Leonard H. Berkeley
lberkeley@weinerlesniak.com

Partner: Admitted to bar: New Jersey, 1972; United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1985
Areas of Concentration: Litigation; Chancery/Equity and Law; Real Estate; Banking; Government Agencies; Condemnation.
Representative Agencies and Special Counsel: Counsel, Essex County Planning Board, 1977-1985, 1992-1995; Counsel, County Health Agency, 1992-1995; Special Counsel, Essex County Improvement Authority; Approved Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Special Counsel, City of Newark Property Tax Revaluation, 1996; Special Counsel, Municipal Council of the City of Newark, 1996. Special Litigation, Counsel to the City of Newark Municipal Counsel. Assistant Essex County Prosecutor, 1972-1974; Assistant Essex County Counsel, 1974-1977; Federal Arbitrator, United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1985.
Education: Seton Hall University (J.D., 1971)
Upsala College; Monmouth University (B.S., 1968).
Memberships (Current / Prior): Essex County, New Jersey State, Federal and American Bar Associations; New Jersey Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Board of Trustees, Monmouth University; Board of Visitors, Monmouth University; Government Affairs Subcommittee, Monmouth University; Capital Campaign Steering Committee, Seton Hall University School of Law; Chairman Legal Committee, Monmouth University, 1994-1998; Member, Board of Advisors, Pace University School of Law, 1994-1998; Phi Alpha Delta (Treasurer, 1967-1968).
Lecturer: Investment Opportunities in the Distressed Market, Institute for International Research.