Samuel Robert Leonard

I am experienced in a variety of practice areas, including ​Consumer Protection, Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Prevention, Debt Collection Defense and other general litigation. I am passionate about all litigation especially consumer protection cases.  A major area of focus for me is student loan debt.  I am continually advocating for solutions to the private student loan debt crisis and I have had an op-ed published in the Seattle Times advocating for greater consumer protections. I also have experience in class actions.  In 2014 I filed a major class action against one of the state’s largest debt collectors, AllianceOne Receivables Management.  The case, Dibb, et al. v. AllianceOne Receivables Management, resulted in nearly a million dollars being paid to Washington individuals and families who were illegally collected against.

I also spend a significant amount of time volunteering.  I volunteer at both the King County Bar Associations Neighborhood Legal Clinics and the Northwest Justice Project’s free debt clinic. I have lobbied Washington State’s Congress on issues such as wage theft, increasing the minimum wage, and protecting worker compensation. 

Schooling

Seattle University School of Law - J.D. with honors

Central Washington University - B.A. in Communications

​Kentridge High School - Kent, Washington

​Hobbies

Playing and watching soccer with my family, snowboarding and hiking. I am also a huge Sounders and Seahawks fan.