Greensburg, PA
Leonard Law Group
Portrait of W. Jeffrey Leonard, founder and senior attorney at Leonard Law Group

Attorney Profile

W. Jeffrey Leonard

Founder & Senior Attorney

More than 40 years in active practice

W. Jeffrey Leonard is the founder of Leonard Law Group and brings more than four decades of active practice to criminal defense, DUI, personal injury, and family law matters across Western Pennsylvania.

Based In

Greensburg, representing clients across Western Pennsylvania

Core Work

Criminal defense, DUI, personal injury, and family law

Experience

More than 40 years in active practice and trial-level representation

Admissions

Admitted in Pennsylvania and Maryland

Overview

What clients are hiring W. to handle.

From Greensburg, Jeff Leonard built a longstanding Western Pennsylvania practice handling criminal defense, DUI, personal injury, and family law matters with courtroom experience earned through decades of active trial-level work.

A substantial part of his career has centered on serious misdemeanors, felony accusations, drug cases, repeat-offense DUI matters, and other situations where a person’s freedom, license, livelihood, and reputation may all be under pressure at once.

Clients tend to come to Jeff when the case is already real, the consequences are immediate, and they want seasoned courtroom judgment instead of panic, theatrics, or empty reassurance.

Why clients call

Clients come here for clear answers, steady judgment, and practical strategy.

The criminal or DUI case already feels real, and they want calm courtroom judgment instead of noise, posturing, or false reassurance.
The stakes involve freedom, license exposure, reputation, or family pressure, and they want a lawyer who has handled serious situations before.
They want seasoned counsel who can explain the path forward clearly when the next hearing, decision, or deadline is not theoretical.

Practice Focus

The matters this attorney is most often brought in to handle.

Criminal defense

Felonies, misdemeanors, drug charges, theft, assault, firearms issues, and related criminal matters where the early defense framing, motion work, and courtroom credibility can materially affect the result.

DUI defense

First-time and repeat DUI cases involving ARD decisions, suppression issues, testing questions, license exposure, sentencing risk, and the practical consequences that often matter as much as the charge itself.

High-pressure client counseling

Cases where clients need calm judgment, direct advice, and a lawyer who can explain the path forward clearly when the situation feels urgent, personal, and destabilizing.

Credentials and Professional Background

The experience, training, and affiliations behind the work.

Education

  • B.S., Penn State University (1978)
  • J.D., New England School of Law (1982)

Admissions

  • Admitted in Pennsylvania
  • Admitted in Maryland

Professional Associations

  • Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Member, Westmoreland Bar Association
  • Member, Maryland State Bar Association

Start Here

Talk to Leonard Law Group before the problem gets harder to unwind.

Start with a free case review and get a practical read on where the matter stands, what the risk really is, and what the next move should be.

Direct attorney access

40+ years serving Western Pennsylvania

No fee unless we recover compensation in injury cases

What happens next

New inquiries are typically reviewed within one business day.

If there is a hearing, arrest issue, filing deadline, or active insurance pressure, calling the office is usually the better first move.