Professional History
Mr. Leone is a partner. He was voted by his peers one of "Super Lawyers
Southern California 2004-2005," Los Angeles Magazine, Bar Register of
Preeminent Lawyers 2001-2005, Martindale Hubble. Author: “California
Child Custody and Practice – Chapters - Discovery & Trial
Preparation , CEB 2006, "California Evidence - Family Law
Applications," May 2002, LACB Family Law Symposium, Editorial
Consultant California Family Law Monthly 2003- LexisNexis, Adoption Law
in California, 2003, National Business Institute; "Children of Fortune
- California Child Support and the High Earner", Los Angeles Lawyer,
April 1999; "California Evidence for the Family Law Lawyer" May 1998,
LACB Family Law Symposium; "Depositions - A Practical Approach", 1996,
1997, LACB Family Law Symposium with Bruce Cooperman; "Use of Computers
in the Modern Family Law Office", 1996,1997, LACB Family Law Symposium;
"Spreadsheets in a Modern Family Law Practice" American Bar
Association, October 1994; "Complex Litigation - Strategies, New
Technologies and Presentation Techniques" December 1994; "Trial
Preparation and Presentation in the Computer Age" Norton Baja Seminar,
October 1994; "Using Computers in a Modern Family Law Practice" 1994
LACB Family Law Symposium; "Computer Utilization in Family Law" The
State Bar of California Section Education Institute, November 1993;
"Effective Use of Evidence - Family Law Applications" 1993 CLE
Convention; "Determining Available Income For Support - Unreported Or
Hidden Income Issues," 1992 BHBA Family Law Symposium; "Jurisdiction
and Venue" 1991 LACB Family Law Symposium; "Statement of Decision And
Post Trial Issues," with Judge James G. Kolts, 1989 & 1990 LACB
Family Law Symposium; "Foreign Judgements" with Commissioner Hugh
Macbeth, 1984, 1985, 1987 & 1988, LACB Family Law Symposium; "Post
Trial: Rights and Remedies" B.H.B.A. Fam. L. Symp. 1987 (Editor,
Contributor and Consultant); California Divorce Strategies CEB 2005,
"The Expert Witness: Family Law" B.H.B.A. Symp. 1986 (Editor and
Contributor); "Possession, Sale and Distribution of the Marital Home"
with E. Poll, Matthew Bender, 1985; " California Discovery Practice:
Family Law Applications", B.H.B.A. Fam. L. Symp. 1984; "Valuation:
Forensic Applications" 1984 Valuation Conference, Cal. C.P.A.
Foundation; "Evidentiary Consideration in Family Law Litigation" with
M. Raeder B.H.B.A. Fam. L. Symp. 1983. Editor: "LACB Family Law
Symposium", 1992, 1993, 1994; "Child Custody Compendium", 1994 LACB;
"Annual Family Law Institute - Ethics" University of Southern
California , 1993 & 1994. Written Materials Editor: "Beverly Hills
Bar Family Law Symposium", 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987. Instructor: Adoption
Law in California , 2002, 2003, LACB. Moderator, How to Draft
Declarations under Reifler, Panel Moderator 2000 LACB Family Law
Symposium; The Innocent Spouse - New Developments in the Tax Code, LACB
CLE 1999; 1999 New Family Law Developments, Developments, Moderator -
Family Law Discovery 1996 LACB Family Law Symposium; California CPA
Society Foundation, 1998, 1995 - New Case Law Developments; 1999 Child
Custody Coloquiuum, Presentation Coordinator - Presenter - Presentation
Issues, Child Custody Evaluations; Apportionment & Other Accounting
Issues, LACB Symposium, 1994; The Family Law Trial, University of West
Los Angeles School of Law, April 1994; Emerging Technologies - Family
Law Applications, LACB CLE Program, July 1993; Presenting Evidence in
the Family Law Trial - Examining Experts, LACB CLE Program, 1993; Child
Support and Support Issues, 1989-1992; Valuation: Forensic
Applications, Cal. C.P.A. Foundation, Los Angeles and San Francisco;
Offering and Cross Examining Experts, Beverly Hill Bar Symposium; Hot
Tips From The Experts, Beverly Hills Bar Association. Judge Pro Tem,
Los Angeles Superior Court, Santa Monica Superior Court, 1993-2005.
Family Law Mediator, Los Angeles Central, Van Nuys and Santa Monica,
1978-2005. Mr. Leone initially joined the firm in 1980.
