Name: George G. Leynaud
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BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE G. LEYNAUD

GEORGE G. LEYNAUD was born in Peru, Illinois. He is currently the managing partner and founder of the Law Offices of Leynaud & Leynaud also located in Peru. George practices in personal injury, wrongful death, insurance law, workers’ compensation, and criminal defense. This November George celebrated 35 years of practice of law in Illinois. George is also a member of both trial bars of the U.S. District Federal Court, Central and Northern Districts. George received his Juris Doctor Degree from Western Michigan University, Thomas Cooley Law School in 1983; Bachelor of Science Degree from Bradley University in 1980 in Administration of Criminal Justice and also attended Marquette University.

George is a very active member of the Illinois State Bar Association serving as an Assembly Member for the 13th Judicial Circuit originally in 2001and for several terms. George has served twice as Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association Insurance Law Section Council .George has also served as the Chair of the Tort Section Council. George is a frequent speaker and published author of numerous Continuing Legal Education Programs and publications pertaining to personal injury trial practice and uninsured/underinsured motorist cases.

George is also a member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. He has been granted a “Distinguished Peer Review Rating” by Martindale-Hubbell Publishing and has been selected as a Leading Lawyers Network for the Ninth (9th) year in a row by his peers in Criminal Defense, Personal Injury Law and Workers’ Compensation Law and also selected to Illinois Super Lawyers in personal injury law.

Mr. Leynaud obtained the largest recover ($1.15 million) for loss of society damages for a single person with no dependents under the Wrongful Death Act in the Circuit Court of the Thirteenth Judicial Court of Bureau County, Illinois.

In February 2015, Mr. Leynaud helped earn one of the largest settlements ever in Bureau County — $2.15 million — for victims of a severe automobile accident in January 2009 that resulted in the death of one of the passengers.

The settlement appeared in the October 2015 edition of Chicago Lawyer, in a list highlighting the year’s largest settlements. It was 20th among all settlements outside Cook County.

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