Elinor Leary
Elinor Leary is the team leader of the Leary Trial Team which handles complex cases that involve life-altering injuries or death. Elinor has expertise with cases that involve construction and worksite injuries, defective products, dangerous property conditions, negligent security, car and truck collisions, and incidents that involve pedestrians and bicyclists. Elinor has tried cases to verdict as well as reached large settlements in numerous other cases, including cases listed in The Recorder’s “Top Settlements” publications.
Elinor provides extensive knowledge of the civil justice system and a commitment to helping clients when they face difficult times after a catastrophe. Her clients have suffered fractures, amputations, head injuries, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and burn injuries. Elinor has also helped families who have lost loved ones due to the fault of others in wrongful death actions.
In addition to handling cases from start to finish, the Elinor and her team serves as trial counsel when colleagues call for last-minute help. Elinor has been a clinical professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she taught advanced law students case investigation, courtroom advocacy, jury selection, and trial skills.
Elinor believes in giving back to the community and devotes time to pro bono service for the San Francisco and Bay Area communities. Her pro bono work has been recognized with nominations for the State Bar of California President’s Pro Bono Service Award and Jack Berman Award of Achievement.
Elinor enjoys travel, and lived for a time in Mexico City. She speaks Spanish fluently. She lives in San Francisco where she enjoys time spent with family and friends, preferably outdoors.
- Selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars List, 2011 - 2013
- Two settlements honored in California’s Top Settlements, The Recorder – Doe v. Roe Driver & Duenas v. Carter
- Rated AV-Preeminent for Ethical Standards & Ability – Martindale-Hubbell
- Selected by peers to The Best Lawyers in America – US News & World Report, 2016 - present
- Top 50: Women Northern California Super Lawyers
- Top 100: Northern California Super Lawyers
- Selected to the Northern California Super Lawyers List, 2014 - present– Top 5% of attorneys, as voted by peers
- Nominated for the State Bar of California President’s Pro Bono Service Award
- Nominated for the Jack Berman Award of Achievement
- American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys 10 Best Female Attorneys in California
San Francisco, California 94102
