Leslie Posnock

LESLIE B. POSNOCK is a partner in the law firm of Schwartz & Posnock. Ms. Posnock, an attorney since 1984, is licensed in the State and Federal Courts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and California. Ms. Posnock is a former public defender in Philadelphia and New Jersey and has extensive trial experience. Ms. Posnock has represented individuals in hundreds of cases, involving charges of murder, drugs, sexual assault, mail fraud, wire fraud, theft, forgery, kidnapping, robbery, assault, burglary, Municipal Court matters (including traffic ticket defense), and driving under the influence cases. She has successfully litigated numerous appeals and petitions for post-conviction relief. She has also represented witnesses before Federal and State Grand Juries, and has obtained expungements for her clients. Ms. Posnock was trial and appellate counsel in State of New Jersey v. Alex Grant, an important case in which her client’s indictment for murder was dismissed by the New Jersey Appellate Division. This case has been cited in numerous law review articles, subsequent legal cases, and the New Jersey Court Rules with respect to the right to the presentation of fair and unbiased grand jury testimony. Ms. Posnock has lectured on criminal law topics to the Bar Association of San Francisco Young Lawyers Division, and has written articles on criminal law topics, including “A Model Code of Conduct,” Business Crimes Bulletin, Compliance and Litigation, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 1994. While a student at the University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Posnock worked for the Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Education: University of Pennsylvania, BA History, Cum Laude graduate (1981); American University, Juris Doctor (1984), recipient of Dean’s Award for Professional Responsibility as Outstanding Student in the Criminal Trial Clinical Program. Bar Admissions: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California, United States District Court for t

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California

Since 1993

New Jersey

Since 1986

Pennsylvania

Since 1984

3rd Circuit

Since 2007

Federal Circuit

Since 1985

Partner

Schwartz & Posnock

1993 - Current

Law practice focusing on white collar and general criminal defense, including New Jersey State and Federal Court trials, Municipal Court and traffic matters, expungments, appeals, as well as civil rights litigation, and personal injury cases. Our firm also represents individuals and companies in business litigation and real estate matters.

Associate Attorney

Friedman Siegelbaum

1988 - 1993

Associate attorney focusing on business litigation and criminal defense.

Assistant Deputy Defender

State of New Jersey, Office of the Public Defender

1986 - 1988

Criminal defense attorney representing individuals in all aspects of criminal cases in the New Jersey Superior Court, including numerous jury trials.

Assistant Defender

Defender Association of Philadelphia

1984 - 1986

Criminal defense attorney in large urban public defender's office. Represented individuals in all aspects of criminal felony and misdemeanor cases, including motions, trials, and appeals.

American University

J.D. | Law

1981 - 1984

Honors: Dean's Award as outstanding student in clinical programs.

Activities: National Moot Court semi-finalist.

University of Pennsylvania

B.A. | Russian History

1977 - 1981

Honors: Cum Laude graduate.

Activities: Reporter, The Daily Pennsylvanian

Dean's Award for Professional Responsibility

Washington College of Law of the American University

1984

Selected as top student in the Clinical Program.

Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - NJ

Current

American Bar Association

Current

“A Model Code of Conduct,”

Business Crimes Bulletin, Compliance and Litigation

1994