Partner (Boston Office)
P: (617) 574-1700
F: (617) 574-1710
Attorney Leal was born in Fall River, Massachusetts and admitted to the Massachusetts bar in l993. In l994 she was admitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Ms. Leal is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (B.A., magna cum laude, l990) and Suffolk University Law School (J.D., l993). Publications include Co-Author, An Examination of Punitive Damages Awards in Breast Implant Products Cases, The Advocate, vol. 24, l994; Co-Author, Punitive Damages Cases in Breast Implant Products Litigation: A Research Report, Journal of Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, l994; Author, Review of Bernard D. Reams Reprint Edition of the Food and Drug Administrations Meetings on the Safety and Efficacy of Breast Implants, Bimonthly Review of Law Books, Vol. 5, l993. Ms Leal has focused her practice in personal injury law , premises liability, motor vehicle law, products liability, and employment practices litigation, including claims before the MCAD. She is a member of the Massachusetts and American Bar associations.