About Leslie
Leslie Posnock started her legal journey in classrooms far from the courthouse. She studied Russian records at the University of Pennsylvania, earning a B.A. in 1977. She moved on to law program at American University and acquired her J.D. in 1981. Those educational years set the stage for a career that has crossed state lines and courtrooms.
Her early work took her directly into public defense. In 1984 she joined the Defender Association of Philadelphia as an assistant defender. Two years later she accepted a position with the State of New Jersey as an assistant deputy defender. Those positions kept her in courtroom each day. She handled client interviews, pretrial work and courtroom appearances that constructed practical abilities rarely learned in lectures.
In 1988 she shifted to personal practice as an associate at Friedman Siegelbaum. The move broadened her exposure to civil litigation and the dynamics of firm lifestyles. Five years later she became a companion in a firm she helped shape. In 1993 she was indexed as a partner at Schwartz & Posnock, a step that formalized a long transition from public defender to principal in private practice.
Her admissions reflect a geographically varied practice. She is licensed in California, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and she holds admission to the Federal Circuit and the third Circuit. Those credentials permit her to appear in both state and federal venues. She also keeps memberships in professional teams, which includes the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey and the American Bar Association. The memberships maintain her related to colleagues and to professional advancements across jurisdictions.
Colleagues describe a lawyer who's realistic and steady in legal proceedings. Her background in public defense informs how she strategies instances in personal practice. She brings trial experience and an understanding of trial procedure to client work. She has handled things at trial degree and holds the admissions necessary to pursue appeals when required.
Now in practice at Schwartz & Posnock, she balances the needs of company practice with continuing bar involvement. She advocates for clients and appears within the courts the place she is licensed, drawing on a profession that spans public defense and private litigation. She practices at Schwartz & Posnock and represents clients in matters springing up in the jurisdictions where she is admitted.
