Jeffrey A. Leikin, Partner

Jeffrey A. Leikin has been with the Cleveland Ohio law firm of Nurenberg, Paris, Heller & McCarthy since January, 1982 when first being hired as a law clerk while attending the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. At the age of 23 Mr. Leikin began practicing in the areas of personal injury litigation, including automobile/motorcycle accident liability claims, intentional tort claims, railroad accidents, medical malpractice claims and construction accidents. In his first decade of practice, Mr. Leikin worked closely with John J. McCarthy, Esquire, a mentor, colleague and friend with the firm.

Mr. Leikin has been a resident of the Cleveland area his entire life, born and raised on Cleveland’s east side. During his legal career, Mr. Leikin has served as a referral counsel for the United Auto Workers (UAW), Transport Workers Union (TWA) and as a panel member of the American Arbitration Association and Arbitrator for the Common Pleas Court of Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

As a Trial Attorney, Mr. Leikin has handled cases in various counties throughout Ohio, including Lucas, Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, Erie, Sandusky, Akron, Canton, Lorain, Ashtabula and Cuyahoga counties. In addition, Mr. Leikin has handled jury Trials in the States of New York and Pennsylvania. Mr. Leikin has tried well over 100 cases to a jury and received Million Dollar verdicts in injury cases, including the area of medical malpractice.

In the community, Mr. Leikin has volunteered with organizations directed toward assisting the less advantaged living within the Cleveland area as well as abroad. Mr. Leikin has served on the in-residence committee of Bellfair School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, as a board member of the Cleveland Baseball Federation and with the Organization of Rehabilitation through Training (ORT). Mr. Leikin also has given his time and support to the Heights Youth Theater, Playhouse Square, The Gathering Place, United Appeal, Diabetes Association of Cleveland and received recognition for work with United Jewish Appeal early in his career.

Jeffrey Leikin is an avid Football and Baseball fan, regularly attending Cleveland Indian and Cleveland Brown games with his wife and three children.