Leigh S. Willey
Associate

Biography

Leigh is an associate in the firm's Litigation Department and focuses her practice on commercial litigation, including intellectual property litigation, unfair competition claims and related business disputes, probate litigation and New Hampshire ski area defense. Leigh has appeared before both New Hampshire state and federal courts and oral argument before the New Hampshire Supreme Court. While in law school, she was a legal extern at The Estee Lauder Companies in New York City, New York where she assisted in-house trademark counsel in procuring, managing, defending and enforcing the company's trademarks. She also served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Joseph P. Nadeau, New Hampshire Supreme Court in 2002.

Leigh works out of our Manchester, New Hampshire office.

Education:

University of New Hampshire School of Law, Juris Doctor and LL.M in Intellectual Property, 2003

Plymouth State University, Bachelor of Science, 1998

Professional Affiliations

• New Hampshire Bar Association, Participated in Bar Leadership Conferences in 2004 and 2005

Community Involvement

• Dress for Success New Hampshire, Co-President Board of Directors 2009-2011

Publications

• "High Society Theft: The Astor Case" December 16, 2009
  
• "Common Law Marriage in the 21st Century: Not Much Has Changed" June 17, 2008

Bar Admissions

• New Hampshire, 2004
• United States District Court, District of New Hampshire, 2004
• United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2010