In 1984 Mr. Leeds was introduced to Piedmont, Missouri, a small rural community 150 miles south of St. Louis and 30 miles north of Poplar Bluff. Since then, in addition to his Metro St. Louis/Metro East practice, Mr. Leeds has expanded his practice to include Southeast Missouri including the counties of Wayne, Dent, Reynolds, Iron, Crawford, Butler, St. Genevieve, Ripley, Monroe, St. Francis and others.
Over time, Mr. Leeds has concentrated his practice in the personal injury and criminal defense areas, although he has represented small business clients throughout his career. Mr. Leeds is a trial lawyer who has handled medical malpractice, products liability, nursing home negligence, motor vehicle collision, premises liability, commercial litigation and felony cases. In addition, Mr. Leeds taught trial practice and advanced trial practice for many years at the St. Louis University School of Law. Most of the cases that come to Mr. Leeds are referrals from satisfied clients and other attorneys who do not try jury cases.