Biography

Paul A. Leonard, Jr., Of Counsel, Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP. AV rating, Martindale Hubbell. Born Dayton, Ohio, June 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1982, Indiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana; U.S. Tax Court.

Preparatory education, College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1975); University of Dayton (M.A., 1978); legal education, Valparaiso University (J.D., 1982). 

Formerly a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (2000 – 2022); formerly a Certified Family Law Specialist (2002 – 2022); Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation; listed from 2004 – 2023 in Indiana Super Lawyers; listed in Best Lawyers in America from 2007 – 2022; Past Chair, Indiana State Bar Association Family and Juvenile Law Section, 2001-2003; Past-President and former of the Board of Directors of Indiana Legal Services, Inc.; Past-President, Lake County Bar Association; Past-Co-Chair, Lake County Bar Association Family Law Section; Member, Indiana and American Bar Associations (Family Law Sections); Recipient, 2009 Gale M. Phelps Memorial Award, Indiana State Bar Association Section of Family and Juvenile Law. Mr. Leonard is a volunteer in the Civil Air Patrol, the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary and is currently a Captain, Transport Mission Pilot, and the Legal Officer for the Indiana Wing.