
Paul A. Leonard, Jr.
Of Counsel
leonard@bcclegal.com
t. (219) 769-1313 x106
f. (219) 769-6806
Merrillville Office
9191 Broadway
Merrillville, IN 46410
Directions
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).
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Certified Family Law Specialist, Family Law Certification Board; Director, Independent Certification Board for Indiana Family Law Specialists; Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation; listed since 2004 in Indiana Super Lawyers; Listed in Best Lawyers in America since 2007; Past Chair, Indiana State Bar Association Family and Juvenile Law Section, 2001-2003; Past-President and current member 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); Faculty, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Foundation, Family Law. Recipient, 2009 Gale M. Phelps Memorial Award, Indiana State Bar Association Section of Family and Juvenile Law. Mr. Leonard is currently a Captain, Transport Mission Pilot, and Legal Officer in the Indiana Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary.
Practices
- Family Law
Certified Specialist in Family Law
Family Law Board Certification - Dissolution of Marriage
- Child Custody & Support
- Paternity
- Adoption
- Guardian Ad Litem
- Parenting Time Coordinator
- Family Law Mediation & Arbitration
Education
Valparaiso University School of Law, 1982
Juris Doctor
University of Dayton, 1978
M.A. in Philosophy
The College of the Holy Cross, 1975
B.A. in Philosophy
Admissions
- Indiana Bar
- Northern District of Indiana
- Southern District of Indiana
- Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States Tax Court
- United States Supreme Court
Paul A. Leonard, Jr. News & Articles
Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP ranked in 2020 “Best Law Firms”
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the tenth consecutive year, announce the "Best Law Firms" rankings. Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP has been ranked in the 2020 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms"...
3 BCC Lawyers Named to 2020 Best Lawyers® List
Burke Costanza & Carberry LLP is pleased to announce that 3 lawyers have been included in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally...
6 BCC Attorneys Listed in 2019 Super Lawyers Magazine
Paul A. Leonard Jr., Robert F. Parker, and Daniel A. Gioia have been selected to the 2019 Indiana Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Chad W....