Leah S. Strickland | Associate
Leah Strickland is an associate in the firm's litigation practice group. Her practice focuses on business litigation, intellectual property disputes, and securities litigation. She advises individuals and businesses in resolving disputes prior to the commencement of litigation, and represents clients after litigation has begun in both federal and state court actions.
Leah was born in Walnut Creek, California, and received her undergraduate degree with high honors and departmental honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000. She received her JD in 2007 from the College of William & Mary, where she was a member of the William & Mary Law Review, was awarded the merit-based Graduate Research Fellowship, and graduated in the top 3 percent of her class.
Leah is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee, and is the 2012 co-chair of the San Diego County Bar Association's Intellectual Property Section.
Practice Areas
- Business Litigation
Education
- William & Mary School of Law, 2007, Order of the Coif, William & Mary Law Review
- The University of Texas at Austin, 2000, B.A., with high honors, departmental honors, Phi Beta Kappa
Achievements and Affiliations
- Member, San Diego County Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee
- 2012 Co-Chair, San Diego County Bar Association IP Section
- Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers, San Diego Chapter
- Member, California State Bar
- Member, D.C. Bar (inactive) and Virginia State Bar (inactive)
- Member, Business Law Section of the State Bar of California
- Member, Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of California
- Member, Federal Bar Association, San Diego Chapter
- Member, Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity
- Admitted in the Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California
- Admitted in the District Court for the District of Columbia
Publications and Presentations
- "To Friend or Not to Friend? Navigating the ethics of 'friending' witnesses online," San Diego Lawyer, May-June 2012, at 12
- "Rule 68: Offers and Consequences in Class Action Suits," The Federal Bar Association Newsletter, San Diego Chapter, Spring 2012, at 2
- Co-presenter, "Top 10 Ethics Rulings from 2011," presented by the Legal Ethics Committee of the SDCBA, March 6, 2012
- Presenter, "Top 10 Ethics Rulings in 2011," Legal Affairs Forum, California Association of Realtors, Indian Wells, Calif., Jan. 20, 2012
- "Disclosure and Discovery in the Southern District: Working with and Deposing Experts," The Federal Bar Association Newsletter, San Diego Chapter, Summer 2011, at 8
- "Disclosure and Discovery in the Southern District, What You Need to Know," The Federal Bar Association Newsletter, San Diego Chapter, Spring 2011, at 1
- "Review and Production of Electronically Stored Information," Electronic Discovery Deskbook, Practising Law Institute, 2009 (contributor)
