Margaret H. Leek Leiberan
Margaret H. Leek Leiberan is a Harvard Law Graduate who has been selected for Oregon's Top Rated Lawyers, had an AV peer review rating (highest possible rating for legal ability and ethical standards) for 25 years, and has done hundreds of appeals to the Oregon appeals courts. She is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms. Leiberan has handled appeals in virtually every area of the law except criminal law. Her past cases include business and real property disputes, personal injury cases, divorces with complex custody, visitation, support and property issues, medical and legal malpractice and many other areas of civil and administrative law.
No one can guarantee the result of an appeal. However, with Ms. Leiberan as your attorney, her experience and skills will guarantee that the appellate courts understand all of your facts and that powerful written and legal arguments are made for your case.
Areas of Practice
- 100% Appeals
Bar Admissions
- Oregon, 1977
- U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
Education
- Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- J.D. - 1976
- University of Oregon
- B.S. - 1972
- Major: Political Science
Honors and Awards
- AV Rated Martindale Hubbell, 1990 - Present
- Who's Who Professional of the Year Representing Legal Services, 2010 - 2011
- Listed in June 2012 National Law Journal as a Top Rated Lawyer in Appellate Law
- 2013 Oregon Top Rated Lawyer
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Multnomah County Bar Association
- Washington County Bar Association
- Clackamas County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Oregon Women Lawyers
- Appellate Law Section of the Oregon State Bar Association
- Women Lawyers Association
- Women Lawyer's Alliance
- American Bar Association, Appellate Practice Committee
- Court of Appeals Appellate Rules Committee, 2010 - 2012
Past Employment Positions
- Oregon Court of Appeals, Staff Attorney, 1983 - 1985
- Mason & Associates, Associate, (Specializing in Appeals), Court of Appeals Mediator, 2005 - 2007
- Case & Dusterhoff, LLP, Associate, (Specializing in Appeals),Court of Appeals Mediator, 2004 - 2005
- Sole Practitioner, (Specializing in Appeals), Court of Appeals Mediator, 1997 - 2004
- Leiberan & Gazeley, Partner,(Specializing in Appeals), 1990 - 1996
- Sole Practitioner,(Specializing in Appeals), 1988 - 1990
- Kell, Alterman & Runstein, Associate, (Specializing in Appeals), 1985 - 1988
- Mitchell, Lang & Smith, Partner,(Specializing in Appeals), 1981 - 1982
- Lang, Klein, Wolf, Smith, Griffith & Hallmark, Associate, (Specializing in Appeals), 1978 - 1981
- Engel, Kellar & Pomajevich, Associate , 1976 - 1977





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