Bro. Leonard W. Jones Chief Legal Officer
Leonard is engaged in private practice within Maryland and New York. With experience in all stages of consulting and litigation from initial engagement, motion practice, negotiated resolutions, bench, jury trials and appeals. Leonard has extensive research and writing experience of appellate issues drafting numerous appeals that were argued before various appellate courts. Leonard has served on the N.Y.S. Supreme Court Appellate Division: 2nd Department Appellate panel to accept criminal appellate appointments to prosecute felony appeals. With an extensive background in real-estate law Leonard has represented buyers and sellers in residential and commercial real estate transactions, negotiated mortgage financing and commercial leases, through the clearing, and settling of titles. Leonard has successfully represented individual and business debtors in complex Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings eliminating excessive debt and through reorganizations and debt structuring. Finally, Leonard has successfully closed numerous residential and commercial real estate transactions. Additionally, Leonard has represented clients in criminal matters charged with various business crimes, real estate & mortgage fraud.