Leonard John French Jr.

I retained Mr Leonard French for a difficult copyright infringement shakedown case and i couldn't be more satisfied with the results. He was compassionate, professional, and seemingly available at all times. He was specific, articulate and truly made me feel at ease during the process. He is the b...est of the best out there for these cases. Thank you again Sir!

I retained Mr. French as my attorney to represent me as a defendant in a copyright infringement case. Unlike several attorneys I considered, Mr. French didn't rush me, was compassionate and willing to spend significant time with me ensuring that I understood everything that was happening, before I ev...en hired him. Mr. French was knowledgable and he and his team kept me up to date as things moved along with my case, making sure that I was ok with every move that he made. He was incredibly responsive to both my requests and the movements of the case. He was repeatedly available to speak over the phone to make sure I was comfortable, even though we had already agreed to a very reasonable flat-rate retainer agreement. Eventually, we ended up settling the case for less than we expected. Mr. French has a huge amount of experience with these cases and he's definitely the person you want on your side when faced with something like this. I would not hestitate to recommend him to anyone.

I hired Atty. French to defend me in a recent copyright infringement suit in federal court. I was being sued for music my wife downloaded almost a decade ago that had been passively seeded without our knowledge over the internet connection that was in my name. The company was suing me for $150k in da...mages plus plaintiff's attorney fees; I am currently a full-time student, and my wife does not get paid much more than minimum wage. Needless to say, it was a very unexpected and scary situation, and we did not where to turn. I decided to hire Leonard after learning that he had previously defended over 300 of these lawsuits, and had dealt the opposing counsel in my case (a real schmuck) on many occasions. It seems that the legal community surrounding bit-torrent litigation is a rather small one, and Leonard stays up to date on all the latest developments and the players involved. As busy as Leonard was, he always made time to discuss my case with me, and he was more than happy to explain the legal issues at hand. Leonard thought that I had a very strong case, especially given the serious procedural errors made by the plaintiff, and he put a great deal of energy into drafting my motion to dismiss. Leonard wanted to be sure that I was 100% on-board with every action that he took in my case, and he sent me multiple revised drafts of the aforementioned motion to ensure that it was as good as could be before filing with the court. I wish I could say that this motion got rid of my lawsuit, but due to my own limited financial resources, I felt that it was most prudent to settle before our motion to dismiss was decided. Opposing counsel threatened to retract this settlement offer if the judge denied our motion, and I was faced with a very difficult choice between a certain loss and the risk of a much greater loss. I had the utmost confidence in Leonard's motion to dismiss, but the certain cost of settling at that time was already almost enough to bankrupt me, and I was unwilling to assume the inherent risk of further litigation. Leonard did his best to negotiate with opposing counsel and to help me weigh my options, which is truly to his credit. Leonard works on an hourly fee basis, and so necessarily has an incentive to work as many hours as possible, but he never pushed me to continue litigating beyond my risk tolerance--I was always confident that he had my best interests in mind. Leonard was ready to go through discovery and even go to trial if necessary, but he understood that this was probably not the wisest decision for me under the circumstances. It was not an ideal outcome for me by any means, I am certain that I wouldn't have gotten the settlement offer that I did were it not for Leonard's diligent advocacy in preparing my defense.

Leonard was very professional in helping me with my case. In first talking to him on the phone he was polite and explained to me past cases and legal precedent to help me understand the situation I was in and what the outcome would likely be. Further communications were done by email, which made thi...ngs easy for my schedule. He always responded to my inquiries in a timely manner and kept me informed of what was going on and how things would proceed at each step. He dealt with the case swiftly and and very much to my satisfaction. Highly recommended.

Mr. French has been representing my wife and me for nearly 2 years now with child custody case involving our granddaughter. There are three areas of his practice that impress us and would recommend him to anyone in need of an attorney. Knowledge: His knowledge of the law involving family and chil...dren law is unsurpassed in our opinion. He listens and when the need arises to enter the courthouse he comes fully prepared to do so. Compassion & Understanding: When it comes to dealing with children he makes them feel at ease. He has a soothing voice that makes the children open up to him and by our experience it helps him put in to perspective the child’s best interest. Dedication: He gives everything to his clients to make sure that are represented to best of his ability. He goes above and beyond any of our expectations we ever had. He makes us feel like we are his only client. The time we have known Mr. French it has been a pleasure to get to know him and to work with him.