Leonard John French Jr.

I am so grateful to have had Leonard represent me in my case. Not only is he professional and knowledgeable, he knew exactly where I was coming from and provided me with my rights and facts to alleviate any of my concerns. He is not like other lawyers that are only out to make the most out of you whe...ther you are innocent or guilty. He is ethical, compassionate, and professional. You will not go wrong.

Leonard treated my case with the utmost respect and professionalism. He explained what my best options were at every step, made clear recommendations, and worked quickly to resolve my case. I was impressed with how empathetic he was, and his obvious depth of experience in torrent copyright defense.... He spent way more time than I expected on a free consult and showed the same level of care and attention during my whole case. I highly recommend Leonard.

I was sent a letter by Verizon that I was being sued in Federal Court for copyright theft for a sevaral violations. I became quite upset that my financial future could be permanent jeopardized by these claims. After investigating the charges, the case, and available options I decided to obtain Mr. Fr...ench to represent me. In our first phone discussion as others have mentioned, Leonard is thoughtful, compassionate, and extremely knowledgeable and thorough. We worked on several aspects of my situation and he did an amazing job reviewing a large amount of documents I provided and were able to come to an agreement with opposing consul that satisfied both parties. I am thoroughly relieved and the regular communication from Mr. French was a huge part of that relief. I cannot recommend him and his practice enough if you are facing a similar situation. Professional and knowledgeable are the first things that come to mind. I'd give six stars if I could.

After being targeted by a copyright troll I reached out to ECC in an attempt to try and find lawyers that are well informed about these types of cases. From that list I found Mr. French and he had responded to my inquiry with remarkable speed. When he called to consult later that day he informed me o...f his thirty minute to an hour consultation policy and after the hour had passed he let me know he had no problem speaking about my issue for a while longer. He empathized with me and had my interest in mind when explaining my options. The plaintiff never ended up pursuing the case but Mr. French was kind enough to let me know when the case was dropped. His information in the copyright field is unparalleled and I am extremely grateful for his aid and would be more than happy to reccomend his service.

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.