Mr. Leitess’ practice has a national scope, serving clients located around the country in litigation and transactional matters arising in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. His practice focuses on the areas of substantive law that businesses rely upon daily.
The majority of Mr. Leitess’ daily professional activity relates to business litigation and arbitration, however a substantial amount of his time is dedicated to transactional matters and “outside general counsel” services for day-to-day operations of clients who do not have an in-house legal department.
Mr. Leitess has 25 years of experience as “first chair” attorney in numerous evidentiary and non-evidentiary hearings, court trials, jury trial and appellate matters in state and federal courts around the country, including Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, Florida, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and California. He has argued hundreds of motions and appeals, and participated in meditations and arbitrations. He is a prolific legal writer and has drafted and filed a very large number of pleadings and motion papers in connection with those representations.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Free Consultation
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Maryland
- Maryland Court of Appeals
- ID Number: 8812160036
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Member
- Silverman Thompson
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- Chair, Business & Finance Practice Group
- Stockholder
- Leitess Friedberg PC
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- Assistant Attorney
- Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office
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- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
- J.D. (1988)
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- University of Maryland - College Park
- B.A. (1985)
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- Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney
- Super Lawyers
- 2015 - 2020
- AV Preeminent Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- 2016
- American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers
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- Uniform Law Commission
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- Maryland Commission on Uniform State Laws
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- Equipment Leasing and Finance Association
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- Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys
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- Deadlock - Breaking Mechanisms in LLCs - Flipping a Coin is Not Good Enough But is Better Than Dissolution
- Business Law Today, American Bar Association
- Website
- Steven N. Leitess's Website Profile
- Website
- Silverman Thompson Website
- Blog
- Maryland Business Litigation Lawyer Blog
- New Maryland Landlord-Tenant Law Effective October 1, 2023
August 22, 2023 - New Maryland Landlord-Tenant Law Effective October 1, 2023
August 7, 2023 - New Maryland Landlord-Tenant Law Effective June 1, 2023
July 21, 2023
- Blog
- Maryland Divorce Lawyer Blog
- 2022 Updates to Maryland Child Support Laws
July 15, 2023 - Updates to Maryland Divorce Grounds Coming in October 2023
July 12, 2023 - What Does Use and Possession Mean In A Divorce Proceeding?
July 7, 2023
- Blog
- Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog
- Propane Vaporizer Negligence
February 13, 2020 - Wrongful Birth Cases
January 31, 2020 - Missed Aortic Dissection Results in Death, $2.9m Medical Malpractice Verdict
April 7, 2017