LEO

Leo received a Bachelor of Arts from Rollins College (1980), a Masters of Business Administration from Fordham University (Beta Gamma Sigma 1988) and a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from New York Law School (1994). He is the co-author of “Determining Excessive Trading in Options Accounts: A Synthetic Valuation Approach,” 23 U. of Dayton L. Rev, 316 (1997). Prior to practicing law, Leo was the Managing Partner of a futures trading company and was an options floor trader holding an options membership at the New York Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange. Additionally, he was previously a member of the New York Futures Exchange. Leo has additional managerial experience as he was a Vice President and Director of Risk Analysis for a Merrill Lynch subsidiary.

After graduation from New York Law School, Leo was employed as an associate at two recognized firms concentrating in class action litigation (Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz, New York, New York, 1994 to 1995 and Burt & Pucillo, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1995 to 1996).

Leo concentrates his practice in the areas of civil litigation, family law, bankruptcy and elder law involving wills and trusts. Other notable areas include federal antitrust law, consumer law (including matters under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act), and securities fraud class actions.

Leo has represented over one thousand clients in over one hundred thirty class action cases involving alleged securities law violations. Notably, he represented two named plaintiffs in the Visa/MasterCard Debit Card Antitrust Litigation, which culminated in a Three Billion dollar settlement shortly before trial.

Leo is admitted to the Bars of New York (1994), New Jersey (1994), Florida (1995), and Colorado (1997). Additionally, he is admitted to practice in the following Federal District Courts: The Southern District of Florida and The Middle District of Florida, The Southern District of New York, The Eastern District of New York, The District of New Jersey, The District of Nebraska, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, 1stCircuit.

So why radio? Because he loves to talk!!!!!! And, he is very, very funny.

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