol. 97, No. 3, March 2009
- Featured, “So You Want To Be A Personal Injury Lawyer?” ISBA Journal, Vol. 96, No. 10, October 2008
- Article, “Duty to Defend: No Separate Bodily Injury,” The Policy, Illinois State Bar Association, Vol. 50, No. 4, May 2006
- Article, “Is an Excluded Driver Really Excluded?” Tort Trends, Illinois State Bar Association, Vol. 38, No. 2, December 2002
Bar/Professional Association Involvement:
13th Judicial Circuit
Assembly, 2001-2007, 2013-2015
Election Committee, 2004-present
American Bar Association
Illinois Bar Foundation
Gold Fellow
Board of Directors/Third District, 2018-present
Illinois State Bar Association
Judicial Evaluations Downstate Committee
Mentor Program
Insurance Law Section
CLE Coordinator, 2019-present
Chair, Section Council, 2005-2006, 2015-2016
Ex-Officio, 2006-2007, 2016-2017
Secretary, 2004-2005
Tort Law Section
Chair, 2009-2010
Vice-chair, 2008-2009
Secretary, 2007-2008
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
LaSalle County Bar Association
Secretary, 1995
President, 1987-1988
President-elect, 1986-1987
Secretary-Treasurer, 1984-1986
District 120, LaSalle-Peru Township High School
Vice-president
Board of Education, 1995-97
Legal Lectures:
Mr. Leynaud is a frequent speaker and published author of numerous CLE programs and publications pertaining to personal injury trial practice and uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage.
“Insurance 101: The Basics,” ISBA Law Ed Series, March 2019
“Insurance Coverage issues for the General Practitioners,” ISBA Law Ed Series, April 2014
“Medicare Set Asides: How to Work Them Out with Plaintiff and Defense,” ISBA Law Ed Series, May 2012
Coordinator, Moderator, Lecturer: “Back to Basics: Tort Law” and “Distribution/Settlement,” ISBA Law Ed Series, January 2010
“Law of Experts,” “Expert Witnesses: A Primer,” ISBA Law Ed Series, October 2008
“Uninsured and Underinsured,” Tort Law Nuts and Bolts, ISBA Law Ed Series, February 2008
Coordinator, Moderator, Lecturer: “The Necessary Basics, Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist Coverage” & “Arbitration of Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims,” ISBA Law Ed Series, June 2007
Coordinator, Moderator, Lecturer: “Tort Law, Back to the Basics,” ISBA Law Ed Series, February 2007
Coordinator & Moderator: “Insurance Law: Everything You Want to Know and Should Ask,” ISBA Law Ed Series, October and November 2006
“Hot Topics in Tort” & “Insurance Coverage Issues,” ISBA Law Ed Series, May 2006
“Anatomy of an Automobile Case” & “Defense of Complicity,” ISBA Law Ed Series, May 2004
“Void Provisions of Insurance Policies,” ISBA Law Ed Series, June 2003
“Housing Law,” Illinois Association of Housing Authorities
