Marina Leonard

Partner

Marina Leonard began practicing law in 2007 after graduating from Loyola University Chicago and Valparaiso University School of Law. She also taught real estate and bankruptcy law at Harper College in Palatine, IL. Leonard began working for Colianni & Leonard LLC in 2015 and, in 2016, under her former name Marina Ricci, published Bankruptcy Basics: Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 (Parker Press Inc.). She currently focuses on personal injury litigation, mass torts and employment law at Colianni & Leonard LLC in the U.S. Virgin Islands where she lives with her husband and daughter.

Practice Areas

• Personal Injury
• Mass Torts
• Employment Law

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 2024
• Virgin Islands, 2017
• Illinois, 2007

Education

• Valparaiso University School of Law; Valparaiso, IN, Juris Doctorate, 2006
• Loyola University; Chicago, IL, Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance and International Business, 2004

Past Employment

• Harper College; Adjunct Professor, Real Estate Law and Bankruptcy Law, 2011-2015
• Chang & Carlin, LLP; Associate Attorney, 2009-2015

Associations and Memberships

• Former Treasurer, St. Croix Environmental Association Board of Directors
• Former General Representative, Mensa Board of Directors

Published Works

• Bankruptcy Basics: Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 (Real Life Legal series), as Marina Ricci