Amanda M. Leffler
Amanda is focusing her practice in the area of business and commercial litigation, including insurance recovery actions, breach of contract, tortious conduct in the commercial setting, employment litigation, real estate disputes and corporate disputes. In addition, Amanda arbitrates and mediates commercial and business disputes.
Amanda was most recently recognized as a 2009 '30 for the Future' Young Professional by the Greater Akron Chamber and was featured as one of 15 up-and-coming Northeast Ohio attorneys under the age of 40, in the June 2009 issue of Inside Business. She was also selected as a 2009 and 2010 Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Star in a peer- and achievement-based review by Law and Politics Magazine.
Professional/Civic Activities
Amanda is a barrister member of the Scanlon Inn of Court and also serves as Vice President/President-Elect and member of the University of Akron Law Alumni Board of Trustees. She is a member of Torchbearers and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Child Guidance & Family Solutions.
Amanda is a member of the Ohio State, American and Federal Bar Associations. She is a member of the Akron Bar Association and Vice-Chair of the Law Week Committee. She is also a fellow of the Akron Bar Association Foundation.
Articles/Presentations
“The Time-Money Continuum – Prejudgment Interest As An Overlooked Element of Claim Valuation” (Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin - co-author with Paul A. Rose) “Maximizing Coverage Under the ‘Cause Test’ (Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin - co-author with Paul A. Rose)
“Insurance Survival in an M&A World - The Impact of Corporate Transactions on the Availability of Insurance for Environmental and other Long Tail Claims” (Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin - co-author with Keven Drummond Eiber)
“Spoliation of Evidence and New E-Discovery Rules”(Northern District of Ohio Federal Bar Association Newsletter – co-author with Christopher J. Carney)
“Bad Faith 101” National Business Institute, Independence, Ohio (September 2008)
Representative Engagements - Substantial responsibility in ongoing environmental and asbestos insurance recovery litigation.
- Obtained favorable settlement in connection with directors and officers liability coverage litigation.
- Obtained jury trial verdict in first-party property insurance lawsuit.
- Defended and resolved several lawsuits involving harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.
- Successfully argued appeal before Ninth District Court of Appeals in case involving breach of employment contract.
- Successfully defended international client in lawsuit involving enforcement of a non-competition agreement, misappropriation of trade secrets, and intentional interference with business.
- Defended and resolved litigation involving commercial and residential real estate and title matters.
- Successfully defended municipality in zoning litigation.
Admissions - Ohio Bar, 2002
- United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 2002
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
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