THOMAS J. LEONARD was born in Butte, America. He
grew up in Seeley Lake, Montana, and graduated from Seeley-Swan
High School. In 1990, Tom traveled to Moscow, Russia, as a
participant in one of the first exchange programs between the
United States and then-Soviet Union. Tom remained in
Russia for the next ten years, attending the Moscow State
Institute of Diplomatic Relations (MGIMO) and the
All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK),
and graduating in 1998 with a Master's Degree in feature film
direction.
After graduating, Tom worked as the Mission Security Force
Coordinator in the American Embassy in Moscow, Russia. He
managed the 120-member civilian guard force and performed other
services for the Embassy's Regional Security Office. Tom
also did reporting, translation and editorial work for several
English language publications in Moscow, including The Moscow
News and The Moscow Times.
In 2000, Tom and his family returned to Montana, where he
began law school in the fall of 2001. During law school,
Tom was an editor of the Montana Law Review and a member of the
University of Montana's National Moot Court team. He
received his Juris Doctor with high honors in the spring of
2004.
Tom is admitted to practice before the state and federal courts
in Montana. As an associate with Boone Karlberg P.C., his
primary area of practice is civil litigation.
Tom and his wife Clair have three children, Brighid, Tommy and
Larry.
Contact Tom Leonard:
tleonard@boonekarlberg.com |
